New Version is Here!! New Features:
- Improved Clock View
- Removed the menu bar
- Increased button size
- Removed Resume button and made the Pause button toggle
between Pause and Resume
- Changed M: to Moves:
- Completely Redesigned Settings Interface
- Clock and increment setup now uses spinning pickers
instead of a keyboard
- Setting page is now scrollable, with small descriptions
for some of the
settings
- Cleaner more elegant design that follows the same pattern
as Apple’s settings
page
- Added a Configurable Increment Notification System
- Screen flashes and a quiet sound is played when your
increment runs out
- Individually configurable, each player can decide if they
want increment notification
- Added Black Background Option
- Help reduce power consumption and increase battery life
- Added Negative Time
- Clocks can count below zero
- This is a configurable setting (off by default)
- This
is a feature that was requested for games that impose a penalty based on
how
much extra time players use
- Add Increments Manually
- Increments can be added manually to a players clock
during a game
- This was a feature requested for games where a player can
use extra time at key
moments during a game
- Added an About Page
- Gives a brief description of the application
- Has a button to let you email support from inside the App
- Minor bug
fixes and
optimizations
More Features, None of the Cost.
Merkmatics Chess Clock is a simple two-player game clock
with the following features:
- Fischer compensation (time added per turn accumulates)
- Bronstein compensation (time added per turn does not
accumulate)
- No compensation (just set the increment time to zero)
-
Players clocks can be set to different amounts of time
-
Displays number of moves each player has completed
- Game time is limited to 9 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds
- Times and increments can be set with 1 second resolution
- Negative Time
- Clocks
can count below zero
- This is a
configurable setting (off by default)
- This
is a feature that was requested for games that impose a penalty based on
how
much extra time players use
- Configurable Increment Notification System
- Screen flashes and a quiet sound is played when
your
increment runs out
- Individually
configurable, each player can decide if they
want increment notification
- Add Increments Manually
- Increments can be added manually to a players clock
during a game
- This was a feature requested
for games where a player can
use extra time at key
moments during a game
- Clock displays tenth of a second resolution below 1 minute
- Game times are saved when you receive a call or close the
app and are restored when you reopen Merkmatics Chess Clock. You never lose your place in the game.
- Games can be paused and resumed at a later time
- The active player's timer automatically turns to green
when their turn begins
- A subtle "click" sounds, after each turn is
completed
- You may choose from two possible end of game sounds, a
simple two
- tone beep or an old school video game sound
- Players have a small secondary display showing their
opponents remaining time
- iPhone/iPod Touch won’t dim or lock during a game
- Still dims and locks when a game is paused to conserve
power
- About Page that allows you to email support from inside the App
I use the Merkmatics Chess Clock primarily for chess but it
will work for any two-player game where you want to add a time component to the
game play. It will work well with
Go, Scrabble, Checkers, Backgammon and many other games.
If you enjoy
using the Merkmatics Chess Clock please make a donation to
support continued development. |