Phone Diagnostics vs iCheckup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phone Diagnostics
Easily test and check all mobile device functionalities. This app is useful before purchasing a device, sending it for repair, or after receiving it back. It also helps you locate nearby repair shops.
- Test device functionalities
- Check hardware before buying
- Verify repairs
- Find local repair shops
- Improve QC processes
- Facilitate trade-in
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Phone diagnostics helps the end user to easily test and check the functionalities of mobile devices before buying, sending to repair shop, or after repair. It helps to find the repair shop near you. This app can also be used by QC in repair shop or refurbish factory. Most of the refurbish/repair factory is using manual QC process. The QC staff tends to skip/miss the test items and some items need several steps to perform one test case. With this app you can improve the quality and productivity of QC process significantly. Contact us for factory version where all steps running automatically, ads are removed and the result is uploaded to factory shop floor control system. You will have real time data for analysis and improve the production. It helps to facilitate the trade-in, enable the another life for the mobile device.
iCheckup
Evaluate used iPhones and iPads before buying or selling. This app guides you through comprehensive hardware checks, including display, cameras, audio, and battery.
- Device detail checks
- Display and camera testing
- Audio and sensor diagnostics
- Battery health evaluation
- Connectivity checks
- Ownership status verification
- Shareable reports
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iCheckup helps you evaluate a used iPhone or iPad before buying or selling. The app guides you through checks for device details, display, cameras, audio, sensors, battery, connectivity, and ownership status. iCheckup uses only public iOS and iPadOS APIs, and it clearly explains what can be assessed automatically and what is not available to third-party apps. Reports stay on the device unless you choose to share them. iCheckup is not an Apple assessment, does not determine the origin of Apple parts, and does not access non-public Apple diagnostic information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iCheckup at 100% against Phone Diagnostics's 63%. Phone Diagnostics's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12 vs 18.0). 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. Phone Diagnostics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iCheckup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phone Diagnostics ships an update every 2 weeks, iCheckup every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phone Diagnostics | iCheckup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (86 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HITEK_NOVA | Remi Herbiet |
Customer experience
Phone Diagnostics
iCheckup
Bugs and requests
Phone Diagnostics
Reported bugs
33 issues- Camera/microphone activity noticed after download
- Charged $149.99 at Apple Store during testing
- NFC check missing
- Repair suggested for skipped NFC test
- Memory tests missing
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- 3D touch test inaccurate
- Multi-touch test only checks for 2 fingers
- Barometer test function not working on iPhones
- Sound test marks iPhone 15 as faulty (when it's not)
- App dials 900 (Sberbank) during testing
- App froze iPhone
- Volume up during microphone test woke up house
- Glitchy on iPad Pro, fails multi-touch test
- Ads block testing area
- Test page won't stay up
- Speaker test plays sound through earpiece on second run
- 900 number test for phone calling function not working
- Tests for features not present (e.g., headphone port on iPhone 8+)
- Developer website is useless, no feature request or bug reporting
- No user support
- Video ad played suddenly and loudly
- Cancelling a test results in a failure
- Latest update is buggy, fires off automated test sequence randomly
- Headset button ad covers it
- 3D Touch only registers to 83%
- Takes away identification data without knowledge
- Ad at the bottom covers headset button
- Multi-tap failed even though it worked
- Flash didn't work after screen repair, app fixed it
- Dead pixels on screen identified
- Zoomed camera lens issue not identified
- App immediately bumps volume and plays music on first launch
- Test results are sometimes incorrect
Requested features
10 requests- Add NFC/antenna tester
- Add memory tests
- Add eSIM check
- Improve 3D Touch test accuracy
- Improve multi-touch test (more than 2 fingers)
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- Add support for blind users (VoiceOver)
- Add option to remove ads via in-app purchase
- Detect phone model to modify test suite
- Test Bluetooth headphone features on newer iPhones
- Provide more detailed battery information (life expectancy, condition)
iCheckup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phone Diagnostics
- Phone Diagnostics Pro$4.99
iCheckup
- iCheckup Pro$14.99
Questions
Is Phone Diagnostics free?
Is iCheckup free?
Do Phone Diagnostics or iCheckup have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phone Diagnostics or iCheckup?
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