Checkmate vs Frnds of Frnds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkmate
Discover your compatibility with friends and potential partners. Answer questions about yourself and scan others to receive AI-calculated long-term odds for your relationships. Explore your best matches with this unique social networking tool.
- Answer personal questions
- Scan friends and others
- AI compatibility calculation
- Long-term relationship odds
- Match evaluation data
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1. Answer questions about who you are and what you care about 2. Scan someone 3. Calculate your long-term odds together Powered by the Nobel Prize-winning technology behind the Marriage Pact. ▶ 157,300,000+ matches evaluated so far Scan anyone you want... until we change our minds (; Who's your best match? Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Frnds of Frnds
This dating app connects users through mutual friends, prioritizing safety and natural introductions. It allows friends to recommend potential matches, fostering trust and meaningful conversations within a curated social circle.
- Connect through mutual friends
- Friend recommendations for matches
- Safer, less awkward introductions
- Curated dating pool
- Trustworthy community
- Profile creation
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Frnds of Frnds: modern dating, the old-fashioned way welcome, frnd. the other apps are random. we’re not. Frnds of Frnds is the dating app where every match is a mutual friend. unlike traditional dating apps that connect you with strangers, our approach ensures that every introduction comes through your social circle—making dating safer, more natural, and way less awkward. we have one golden rule: don’t talk to strangers. we connect you to friends of your friends, so every match starts with trust and ends with possibilities. plus, your friends can recommend matches for you, helping you meet people you might have never crossed paths with otherwise. why Frnds of Frnds? mutual friends only: every connection comes from your extended social circle, ensuring trust, safety, and a built-in common ground. recommendations from friends: the best connections come from the people who know you best. get introduced to potential matches through your trusted network. curated dating pool: your matches come through mutual friends, ensuring real connections and meaningful conversations. trustworthy community: no random swiping, no awkward guessing—just real people, real connections. how it works set up your profile: share who you are, where you’re from, and what makes you unique. match through mutuals: meet people you almost know through shared connections, creating a foundation of trust. get recommended: your friends can suggest matches for you, making dating feel natural and personal. discover trusted matches: instead of endless swiping, our recommendations ensure quality over quantity. it’s dating that’s meaningful yet playful, sophisticated yet easygoing—modern dating, the old-fashioned way. ready to meet someone you almost know?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkmate at 4.5 against Frnds of Frnds's 3.5. Checkmate also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (990 vs 110). Frnds of Frnds's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 31%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Checkmate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Frnds of Frnds sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Checkmate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkmate has 990 ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Checkmate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Frnds of Frnds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Checkmate ships an update every 4 days, Frnds of Frnds every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkmate | Frnds of Frnds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (990 ratings) — better | 3.5 (110 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 990 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #118 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Marriage Pact | Frnds LLC |
Customer experience
Checkmate
Frnds of Frnds
User reviews
Checkmate
From 990 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and interactive app
- 👍 Great UI/UX design
- 💡 Interesting concept of personality matching
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 📵 Account/login issues
- 🤖 Inaccurate compatibility results
- 🚫 Inability to delete account or change answers
Frnds of Frnds
From 110 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Well-designed app
- 👍 Great aesthetics
- 👍 Smooth user experience
- 💡 Innovative concept of connecting friends' friends
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Long application review time
- 🔒 Restricted to certain universities
Bugs and requests
Checkmate
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to receive verification codes
- Inability to answer new questions due to errors
- Onboarding issues and lost progress
- Compatibility scans not working for many users
Requested features
5 requests- Add MBTI or personality type feature
- Allow users to search and add friends
- Implement a 'send all' option for questions
- Add privacy controls for scan updates
- Improve retrospective analysis of compatibility
Frnds of Frnds
Reported bugs
1 issue- Application review process taking too long
Requested features
2 requests- Add support for foreign universities
- Allow profiles from trade schools/technical colleges
In-app purchases
Checkmate
- Checkmate Gold$6.997 Days
- Checkmate Gold$39.991 Year
Frnds of Frnds
- 30 Credits$2.99
- Get 6 More Matches$3.99
- 70 Credits$5.99
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- 170 Credits$12.99
- 400 Credits$24.99









