# CheckingIn: for Self Awareness — user reviews > 74 indexed App Store user reviews of CheckingIn by CheckingIn Software Ltd, rated 4.80/5 from 56 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkingin-for-self-awareness/id1465984722/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkingin-for-self-awareness/id1465984722.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 49 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of CheckingIn? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Great for self-awareness - 🚀 Quick check-ins - 😊 Helpful for mental health - ✍️ Good for journaling - 🧘‍♀️ Includes mindfulness exercises - 🎯 Effective for identifying patterns - ✅ Free version is valuable - ✨ Simple yet effective - 🌟 Makes users feel grounded - 👍 Non-invasive and enjoyable - 🌈 Helps reframe thinking - 💡 Encourages emotional expression - 💯 Highly recommended **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - ⚠️ Untrustworthy due to bugs - 🐛 App crashing - 🐛 Not saving check-ins - 🐛 Resetting mid-check-in - 🐛 Login issues - 🐛 Reflections stopped working - 🐛 Check-in reminders stopped working - 🐛 App shuts down unexpectedly **Commonly reported bugs** - Constantly not saving check ins - Resetting mid-checkin - Trouble logging in, normal login takes back to login screen - Reflections stopped working, no prompts and no way to manually create on - Check in reminder has stopped working - App crashing before it will open - App crashes and can’t get into it at all - It just shuts down when trying to open **Most requested features** - More expansive reflection questions - Multiple check-ins per day ## Newest reviews (13 of 74) ### 5/5 — Finally! *2022-02-11, version 1.6* Love this app. I’ve been doing this in various forms through the years, but this makes it really easy to stick with it and keep tabs on how you are doing and what are the things that make you feel great. ### 5/5 — Easy-to-use & functional *2021-12-22, version 1.5* User friendly app that lets you pause and take the needed time for yourself. Super functional, love the daily reminder setting. Well done! ### 5/5 — Life changing! *2021-12-17, version 1.5* So grateful to have a space where I can let my emotions flow through words. I tend to live in my head, and without any outlet, I become anxious and restless. This app is perfect. It helps you identify what you’re feeling which gives you empowerment. Then it provides a space for you to write and describe exactly what you’re feeling for further clarity. And, last but not least, there are follow up meditations on grounding, relaxation, release, and energy boosting that you can do after every check in. Before checking in with myself, I was an anxious mess. Now, I have more control over my emotions and I actually have fun processing even the more difficult and uncomfortable ones. ### 5/5 — Love this *2021-11-19, version 1.4.0* It really helps me reframe my thinking and re-calibrate to a more positive outcome. I absolutely love this ### 5/5 — Simple to use *2021-11-03, version 1.4.0* It’s great that there are breathing exercises, it was just what I was looking for ### 5/5 — Genuinely so helpful *2021-05-28, version 1.3* I used to do a fair bit of journaling but thanks to executive dysfunction I struggle to keep up habits for myself unless I can complete them very easily. This app makes it so quick to check in with myself and the list of words is so good for me as someone who often struggles to know what I’m feeling. This is the most accessible mindfulness/journaling tool I’ve come across, and as a bonus it doesn’t feel patronising or full of toxic positivity like some things I’ve come across! ### 5/5 — CheckingIn *2021-05-07, version 1.3* Simple yet effective! Love taking just a few moments to be mindful of how I feel and to just...be. ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2021-04-14, version 1.3* Super helpful and clean, user-friendly design. Very grateful this app exists! ### 5/5 — Best free mindfulness app *2021-03-12, version 1.2* This app is great. It does exactly what it says with no hidden costs. The short mindfulness sessions on there are amazing, the reflection prompts are varied and really make you think. I’d recommend this app to anyone! ### 5/5 — A few days in *2021-03-09, version 1.2* This app isn’t pushy. It’s just right. Helpful and hopefully can develop some healthy habits from it. The “unlocked” gamified aspect is a little strange. I feel like I’d be more inclined to journal if it just asked me the question instead of making me feel like I need to go to a different tile to do it. ### 5/5 — Gratefulness *2021-03-07, version 1.2* A quick way to give a voice to express how I’m feeling. Another way of reflection before beginning my day. Thank you🌈 ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2021-03-02, version 1.2* Helps me to understand my feelings ### 5/5 — Usefullness *2021-02-14, version 1.2* This app has encouraged and helped engage myself in expressing my emotions. Not only do I not feel like burden I also don’t feel pressured to express and determine how I feel at a certain time. While yes are use the alarm to remind me to check in I don’t always do it right at that moment I still give myself and allows me to take the time to come to it and check in ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not able to run *2021-06-02, version 1.3* Crashing before it will open.🥴 ### 1/5 — App crashing *2021-05-27, version 1.3* Maybe because of the recent iOS update, the app crashes and I can’t get into it at all. ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2026-02-13, version 2.7.2* Simple idea. Simple app. Too many bugs. The app is constantly not saving my check ins, or reseting mid-checkin making it untrustworthy and frustrating to use. This seems like a major bug that needs to be adressed ### 3/5 — It was great… *2021-08-18, version 1.3.2* This app was perfect for me, it would prompt me to “Check In”with a notification each day, based on the time I set, it also included reflections, which would would pop up after checking in and allow me to reflect on a motivational phrases. But first the reflections stopped working, no prompts and no way to manually create on. Now the check in reminder has stopped working, I can create one manually each day, as long as I remember to do it ### 4/5 — Simple daily support app *2023-03-27, version 1.7.2* Simple tracker of mood. A number. A word. Some notes. Then a piece for reflection for the day. I use it daily. To developers: The reflection questions could be more expansive, more open-ended. Lately, i having trouble logging in. Normal log in just takes me back to login screen. So I login as a new user. Which works sometimes. ### 4/5 — Checking in *2021-08-27, version 1.3.2* Checking in every day helps to identify patterns in my behavior. It’s interesting, but what do I do about it? I have loved choosing a word for the day. But now it won’t open I try but it just shuts down ### 4/5 — Great tool for reflection *2021-01-01, version 1.2* When it’s easy to default to negativity, we should always know the sun is always shining above the clouds. We just have to rise to the occasion to see it. ### 4/5 — Great app *2020-11-30, version 1.2* Great for tracking mood, feelings and helps self awareness. Makes some part of me feel accomplished even on a bad day. I wish the reminders were mandatory to complete, as in doesn’t leave your screen until the scale is completed. I would use it more regularly instead of occasionally which would be more beneficial. It’s easy to disregard reminders. More like a fail safe for my lack of discipline! ### 4/5 — More check ins *2020-08-06, version 1.1.4* Great app! Would be great if we can have multiple check-ins a day, especially for those of us who are working on improving our emotional awareness ### 4/5 — Simple and quite useful *2020-03-28, version 1.1.3* I wanted something, ideally, that would allow me to log my feelings and remind me, gently, of potential negatives from negative emotions and how I might head those off but have not quite found exactly that yet. This, however, allows me to observe, emotions in a simple way, and I’m considering its use and usefulness. It’s definitely one of the nicer apps. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Exactly What I Was Looking For *2024-12-27, version 2.4.5* I was looking for an app that would allow me to set multiple timers throughout the day that would notify me and prompt me to check in with myself and how I’m feeling. This app does this incredibly well, and also takes things one step further by providing presence-based options like meditation, breath work, and nature sounds. This is so incredibly helpful and allows me to maximize my efforts at staying present and grounded. ### 5/5 — Quick way to feel better *2024-01-04, version 1.8.6* I’m truly surprised at how helpful this app is. For me it’s best (probably because it is easily approachable) to use the free version amd keep it simple ### 5/5 — Love the tool *2023-09-01, version 1.8.2* His tools being used to help for awareness. I wish I was diagnosed years ago, but nobody my age were diagnosed. With OCD or ADHD, and the issue is when it’s unchecked it gets worse over time. I’ve apologized to her I understand damage is done. ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2023-06-30, version 1.8.0* Really helpful for my mental health! ### 5/5 — Enjoying Checkin *2023-05-02, version 1.7.3* Something that is usually last on your “self” day to day to do. Good reminder to have You on today’s list ### 5/5 — Simple and effective *2022-12-22, version 1.6.9* I wanted an app that would remind me to regularly stop and check my emotional state. It does this, as well as giving me a space to dig a little deeper and explain my current emotion. All within the free version. Very satisfied with the app. 👍 ### 5/5 — Keeping track *2022-07-17, version 1.6.3* This has been a journal of how day to day can be, how to improve or value where each day can be each day. ### 5/5 — I love this app *2022-05-18, version 1.6.2* I love this app so much! It helps me keep track of my mood ### 5/5 — Love it! *2022-05-18, version 1.6.2* Haven’t had it for long but it’s been super helpful. ### 5/5 — Fabulous App for Self-Reflection *2022-05-04, version 1.6.1* I’m loving the questions, thoughts and suggestions offered to help me become more self-aware. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-17.*