Comparison

FastCheckin vs Control Panel for Twitter

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Control Panel for Twitter

Enhance your Twitter.com experience with a Safari extension that adds missing features and options. Take control of your timeline, customize UI elements, and remove algorithmic content for a more personalized feed.

Highlights
  • Chronological 'Following' timeline by default
  • Hide algorithmic 'For You' timeline
  • Mute Quote Tweets
  • Prevent video autoplay
  • Fast blocking
  • Hide metrics and engagement elements
  • Restore Twitter branding and features
Features
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Control Panel for Twitter is a Safari extension to improve your experience on Twitter.com by adding new features and options Twitter is missing. By default, your Home timeline will be the chronological "Following" timeline, which will only contain tweets and quote tweets from the people you follow. The algorithmic "For you" timeline will be hidden, and Control Panel for Twitter will keep you on "Following" if Twitter tries to put you back on "For you". Everything is configurable, so start by opening the extension options and customizing to your liking. Features Home timeline: • Use the Following (chronological) timeline by default • Hide the "For you" (algorithmic) timeline • Sort Following (Recent / Popular) • Retweets (Show in separate tab / Hide) • Quote Tweets (Show in separate tab / Hide) • Enable muting of Quote Tweets • Hide "See new Tweets" • Hide suggested content in the timeline • Hide inline prompts in the timeline • Full-width timeline content (desktop version) - Hide the sidebar and let timeline content go full-width UI improvements: • Prevent next video autoplaying (mobile version) • Add "Add muted word" to the "More" menu • Fast blocking (skips confirm dialog) • Hide quotes and replies to blocked and muted accounts • Hide Retweets in user profiles • Hide Likes in Notifications • Hide Retweets in Notifications • Retweets in Lists • Hide suggested content in Search • Default to "Latest" tab in Search • Hide the quoted tweet when viewing Quote Tweets X fixes: • Redirect to twitter.com • Redirect Chat nav item to Messages • Replace X branding changes • Dark mode theme (Dim) • Hide Views under tweets • Hide Verified Followers tab • Restore Tweet source label • Show account location in focused tweets • Show account location in user hover cards (desktop version) • Restore headlines under external links • Restore Quote Tweets link under Tweets • Restore other links under Tweets • Default sorting of replies (Recent / Likes) • Hide "Sort replies" menu • Premium blue checks (Replace with Twitter Blue logo / Hide) • Hide Premium blue check replies • Hide Premium upsells • Hide Grok • Hide Grok tweets • Hide Edit image • Hide Jobs • Hide Subscriptions UI tweaks: • Don't use the Chirp font • Disable bold and italic text in tweets • Use normal text font style in navigation bar (desktop version) • Navigation density (desktop version) (Comfortable / Compact) • Use normal font weight in dropdown menus • Uninvert Follow / Following buttons (Monochrome / Themed) • Bypass age verification • Unblur sensitive content Remove algorithmic content: • Hide sidebar contents (desktop version) • Hide Explore page contents and use it only for searching • Hide "Discover" suggestions Reduce "engagement": • Hide metrics • Reduced interaction mode - Hide the action bar under tweets – replies are now the only means of interacting • Hide the Compose Tweet button • Disable the home timeline - Find yourself wasting too much time on Twitter? Try preventing use of the home timeline • Notifications (Hide badges only / Hide) Hide UI items you don't use: • Bookmark button under tweets • Share button under tweets • "View activity" links • Tweet box in timeline (desktop version) • Account switcher (desktop version) • Chat drawer (desktop version) • Explore (desktop version) • Creator Studio • Follow • Communities • Hide "More" menu items you don't use TWITTER, TWEET and RETWEET are trademarks of Twitter Inc. or its affiliates

Screenshots

FastCheckin4 screens
Control Panel for Twitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Control Panel for Twitter at every 5 days against FastCheckin's every 4 months. Control Panel for Twitter also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 57%) and ratings volume (56 vs 2). FastCheckin's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On 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

FastCheckin costs $0.99 and Control Panel for Twitter $4.99 up front. 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 — 4.5 for FastCheckin against 4.5 for Control Panel for Twitter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Panel for Twitter has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of FastCheckin's written reviews are positive against 76% of Control Panel for Twitter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastCheckin ships an update every 4 months, Control Panel for Twitter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
FastCheckin versus Control Panel for Twitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastCheckinControl Panel for Twitter
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews75.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings256 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#154#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKosuke OgawaJ BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

Customer experience

FastCheckin

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative30.4%

Control Panel for Twitter

All ratings56 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative18.3%

Bugs and requests

FastCheckin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Control Panel for Twitter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • For You tab reappears
  • Extension stops working after a few minutes
  • Blank page on x.com
  • App crashes or lags
  • Cannot resume from last read tweet
Show 12 more
  • Chat drawer link not hidden
  • 'Jobs' cannot be hidden
  • 'Unfollow' button not visible
  • 'What's happening' function not working in Home tab
  • Extension not loading properly
  • Safari extension issues on iPhone
  • Promoted posts visible again
  • Retweets in 'Following' tab
  • Timestamps sometimes disappear
  • Chronological sorting breaks
  • Login errors
  • App icon not conforming to dark mode

Requested features

17 requests
  • Allow hiding right sidebar
  • Hide 'Quote' under retweet dropdown
  • Hide 'X app' link at the top
  • Hide recommended users/trends in search input
  • Hide 'following' tab text
Show 12 more
  • Hide all posts by blue ticks
  • Option to hide Grok from bottom tab
  • Hide community icons from bottom tab
  • Ability to mute words within lists
  • Separate hide options for follower/following counts
  • Custom CSS for hiding elements
  • Dark mode app icon
  • Block or mute posts from entire communities by account name
  • Hide 'Jobs' in main menu
  • Make 'Unfollow' button visible
  • Allow choice of interactions in minimal mode
  • Hide 'What's happening' function in Home tab

In-app purchases

None

FastCheckin

No in-app purchases

None

Control Panel for Twitter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FastCheckin free?
FastCheckin costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Panel for Twitter free?
Control Panel for Twitter costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FastCheckin or Control Panel for Twitter?
FastCheckin and Control Panel for Twitter are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 56 ratings respectively.
Do FastCheckin or Control Panel for Twitter have ads?
Neither FastCheckin nor Control Panel for Twitter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FastCheckin or Control Panel for Twitter?
FastCheckin ships an update every 4 months, and Control Panel for Twitter every 5 days. Most recently, FastCheckin was updated on October 2, 2026 and Control Panel for Twitter on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, FastCheckin or Control Panel for Twitter?
FastCheckin currently peaks at #154 in the App Store charts, and Control Panel for Twitter at #41. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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