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It's easy to use, yet fully featured to handle any time control. 100% free: no in-app purchases, no ads! \n\nChoose your time control and you're ready to play. The 2nd player presses her button to start the 1st player's clock - and the game is on!\n\nFEATURES\n- Large, easy-to-read buttons\n- Works in landscape and portrait on all devices\n- Quickly customize the app for one-tap access to all your favorite time controls\n- Time controls include base minutes per player and optional per-move delays or bonus time. The app supports both Fischer and Bronstein increments, as well as simple delays. The duration is up to you!\n- Supports multiple-stage time controls commonly seen in tournaments, such as \"40 moves in 2 hours + game in 60 minutes.\" A glance at the clock shows your current stage!\n- Support for handicapping lets you set different time controls for each player!\n- You can adjust the time remaining on the fly, in the middle of your game, for either or both players!\n- Clock pauses automatically if the app is interrupted; manually pause the clock at any time\n- Pleasant sounds for buttons and \"time's up\" alert\n\nAt Chess.com, we really do love chess, and *sometimes* we even play it offline! For times like that, we created this clock - and we hope you love it as much as we do.","facts":{"developer_id":329218552,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2014-04-12T05:26:43Z","support_url":"https://support.chess.com/","privacy_url":"https://www.chess.com/legal/privacy","website_url":null,"app_version":"2.0.7","release_notes":"Adding some minor updates and improvements!\n\nWe hope you love this update. If so, please consider giving it a fresh five-star rating or review. It really helps us out! Thank you - and enjoy your chess.","rating_current_version":4.64035,"rating_count_current_version":342,"star_counts":[19,4,10,15,294],"genres":["Games","Strategy","Entertainment","Board"],"languages":["EN"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":{"name":"top-free Strategy","position":78}},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-14T10:47:12.709Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-07T13:02:13.036Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-11-07T17:33:13.018Z","placed_at":"2026-11-07T10:42:12.718Z","scored_at":"2026-11-13T22:50:12.958Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A free chess clock app that runs timed games with configurable time controls, increments, delays and multi-stage time.","what_is":"Chess Clock by Chess.com is a game timer for over-the-board chess, listed in the Games genre. 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