Post vs CHECK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Post
Track your parcels and packages with real-time updates and notifications. Plan deliveries, choose pick-up locations, and manage important documents digitally. Find nearby post offices and arrange for package collections.
- Real-time parcel tracking
- Delivery planning and redirection
- Digital pick-up notifications
- Home parcel collection service
- Post office location finder
- E-letterbox for documents
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With the parcel tracker in the Austrian Post app, you can track your deliveries and have your parcels and packages always in view! In the item overview, you can easily find all your parcels and see their current status. Plan deliveries using the parcel tracking app, choose your preferred pick-up station, and receive your parcels. In your e-postbox, we'll keep you informed in real time about important changes and news. With the location finder, you always have Austrian Post close to you - no matter when, no matter where. - Parcel tracking - Parcel forwarding - Collection service - Location finder - E-letterbox The most important features of the Austrian Post app at a glance: - DELIVERY AND PARCEL TRACKING MADE EASY Keep an eye on your deliveries with the parcel tracker in the Austrian Post app – regardless of whether you are the recipient or the sender. You can easily find your deliveries using the shipping number or barcode scanner. With push notifications, you won't miss any changes in the parcel status, and with online tracking, you'll always know where your items are. - PLAN RECEIVING AND FORWARD PACKAGES IN A BREEZE We understand that things can change. Even while your item is on its way, various receiving options are available to you: delivery to an Austrian Post service location or pick-up station, to a preferred neighbour, to a secure location of your choice, or even delivery on a different date. It’s up to you to decide when and how you actually want to receive your items. - YOUR DIGITAL PICK-UP NOTIFICATION IS WHERE YOU ARE If a parcel delivery is not possible or if you have redirected the parcel, we will inform you in real-time about your pick-up option at an Austrian post office or pick-up station using the parcel tracker in your Austrian Post app. You can call up your pick-up slip directly in the parcel tracking app without having to collect the yellow slip first. - HAVE PARCELS COLLECTED FROM HOME If you're accumulating return parcels at home, you can easily have them collected by your Austrian Post delivery person using our collection service. Up to 5 parcels can be collected per workday and the service is easy to book in the app. - AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE NEAR YOU With the location finder, you can find all Austrian post offices, post partners, the nearest pick-up station and the letterbox in your area – simply by determining your location or entering your address. Get daily updated information on opening hours and distance information or navigate directly to the location of your choice using the Austrian Post app. - IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS ALWAYS AT HAND WITH THE E-LETTERBOX As flexible as an e-mail, as secure as a letter: access your e-letterbox anytime and keep an eye on your bills, contracts, and other important documents in digital format. This service is convenient and reliable. - EXPLORE MANY OTHER BENEFITS Register for free to be able to use exclusive benefits in the Austrian Post app, from posting and online tracking to receiving your deliveries. You can identify your Austrian Post account directly in the app using ID Austria and photo identification, which will give you unrestricted access to all services provided by Austrian Post. Convince yourself! Parcel tracking, package status, pick-up station finder and e-letterbox combined in the free Austrian Post App. With our parcel tracker app, we bring you and your packages together. If you have suggestions, feedback, or ideas on how we can improve the Austrian Post app, we look forward to hearing from you. Use the contact options in the app or on our website.
CHECK
Verify new Austrian passports and ID cards with this app. It guides you through checking QR codes and physical security features step-by-step, ensuring secure local verification without retrieving personal data.
- Verify new Austrian passports and ID cards
- QR code verification
- Step-by-step security feature guidance
- Local verification without internet data retrieval
- Securely checks digital and physical features
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The CHECK-AT app is your digital companion for an easy verification of the new Austrian passport and ID card. With the app, check the QR code and other security features on the new passport generation easily and securely. Simple verification - without any need for technical expertise: In addition to the convenient QR code check, the CHECK-AT app guides you step by step through verifying individual security features on the new Austrian passport and ID card. Using examples, the CHECK-AT app allows you to thoroughly examine the digital and physical security features of the new passport generation and ID card – even without any special expertise. Local verification without retrieving personal data from the internet: During the QR code check, the information contained in the QR code is only displayed on the verifying device. The relevant information is directly included in the QR code and is not retrieved from a database. The app connects to the internet during the startup process to check the availability of new certificates necessary for the correct and secure verification of the QR code. If new certificates are available, the app automatically downloads them to the device in use. Furthermore, the app does not connect to the internet at any other time. No personal data is retrieved from the internet or uploaded to the internet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Post at 4.8 against CHECK's 2.0. Post also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 4) and review sentiment (30% vs 20%). CHECK's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Post holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Post has 115 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Post's written reviews are positive against 20% of CHECK's.
Post ships an update every 2 months, CHECK every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Post | CHECK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (115 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Post AG | Bundesministerium fuer Inneres |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Post
No in-app purchases
CHECK
No in-app purchases









