Comparison

WorldStrides vs GateCheckHQ

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WorldStrides

Access your complete travel itinerary offline, with detailed event information and navigation for each day. Quickly find phone numbers and directions for all program locations. Your trip details are beautifully presented and easy to understand, even without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline itinerary access
  • Detailed daily event information
  • Program summaries
  • Phone numbers and navigation
  • Easy-to-understand format
Features
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The WorldStrides app lets you view your detailed itinerary from your Account Manager on your phone. No data or internet connection? No problem! All your program details will still be there presented in a beautiful and easy to understand format. - See a summary of your program with how many events you have on each day. - On each day, view detailed information for each event. - Quickly pull up phone numbers and navigation for the places on your program. Your Account Manager will send you an email with a link to open your specific trip. Bon Voyage!

About

GateCheckHQ

Features
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Stop guessing when to leave for the airport. GateCheckHQ gives you live, traveler-reported TSA wait times at RDU (Raleigh-Durham) , MIA (Miami) , JFK (John F. Kennedy) and CLT (Charlotte) — updated in real time by people walking through security right now. No more "should I leave 2 hours early or 3?" — just open the app and see exactly what's happening at your terminal in the last 30 minutes. WHAT YOU GET (FREE) • Live TSA wait times at RDU, MIA, JFK and CLT refreshed every minute • 30-minute rolling average from real traveler reports • Submit your own wait time in 3 taps — help the next traveler • Personal report history • Airport disclaimer and transparency about how data is sourced PRO ($9.99/MO OR $49.99/YEAR) • Leave Time Planner — tells you the exact minute to leave your home or hotel, factoring traffic, parking, TSA trend predictions, your boarding time, and a personal buffer • TSA trend predictions — see how waits typically move at this hour, this day, this airport • Live comments — Pro travelers swap on-the-ground intel ("TSA-A is dead, skip family lane", "Lounge wait is 25 min") • Gate change reports — crowd-sourced gate updates before the airline pushes them • Lounge wait time reports • Rideshare quick-launch (Uber, Lyft) with one tap • Travel discount links • Priority airport navigation • 7-day free trial · cancel anytime WHY GATECHECKHQ Built by a frequent traveler who got tired of every "TSA wait time" website being either out-of-date government data or a 30-minute-old guess from another app. GateCheckHQ uses live, crowd-sourced reports from travelers who just walked through TSA — which is the only source of truth that matters. More airports added based on demand. Email info@gatecheckhq.com to request your home airport. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Pro Monthly: $9.99/month, auto-renewing • Pro Annual: $49.99/year, auto-renewing (save 58%) • Payment charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation • Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions • No refunds for unused portions of the current period DISCLAIMER GateCheckHQ is not affiliated with the TSA, the FAA, or any airline or airport. All wait times are reported by users and are estimates only. Always check official sources and arrive in accordance with your airline's recommendations. Privacy Policy: https://gatecheckhq.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://gatecheckhq.com/terms Support: info@gatecheckhq.com

Screenshots

WorldStrides4 screens
GateCheckHQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WorldStrides at none against GateCheckHQ's 2. GateCheckHQ's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GateCheckHQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. WorldStrides asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorldStrides ships an update every 6 weeks, GateCheckHQ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WorldStrides versus GateCheckHQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorldStridesGateCheckHQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (113 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings113 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorldStrides-Lakeland Tours, LLCGateCheckHQ, LLC

In-app purchases

None

WorldStrides

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GateCheckHQ

Subscriptions2
  • GateCheckHQ Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • GateCheckHQ Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is WorldStrides free?
WorldStrides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GateCheckHQ free?
GateCheckHQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WorldStrides or GateCheckHQ have ads?
Neither WorldStrides nor GateCheckHQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorldStrides or GateCheckHQ?
WorldStrides ships an update every 6 weeks, and GateCheckHQ every 2 weeks. Most recently, WorldStrides was updated on October 3, 2026 and GateCheckHQ on September 24, 2026.

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