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Ply is a chess clock built to feel like a real one: a heavy press you can feel, a rocker that tips to the side that just moved, and a flag that really falls when time runs out. The far player's digits face them, and the screen never dims mid-game.\n\nPly keeps time, not score: every chess, go and shogi time control, a radial turn timer for up to 8 players, and a real sand hourglass.\n\nEVERY TIME CONTROL, FREE\n• Sudden death, Fischer increment (after or before the move), Bronstein delay and simple (US) delay\n• Multi-stage controls by move count, byo-yomi with a spoken count (in your language or in Japanese) for go and shogi, and Canadian overtime\n• Word-game overtime: at zero nobody flags, and the clock counts on in minus so the table can score the penalty\n• Sand Duel: one hourglass between two players, where every second you think pours into your opponent's side\n• FIDE/USCF-style time controls, named in plain words, so everyone agrees on the rules before the first move\n• Move counter, undo the last press, and time correction while paused\n• Silent mode for tournament rooms, a talking clock, large-tap mode and a High-Contrast face\n\nROUND TABLE (PRO)\nTime a whole board-game table of 2 to 8 players on one dial. Every name faces its seat, the current player's segment lights up, and a tap in the centre passes the turn. Per-turn limits, a time bank for each player, or no limit at all, with turn stats at the end that show who took the longest.\n\nA REAL HOURGLASS\nThe Glass tab is a sand timer made of real, falling grains. Turn your phone over and the sand starts to run; tilt it and the sand follows. Classic durations are free; Hourglass Pro adds any length, six sands and three glasses.\n\nCLOCKS WORTH LOOKING AT (PRO)\nWalnut & Brass with an analog dial and a falling flag, Bakelite, Tournament LCD and anodized metals. Aluminium, Night and High-Contrast are free.\n\nMADE FOR THE TABLE\n• Flat between you, or standing beside the board in landscape, like a real clock\n• A game survives your phone closing the app: it comes back paused, right where you were\n• Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island\n• Siri, Shortcuts, the Action Button and a Control Center control\n• A game card after every game, with each move's think time, ready to share\n• Works offline. No account. No ads. No tracking.\n• For casual, club and teaching play. Rated events may require an approved clock.\n\nHONEST PRICING\nThe complete two-player clock, with every time control, is free forever. Ply Pro adds Round Table, the Pro faces, your full game history and any hourglass. It's a single one-time purchase, never a subscription, and it works with Family Sharing. Your first game in every Pro mode is on us.\n\nPrivacy: https://ply.evatech.app/privacy\nTerms: https://ply.evatech.app/terms","facts":{"developer_id":1712099707,"developer_url":"https://ply.evatech.app/","first_released":"2026-10-21T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://ply.evatech.app/support","privacy_url":"https://ply.evatech.app/privacy","website_url":"https://ply.evatech.app/","app_version":"1.1.4","release_notes":"• Every time control is still free, forever.\n• Bug fixes and stability improvements.","rating_current_version":null,"rating_count_current_version":0,"star_counts":[0,0,0,0,0],"genres":["Utilities","Games","Board"],"languages":["AR","NL","EN","FR","DE","HI","ID","IT","JA","KO","PL","PT","RU","ZH","ES","SV","TH","ZH","TR","VI"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-12T23:08:12.829Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-13T22:25:13.424Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-11-12T23:58:12.981Z","placed_at":"2026-11-12T23:48:12.714Z","scored_at":"2026-11-13T22:50:12.958Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Chess clock and game timer for two to eight players, covering chess, go and shogi time controls.","what_is":"Ply is a utility app that keeps time for board games rather than score. 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