Comparison

Check65 vs NoMatesRates

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

Head to head
About

Check65

This app acts as a mobile companion for food hygiene and health & safety compliance. It enables users to easily complete scheduled and ad-hoc checklists, as well as temperature checks, with timely notifications to ensure all tasks are completed.

Highlights
  • Complete daily, weekly, monthly checklists
  • Perform ad-hoc checklists
  • Capture hot, cold, and delivery temperature checks
  • Role-based task display
  • Notifications for missed checklists
Features
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The Check65 app is a 'due diligence' companion to the Alert65 food hygiene and health & safety compliance platform. It allows users to complete Checklists and Temperature Checks from the palm of their hand with notifications to ensure no Checklist is missed. The app allows users to perform the following functions: Complete daily, weekly and monthly scheduled Checklists such as opening and closing, cleaning and fire safety checks Complete ad-hoc Checklists when required such as visitor logs or ad-hoc cleaning checks Capture hot (cooking/reheating/hot hold), cold (cooling/ambient/fridge/freezer) and delivery checks The app is focused on what a user needs to do now and next and removes complexity by showing only what is required for the user based on their role and set up.

About

NoMatesRates

Features
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Quote on site. Not at night. NoMatesRates is the fast quoting and invoicing app built for tradespeople, freelancers and small business owners who are tired of losing evenings to paperwork. Whether you are a builder, electrician, plumber, landscaper, roofer, decorator, contractor, handyman, mobile service provider or small business owner, NoMatesRates gives you a simple way to create quotes and invoices while the job is still fresh in your head. No laptop. No complicated software. No going home to “sort the quote later”. Just open the app, add the customer, speak or type the job details, build the quote or invoice, then send it instantly by WhatsApp, text, email or PDF. Speak the job, get the quote. Describe the work out loud and NoMatesRates builds the line items for you to review and edit. Get paid on the spot. Add a payment link or QR code to any invoice so customers can pay by card, and take contactless payments in person with Tap to Pay on iPhone (UK, PRO). Built for busy people who quote, invoice and move on. KEY FEATURES Create Quotes Fast: Build professional quotes in minutes while you are still on site. Create Invoices on the Go: Turn job details into clean, professional invoices from your phone. Voice-to-Text Dictation: Speak your job notes, item details and descriptions instead of typing everything out manually. AI Line Items: Say what the job involves and get itemised lines ready to review, edit and send. Instant Send: Send quotes and invoices directly by WhatsApp, text, email or PDF. Get Paid Faster: Add payment links and QR codes to invoices (PRO) and accept card payments through Stripe. Tap to Pay on iPhone: Accept contactless cards and digital wallets in person on your iPhone, with no extra hardware (UK, PRO). Track Quotes: Keep tabs on draft, sent, accepted and rejected quotes in one simple place. Manage Customers: Save customer details and quickly reuse them for future quotes and invoices. Add Items, VAT/Tax and Totals: Create clear documents with pricing, tax rates, totals and itemised details. Light and Dark Mode: Use the app your way, whether you are quoting during the day or catching up later. WHY NOMATESRATES? Because your time matters. Too many trades and small business owners finish a full day on site, then spend the evening writing up quotes, chasing paperwork and trying to remember the details of each job. NoMatesRates helps you capture the information there and then, while standing in front of the job. Quote faster. Look more professional. Send before the customer forgets. Get paid sooner. Get back your evenings. PERFECT FOR Tradespeople Builders Electricians Plumbers Roofers Landscapers Decorators Handymen Freelancers Contractors Mobile service businesses Small business owners NoMatesRates is designed to be simple, practical and fast. No overcomplicated accounting system. No unnecessary features. No paperwork pile-up. Just quoting, invoicing and getting paid in the palm of your hand. Quote on site. Not at night. Tap to Pay on iPhone requires a supported payment app and the latest version of iOS. Some contactless cards may not be accepted by your payment app. Transaction limits may apply. Tap to Pay on iPhone is not available in all markets. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/nomatesrates/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sites.google.com/view/nomatesrates/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Check654 screens
NoMatesRates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Check65 at none against NoMatesRates's 1. Check65 also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). NoMatesRates's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. NoMatesRates sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Check65 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check65 ships an update every 5 weeks, NoMatesRates every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Check65 versus NoMatesRates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck65NoMatesRates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB95 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCitation Holdings LimitedY Ddraig Ltd

Bugs and requests

Check65

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App stops working after update
  • Constantly stuck on syncing process
  • Last update made app stop working
  • Landscape view broken on iPad
  • App opens iTunes for updates
Show 11 more
  • Checklists unresponsive after update 1.8
  • Screen jumps to top of list after sign
  • N/A buttons flashing
  • App not working on iPhone 13 Pro
  • Canon log in issue
  • Blank page after logged in
  • Login screen goes to white screen
  • Scrolling for temperature entry is slow and difficult
  • Temperature input doesn't fit screen
  • Multiple temps not in same form
  • Data fails to record if phone is slow

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integrate phone keyboard for temperature entry
  • Allow adding pictures to entries
  • Improve temperature input (no scroll, single form)
  • Automatically jump to next item after input

NoMatesRates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Check65

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NoMatesRates

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Plan$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Check65 free?
Check65 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoMatesRates free?
NoMatesRates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Check65 or NoMatesRates have ads?
Neither Check65 nor NoMatesRates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check65 or NoMatesRates?
Check65 ships an update every 5 weeks, and NoMatesRates every 6 days. Most recently, Check65 was updated on November 3, 2026 and NoMatesRates on November 5, 2026.

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