Comparison

Beanstalk vs Checkpoint Game Tracker

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 Game Tracker

Features
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Checkpoint is your personal gaming journey tracker. Build your library, track story and completion progress, and turn every game into an adventure worth finishing. FEATURES • Track your games across multiple platforms • Follow story, side, completionist, and custom missions • See your current adventure and recommended next checkpoint • Complete games and chase Perfect Adventures • Unlock achievements and build your gaming profile • Compare progress and compete with friends • Discover your Player DNA and gaming milestones • Create shareable cards for achievements, completed stories, yearly recaps, and more Whether you're working through a backlog, chasing 100%, or racing a friend to the finish, Checkpoint helps you see exactly where your gaming journey stands. Your games. Your progress. Your Checkpoints.

Screenshots

Beanstalk4 screens
Checkpoint Game Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkpoint Game Tracker at every 2 weeks against Beanstalk's every 6 weeks. Checkpoint Game Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beanstalk ships an update every 6 weeks, Checkpoint Game Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Beanstalk versus Checkpoint Game Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanstalkCheckpoint Game Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBeanstalk Technologies LLCHal Burton

In-app purchases

None

Beanstalk

No in-app purchases

None

Checkpoint Game Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beanstalk free?
Beanstalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkpoint Game Tracker free?
Checkpoint Game Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beanstalk or Checkpoint Game Tracker have ads?
Neither Beanstalk nor Checkpoint Game Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beanstalk or Checkpoint Game Tracker?
Beanstalk ships an update every 6 weeks, and Checkpoint Game Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Beanstalk was updated on November 1, 2026 and Checkpoint Game Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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