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Most chess clock apps count the time and forget the game. CheckmateIRL is a chess clock that records each game you play over the board, builds an offline rating, and keeps your head-to-head history. Free on iOS and Android.
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The clock is the easy part. Keeping the record, confirming the result, and turning a year of café games into something you can look back on is the part most apps skip.
Bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, and custom time controls with increment and delay. One-tap quick start, automatic move counting, and per-player timing.
Every game is saved with the result, a move count, and a photo of the final position if you want one. A timer forgets the game. This one writes it down.
Earn a Glicko-1 rating across a real board instead of a screen. It updates after every rated game once the game syncs, with a history chart to track progress.
Your opponent confirms the result before it counts, so your record and your head-to-head history stay honest.
The clock and game saving never need internet, so they keep working in cafés, parks, and clubs with no signal.
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Chess.com and Lichess are built for online play, and they rate the games you play there. Both have a mode for two players on one phone, but neither one rates a game played on a real board.
CheckmateIRL is the in-person side. It is a chess clock and an over-the-board game tracker, so the games you play at a café, a club, or the kitchen table count toward a rating and a history you actually keep. Many people use both, one for online and one for over the board.
For 8 clock apps side by side, and when you still need a physical clock, read Best Chess Clock Apps Compared.
New to clocks? The rules, increment vs delay and how to set one are in How to Use a Chess Clock.
CheckmateIRL is a free chess clock app for iOS and Android. It supports bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, and custom time controls with increment and delay, and it also records each game, which a plain timer does not.
For casual and club play where you want the game recorded and rated, CheckmateIRL is a chess clock app that tracks every game and builds an offline Elo rating. For a free pure timer, the Chess.com clock works well. For rated tournaments, use a physical clock such as the DGT 3000.
Yes. CheckmateIRL is an over-the-board chess game tracker. It works as a chess clock, then saves the result, a move count and a board photo, all without internet. Your offline rating updates once the game syncs.
Chess.com and Lichess are built for online play. CheckmateIRL covers the in-person side: a chess clock that tracks games, an offline rating, and a map of nearby venues and players. Many people use both, one for online and one for over-the-board.
Yes. The clock and game saving work fully offline, so they keep working in cafés, parks, and clubs with no signal.
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