ChessClock+ vs EngineerTact
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessClock+
Enhance your chess games with customizable time controls. Set unique settings for each player, including multiple time phases, various delay types, and hourglass mode. Personalize alerts, colors, and clock orientation for an optimal experience.
- Customizable time controls per player
- Multiple time phases (e.g., per move)
- Fischer, Bronstein, and simple delay options
- Hourglass mode for time transfer
- Pre-set and custom clock configurations
- Configurable low-time alerts
- Customizable colors and orientation
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ChessClock+ makes it easy and fun to add time controls to a game of chess! The app includes a robust feature set: • The ability to set different clock settings for each player. • Time controls with multiple phases, i.e. add more time after a given number of moves. • Fischer, Bronstein, and simple delay. • Hourglass mode, where expended time is added to your opponent’s clock. • Several clock presets with the ability to add your own. • Customizable alerts when time is running low. • Customizable colors. • Configurable clock orientation for each player. • A clean and simple user interface.
EngineerTact
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EngineerTact is an offline field toolkit for engineers, land surveyors, RF technicians, and field operators across all domains — land, sea, and air. KEY FEATURES: • WGS84 Geodetic Coordinate Conversion — Convert between Geodetic (Lat/Lon/Alt) and ECEF (X/Y/Z) using the Bowring iterative algorithm. Real-time ENU Local Tangent Plane target tracking with bearing and range. • RF & Radar Calculator — Compute Free Space Path Loss (FSPL), Radar Line of Sight (4/3-Earth model), first Fresnel Zone radius, and signal wavelength. All calculations run on-device. • Mission Brief Planner — Build complete field mission briefs with route distance (Haversine), bearing in degrees and NATO mils, estimated time of arrival, and RF link margin. Save and reload briefs on-device. • Aerospace & Maritime Converter — Convert speed (knots, km/h, m/s, Mach), altitude (ft, m, FL), pressure (hPa, inHg, psi), and ISA atmospheric parameters with full unit coverage. • Number Base & Data Converter — Convert between decimal, hexadecimal, binary, and octal. IEEE 754 float analysis. Bit-width calculator. • Formulas & Reference — Full mathematical reference for FSPL, WGS84 geodesy, Haversine, radar horizon, Fresnel zone, and NATO unit standards. All calculations are performed entirely on-device. No network connection, no account, no tracking, no ads. Designed and engineered by Fırat Bozkaya.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EngineerTact at none against ChessClock+'s 3. ChessClock+'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ChessClock+ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EngineerTact asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChessClock+ ships an update every 5 days, EngineerTact fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessClock+ | EngineerTact |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (101 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Bambara | Fırat BOZKAYA |
In-app purchases
ChessClock+
- Support ChessClock+$0.99
- Support ChessClock+$4.99
- Support ChessClock+$9.99
EngineerTact
No in-app purchases
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