HTC Check vs Get Aktiv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HTC Check
Manage your team for relay races and other events. Features include roster management, safety gear pre-checks, and a streamlined packet pick-up process using QR codes for event packets and bibs.
- Team roster management
- Safety gear pre-check
- Streamlined packet pickup
- In-app QR code for packets
- Individual event packet access
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The HTC Check-In App helps teams and individual participants manage their team for to the Hood and Portland to Coast Relays as well as our One Day Relays. For team based events, the app will help you manage your team roster and pre-check your team safety gear. New this year, the app will allow for a streamlined packet pick-up process! All participants will be required to use the in-app QR code to receive their team and/or individual event packet and bib.
Get Aktiv
This app allows users to share their physical activities, such as runs and workouts, to earn rewards. Users can then use these rewards to purchase new gear from an integrated marketplace. Personalized gear recommendations are also provided based on wearable data.
- Share activities like runs and workouts
- Earn rewards for sharing
- Receive personalized gear recommendations
- Purchase new gear in the marketplace
- Link activities with gear from locker
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Aktiv is a platform where you can share your activities—like runs, workouts and outdoor adventures—earn rewards, and receive personalized gear recommendations based on your wearable data. You can easily earn money by sharing your activities and linking them with gear from your gear locker. All money earned can be spent on new gear in the Aktiv Marketplace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Get Aktiv at 67% against HTC Check's 42%. Get Aktiv also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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.
HTC Check ships an update every 6 weeks, Get Aktiv every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HTC Check | Get Aktiv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foote Sports Productions Inc | Aktiv Insights, Inc |
Customer experience
HTC Check
Get Aktiv
In-app purchases
HTC Check
No in-app purchases
Get Aktiv
No in-app purchases
