Best apps like Checkmate - scan your friends

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

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Updated September 2026

Whether you want more options like Checkmate or a completely different take on the same concept, our curated list of 10+ similar apps has you covered. Updated for 2026 with the latest ratings and comparisons.

Top Alternatives to Checkmate

Bondit - Group Calendar#1

Bondit - Group Calendar by Bondit Community Inc.

Share. Moments. Together.
Editor's Choice
🌐 Social Networking
4.7😐(444 ratings)
Free
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Easily manage shared events and milestones for couples, families, or friends. Keep track of all important group moments, from birthdays to hangouts, in one secure place. Plan, share, and cherish memories together.

What We Love

  • 👍 Great for connecting with family
  • 👍 Helpful for scheduling
  • 👍 Improves college life
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Makes schedules accessible
  • 👍 Allows seeing friends' schedules
  • 👍 Super easy to find classes
  • 👍 Useful for university life
  • 👍 Connects peers and classmates
  • 👍 Intuitive user interface
  • 👍 Sophisticated capabilities
  • 👍 Efficiently manages schedules
  • 👍 Fast and convenient
  • 👍 Organizes class schedules
  • 👍 Automatically creates group chats
  • 👍 Essential for college experience
  • 👍 Helps meet people
  • 👍 Awesome app
  • 👍 Great app

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Calendar days are incorrect
  • 🐛 November is messed up
  • 🐛 Weeks are in wrong order
  • 🐛 Multiple event creation is taxing
  • 🐛 No real value
  • 🐛 Generic and boring
  • 🐛 Email verification issues
  • 🐛 Not original
  • 🐛 Mix of features (calendar, reddit, snapchat map)
  • 🐛 Trouble deleting account
  • 🐛 Useless to some
  • 🐛 Privacy issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy and doesn't work
  • 🐛 Ugly design
  • 🐛 Stuck on sign up page

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