Time, beautifully kept.

A chess clock, redesigned for iOS 26. Two panes of Liquid Glass. One elegant tap to hand over the move.

The grandmaster of clocks.

Built for the way you actually play — across the table, across centuries of tradition.

Liquid Glass.

Translucent panes that refract a warm walnut backdrop. The active player rises. The waiting player rests. The state of the game is clear, even at a glance.

A tap you can feel.

A precise haptic. A satisfying tap. The same gesture chess players have used for over a hundred years, now in the device already in your pocket.

Built for two.

Place Tempo on a table between you and your opponent. The top half rotates 180° so each player reads their clock right-side up.

When seconds matter.

A red haze warns under ten percent. A panic blink under three. A heavy haptic when the flag falls. Every cue chess has earned.

Private by default.

No accounts. No tracking. No analytics. No ads. Tempo runs entirely on your device. Your games are yours alone.

Yours forever.

One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No in-app upgrades. Buy it once, play forever.

Every kind of game.

Three time-control modes, each with the presets you already know — and a custom mode for everything else.

Mode I
Sudden Death
For blitz, rapid, and classical. The clock you know.
Mode II
Fischer Increment
Time added on every press. Keeps games breathing.
Mode III
Bronstein Delay
A delay before the clock counts down. True tournament play.

Yours. Forever.

Universal app for iPhone and iPad. Requires iOS 26 or later. One-time purchase, no subscriptions.

Download on the App Store