Comparison

Beanstalk vs Checkpoint

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

Head to head
About

Beanstalk

Discover and organize videos, podcasts, music, and photos from popular online sites and your Apple device libraries. Seamlessly search and play content from services like Apple Music and Netflix without leaving the app.

Highlights
  • Search multiple media sites simultaneously
  • Organize content into query albums
  • Create multi-media playlists
  • Play Apple Music playlists
  • View Apple photo albums and videos
  • Background audio playback
  • Windowed mode on iPad/Mac
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A unique app for finding and organizing videos, podcasts, music, photos and more from popular internet sites and from your Apple device's photo, video and music libraries. If you are a subscriber to Apple Music, the entire Apple Music Catalog is included in searches. If you are a Netflix subscriber, search for your favorite titles and watch them without having to navigate through the Netflix interface. You can play your Apple Music playlists and watch slideshows of your Apple photo albums and your Apple videos inside the app. Features: - Search a dozen popular media sites at once or limit searches to video, audio , image or book sites - Browse all results in 'query albums' containing tracks of music, podcasts, videos, photos or books - Save favorite queries for quickly re-playing tracks and updating query results from a source - Combine individual tracks into multi-media playlists. For example, save podcast shows or episodes, music tracks and music videos by or about a single artist in a single playlist - Browse existing song playlists from your Apple device's Music app and play them inside of Beanstalk - Browse photo albums from your Apple device's Photos app and view them inside of Beanstalk - Browse videos in your Photos app and play them - Apple Podcast show and Podcast Index episodes are included in searches - YouTube videos are included in searches, and can be saved in playlists and played via an embedded YouTube player - Audio tracks in playlists and favorite query albums can play in background mode, with automatic skipping from track to track within the playlist or query album - The app works in windows mode on iPads and Macs running OS26, allowing you to play videos, music or podcasts while using other apps - Photos are presented as individual tracks and combined into a scrolling 'gallery' track for a playlist of query album - 'Sign in with Apple' option enables quick registration and sign in using facial recognition, touch ID or device password - Stay logged in to Beanstalk between launches

About

Checkpoint

Organize your gaming backlog with drag-and-drop prioritization. Track your play sessions and build personalized all-time game rankings based on your preferences. Discover what to play next from a vast database of titles across numerous platforms.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop backlog prioritization
  • Track play sessions and completion dates
  • Build personalized all-time game rankings
  • Database of 200,000+ games
  • Support for 30+ platforms
  • Dark mode design
Features
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Checkpoint helps you bring order to your messy game backlog and keep an organized list of what to play now, next, and later. YOUR BACKLOG, YOUR WAY Build your gaming queue with simple drag-and-drop prioritization. Your top games are labeled "Up Next," "On Deck," and "Queued" so you always know what's coming. Search from a database of 200,000+ games across 30+ platforms — PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, PC, mobile, and retro consoles. Add games with a tap, then drag and drop to set your order. TRACK WHAT YOU PLAY Log your play sessions and build your year-at-a-glance view of every game you played and when you beat it. Look back at your gaming history month by month and see your journey unfold. BUILD YOUR ALL-TIME RANKINGS Forget arbitrary 1-10 scores. Checkpoint's smart ranking system helps you build your definitive all-time rankings by comparing similarly rated games head-to-head. The result? Personal rankings that are precise and specific to you. Your score is calculated from real preferences and past reviews, not guesswork. PERFECT FOR - Gamers with backlogs across multiple platforms - Game Pass, PS Plus, and subscription service subscribers with too many choices - Enthusiasts who want to build a definitive ranking of the best games they've ever played - Completionists who want to track and celebrate their gaming journey WHAT'S INSIDE - Easy adding and ordering of your backlog with drag-and-drop - Detailed game pages with critic and user ratings, time-to-beat estimates, gameplay videos, and screenshots - Session logging with month-by-month calendar views of what you played and when - Comparative ratings to build your all-time games ranked from best to worst - Support for 30+ platforms and 200,000+ games - Sleek dark mode design Download Checkpoint and finally answer the question: "What should I play next?"

Screenshots

Beanstalk4 screens
Checkpoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Checkpoint at 4 against Beanstalk's 1. Checkpoint also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beanstalk against 5.0 for Checkpoint. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beanstalk versus Checkpoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanstalkCheckpoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBeanstalk Technologies LLCJOSHUA JOHN PHILIP

Customer experience

Beanstalk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Checkpoint

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beanstalk

No in-app purchases

None

Checkpoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beanstalk free?
Beanstalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkpoint free?
Checkpoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beanstalk or Checkpoint?
Beanstalk and Checkpoint are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Beanstalk or Checkpoint have ads?
Neither Beanstalk nor Checkpoint shows ads.

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