Modo Carshare vs ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modo Carshare
Access a local carshare co-op directly from your phone. Book vehicles quickly and easily, with options to extend or change your reservation on the go. Enjoy a seamless car-sharing experience.
- Book cars quickly
- Extend bookings
- Change bookings
- View available cars
- Seamless booking site integration
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The Modo app brings the power of your local carshare co-op to your pocket. Book quickly from the app and be on your way in minutes. Did your plans change? No problem - you can easily extend or change your booking right from the home screen. Sharing cars has never been easier. - see all available cars - book with a few clicks - links seamlessly with Modo booking site
ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone
This personal safety app transforms your smartphone into a life-saving device. It allows for one-tap distress alarms with real-time location tracking sent to a 24/7 monitoring center. It also facilitates scheduled safety checks with customizable contact frequency.
- One-tap distress alarm activation
- 24/7 Emergency Monitoring Centre
- Real-time location tracking
- Scheduled safety checks
- Customizable contact frequency
- Alert contact notification
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CHECKMATE Safe Alone is a powerful personal safety solution that turns your smartphone into a life-saving device. It is designed to provide you with an easy way to send an immediate distress alarm, including the location coordinates, to our 24/7/365 Emergency Monitoring Centre. The location coordinates will be updated as you move until the alarm is resolved. In the event that you miss a scheduled safety check or press the Emergency button our operators will immediately begin contacting the list of alert contacts provided during the registration process. Please contact ProTELEC at 1-866-775-6620 or information@proteleccheckmate.com to register prior to downloading the app. CheckMate Safe Alone greatly enhances CHECKMATE Working Alone for users with smartphones: - One tap activation and deactivation - One tap Check-In - Location Coordinates with every Check-In (optional) - Customizable contact frequency - Bluetooth Smart Button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone at 50% against Modo Carshare's 15%. Modo Carshare's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Modo Carshare ships an update fortnightly, ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modo Carshare | ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modo Co-Operative | Protelec Security + Safety Ltd |
Customer experience
Modo Carshare
ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone
Bugs and requests
Modo Carshare
Reported bugs
40 issues- App will not let you type in postal code
- Tutorial video is unwatchable
- EV car charger not removable
- System doesn't take added time for bookings
- Text entry box for Postal Code will not accept text
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- App logs out users frequently
- Search preferences reset out of the blue
- System didn't take added time for bookings
- New UI makes it difficult to see vehicle availability
- No more filters to narrow down car selection
- Interface is becoming less intuitive
- Not possible to search for a specific vehicle
- Availability is unclear
- Guessing game to find available car times
- App forces re-selection of start time when changing end time
- Unavailable vehicle doesn't show next availability date
- Doesn't show list of vehicles available, need to select individual pins
- No filter option for choosing vehicle type
- New version is a copy of Evo app and is awful
- App is crashing and working with issues
- App constantly crashes
- App is very buggy and unstable
- New phones have slow and buggy performance
- App closes when 'Add To Calendar' is selected
- Cannot see specific vehicle availability, only that it's not available
- App freezes
- Hamburger button unresponsive/too close to edge
- Selecting car favorites selects multiple cars
- UI on newer phones needs fine-tuning
- App crashes when taking photos and trying to send them
- Screen freezes
- Proximity of menu to screen edge
- App freezes frequently
- Hamburger menu is hard to press
- App icons align with iPhone icons making navigation uneasy
- Buttons don't have appropriate regions for selection
- App pastes from clipboard without reason
- App not working properly on iPad
- Changing starting time is not reflected on screen
- Booking in advance is broken (changes return time, bumps pickup time)
Requested features
22 requests- Add proper app category (Transportation/Travel)
- Restore old functionalities (favourites, filters)
- Add FaceID login
- Add live map for car location
- Allow open bookings for less than 24 hours
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- Show car availability schedule
- Add filters for vehicle type (SUV, van, etc.)
- Add a convenient 'Forgot your password?' link
- Improve navigation to find cars
- Add option to open Google Maps for walking directions
- Re-add favourites feature
- Allow changing only booking end time without re-selecting start time
- Show next availability date for unavailable vehicles
- Show list of vehicles available without selecting individual pins
- Add filters to find specific cars/features
- Add a CTA to complete return or add more time
- Allow adding bookings to iPhone calendar
- Add ability to pay monthly balance from app
- Allow downloading invoices from app
- Relocate or add vehicles closer to users
- Make app icons align better with iPhone icons
- Add ability to see specific car's schedule like desktop site
ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Modo Carshare
No in-app purchases
ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Modo Carshare free?
Is ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone free?
Do Modo Carshare or ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone have ads?
Which is updated more often, Modo Carshare or ProTELEC CheckMate Safe Alone?
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