Aurora Chess Clock for Android

Please. check this app out:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AuroraClock

I tried to make simple but powerful and universal application.

If missed anything important - please let me know.

They have a girl's name for a chess clock?

Yes, why not

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora

Your app is excellent!  It's attractive, easy to operate, and covers any time scenario I would need.

The only thing that confuses me is minor:

     What is the best way to resume the countdown after pausing?

What seems to work best is to quickly "press the lever" for each of the players.  Usually when I do that the move counter correctly does not change, although the player not pausing could lose a few tenths of a second.

Yes, that's the only way so far. Thank you for your note, I will add resume function for pause button in the next update.

Version 1.3 is available

• pause button works as resume
• added a button to adjust the current time on pause
• added reset button on main screen
• sound and interface settings as well as default time settings are now stored
• show milliseconds option works for 10 min or less time control
• preset settings are available in free mode (purchase only removes ad banner)
• you can choose 1, 2 or 4 ticks per second for clock ticking (4 ticks may be too fast for slow smartphones, please, consider using 1 or 2 on that case)

If you like the application please share the link: https://www.facebook.com/AuroraBorealisDraughts/posts/1601881973203397

I will appreciate feedback, comments and suggestions too.

Thanks for the new version, making a very good app even better.

Version 1.4 is available

• larger digital screen
• an easter egg for time cheating in paid version

Version 1.5 is available:

Buttons and settings window are optimized for different resolutions

Clock counts and shows moves not only in countdown modes.

It's cute, but there looks to be close to 100 chess clock apps in the Google Play Store, none of which are legal to use in tournaments.  

I guess it's difficult for me to see how much of a market there is for this type of app.

I never thought about big market, for me it was just my first application to test programming skills on Android. So far it earned less than 100$ (In-App purchases plus ads) so I wouldn't say it was very commercial program

But for example, clock app from chess.com in Google Play has 1 to 5 millions downloads in 3,5 years, some apps have 100 to 500 thousands. So i assume players do use these apps.

For sure, they intended mostly for amateur players, to play a couple of games with your pal, few of us have real chess clock. But I see no reason why woudn't some chess club use an app for local tournament, instead of expensive real clocks. If it covers needed time scenarios (and here applications should be even more flexible). As a matter of fact, some time ago I saw a video in Facebook from draughts tournament somewhere in the middle Asia (Iran, or Kuwait maybe) and they used smartphones with Aurora Clock on some tables. It was funny. Maybe there were more players than they were expected, or had some clocks broken.

By the way, Aurora Clock is already available in AppStore:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aurora-chess-clock/id1349971561

I've made it paid there, just to check and test different ways of distribution.

Version 1.8 is available on the AppStore and GooglePlay. Added position drawing for Fisher Chess 960 and Draughts-64 variations (2,3 moves, IDF)

Is there a way to connect the times with arena (the windows chess gui).