Comparison

Checkfront vs Smartwaiver Kiosk

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

Head to head
About

Checkfront

Manage your tour, activity, rental, or hospitality business with an online booking system. Centralize reservations, process payments, and access booking details on the go. Features include customer check-in, QR code scanning, and direct customer communication.

Highlights
  • Manage online bookings
  • Centralize reservations
  • Process payments
  • Customer check-in/out
  • Scan booking QR codes
  • Create bookings on the go
  • Contact customers directly
Features
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Checkfront is an award winning booking app that allows tour & activity operators, rental companies, and hospitality businesses to manage their inventories online, centralize reservations, and process payments directly on their own websites. The Checkfront app allows you to quickly access bookings, check in customers, create new reservations on the go, and keep in touch with your staff. Features include: - View current and upcoming bookings - Create bookings on the go - Find bookings by customer or date - Scan booking QR codes to quickly look-up a booking - Check in and check out customers - Record payments - View and update booking notes - Access your bookmarks - Call customers directly from the app - Quickly review booking availability

About

Smartwaiver Kiosk

Transform your iPad into a dedicated digital waiver signing station. Capture signatures and photos, even offline, and securely store all signed documents and participant information in a cloud-based database for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • iPad waiver signing station
  • Automatic photo capture
  • Offline waiver acceptance
  • Sync multiple devices
  • Secure online database
  • Waiver search and retrieval
Features
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Smartwaiver is the leading digital waiver solution for businesses big and small. We convert release of liability waivers into digital documents that can be signed online, before the activity, and at your location on an iPad. Download the free Smartwaiver Kiosk app to turn your iPad into a dedicated waiver signing station where your customers can easily sign your waiver - even without an internet connection. THE SMARTWAIVER KIOSK APP - Turns your iPad into a waiver signing station so participants can access only the digital smart waiver on your device. - When enabled in your account settings, the Kiosk app allows you to use Auto Photo Capture, Smartwaiver's patent pending technology that automatically takes photos of the participant signing your smart waiver. - Allows you to accept digital waivers OFFLINE. Once a data connection is established, offline waivers are automatically uploaded to your account in the cloud. - Gives you the ability to sync multiple devices, like your bluetooth enabled phone and tablet, to your primary iPad. SMARTWAIVER OVERVIEW Thousands of businesses use Smartwaiver to streamline their waiver signing process. Once a smart waiver is signed, the document and participant information are stored in a secure, online database where you can easily search for and find waivers in seconds. KEY SMARTWAIVER FEATURES • Find participants and signed waivers quickly using a browser or the free Waiver Console app on your iPad. • View participant demographic information and trends. • Automatically take pictures of your participants signing the waiver. • Attach photos of drivers licenses and IDs to the participant record. • Create multiple users on one account. • Know who has checked-in to your business each day. • Embed your waiver on your website with the Waiver Widget and customized web buttons. • Create an unlimited number of customized waiver templates. • Transfer information from your waiver to your web-based POS or CRM. • Export all of your raw data as a CSV file. • Sync all of your signed waivers to your local hard drive. • Automatically transfer participant contact information from Smartwaiver to MailChimp, Constant Contact and Emma • Use the Smartwaiver API for deeper integrations with your POS or CRM. • Use Smartwaiver in Offline Mode when an internet connection is not available. HOW TO GET STARTED 1. Sign up for a Smartwaiver account 2. Send us your waiver and we’ll convert it into a digital smart waiver for free. 3. Download the Smartwaiver Kiosk app. 4. Start collecting waivers and participant information immediately. 5. Use your browser or the Smartwaiver Waiver Console app to easily search for participants by their last name or date of birth. 6. Donate your clipboards and filing cabinets to a local charity.

Screenshots

Checkfront4 screens
Smartwaiver Kiosk1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smartwaiver Kiosk at 5.0 against Checkfront's 2.1. Checkfront's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (33% vs 16%). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smartwaiver Kiosk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkfront has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Checkfront's written reviews are positive against 16% of Smartwaiver Kiosk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkfront ships an update monthly, Smartwaiver Kiosk every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checkfront versus Smartwaiver Kiosk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckfrontSmartwaiver Kiosk
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better16.2% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheckfront IncSmartwaiver

Customer experience

Checkfront

All ratings14 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative59.5%

Smartwaiver Kiosk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive16.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative78.4%

In-app purchases

None

Checkfront

No in-app purchases

None

Smartwaiver Kiosk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkfront free?
Checkfront is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smartwaiver Kiosk free?
Smartwaiver Kiosk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkfront or Smartwaiver Kiosk?
Smartwaiver Kiosk is rated higher. Checkfront averages 2.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Smartwaiver Kiosk averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Checkfront or Smartwaiver Kiosk have ads?
Neither Checkfront nor Smartwaiver Kiosk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkfront or Smartwaiver Kiosk?
Checkfront ships an update monthly, and Smartwaiver Kiosk every 3 months. Most recently, Checkfront was updated on November 10, 2026 and Smartwaiver Kiosk on November 6, 2026.

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