Apollo HQ vs BL Checkin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apollo HQ
This platform helps hospitality businesses build stronger guest relationships. By making patrons feel valued and recognized, it encourages repeat visits and fosters loyalty.
- Guest retention tools
- Relationship building
- Patron recognition
- Loyalty programs
- Hospitality industry focus
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Apollo HQ is the premier guest retention & relationship platform for operators of restaurants, bars, lounges, and clubs. We help you build stronger relationships with your guests by helping you make them feel more valued and recognized. By doing so, your guests are more likely to return and become regular patrons of your venue.
BL Checkin
This application allows event partners to efficiently manage guest check-ins using a ticketing platform. It streamlines the process of verifying attendees for various experiences, ensuring a smooth entry for all guests.
- Guest check-in management
- Ticketing platform integration
- Onsite event entry
- Experience management
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Bucket Listers helps you discover and purchase tickets to unforgettable experiences going on in your city. The BL Checkin app is for partners who wish to use the Bucket Listers ticketing platform to check-in their guests onsite for any given experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Apollo HQ at weekly against BL Checkin's every 3 weeks. Apollo HQ also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Apollo HQ against 5.0 for BL Checkin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
Apollo HQ ships an update weekly, BL Checkin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apollo HQ | BL Checkin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apollo Technology Platform, Incorporated | Bucket Listers |
Customer experience
Apollo HQ
BL Checkin
In-app purchases
Apollo HQ
No in-app purchases
BL Checkin
No in-app purchases
