FastCheckin vs Social Ring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastCheckin
Easily check into Foursquare (Swarm) venues with quick access to favorites, history, and mayorships. Offers map check-ins, venue search, and customizable check-in options.
- Check in from favorites
- Check in from history
- Check in from mayorships
- Check in on map
- Quick venue search
- Public/private checkin
- Customize check-in dialog
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FastCheckin is quick and simple way to checkin to venues in foursquare(Swarm). Features * Check in from your favorites list * Check in from your history * Check in from list of mayorships * Check in on the map * Quickly search venues * Select public/private checkin * Customize dialog after check in v1.3.0: allow you to customize the order of the items on a tab bar. 1. Tap "More" tab 2. Tap "Edit" button 3. Drag the icon to tab bar 4. Tap "Done" button
Social Ring
Easily create custom profile picture borders for social media. Choose from over 100 designs across various categories like NBA, colleges, and culture. Save your enhanced image directly to your device.
- Custom profile picture borders
- Over 100 border designs
- Multiple categories (NBA, Colleges, Culture)
- Image resizing with pinch-to-zoom
- Save to photo library
- Monthly border updates
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Social Ring lets you create custom rings for your profile pictures on Clubhouse, Instagram, or your favorite social media platform. Create profile pictures with a variety of custom-made borders with over 100 borders to choose from. Add your image and resize by pinching the screen in or out. Change your border from our list of categories. When you are finished click the save button below the picture. That's it, now you have a custom profile image waiting in your photos library. Take a look at our selection: - NBA - Custom - Clubhouse - Colleges & Universities - Greek Letter Organizations - Divine 9 - Colors - Culture - Social Media - Profession We add new borders every month. You may even get a chance to become the face of our app. Purchases: When you purchase the application it is only a one-time purchase. Periodically, there will be chances to purchase exclusive collections that you will have permanent access to from a one-time purchase. This application is not affiliated with any social media platform. Need support? You can reach us at patton.university@gmail.com and we will do our best to solve any issues or questions you have related to this app. Feedback is welcome, please let us know if you have suggestions, questions, or concerns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Social Ring at 100% against FastCheckin's 57%. Social Ring also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
FastCheckin costs $0.99 and Social Ring $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Social Ring holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Social Ring has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of FastCheckin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Social Ring's.
FastCheckin ships an update every 4 months, Social Ring every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastCheckin | Social Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #154 | #110 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kosuke Ogawa | Dominique Hosea |
Customer experience
FastCheckin
Social Ring
In-app purchases
FastCheckin
No in-app purchases
Social Ring
No in-app purchases
