Comparison

Bond vs Check Up

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

Head to head
About

Bond

Features
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Bond remembers who you've been meaning to reach out to — so you don't have to carry that in your head. No guilt. No pressure. Just a quiet reminder when a friendship needs a little attention. --- WHO NEEDS YOU Bond keeps a living list of your people, sorted by how long it's been. Overdue friends surface softly — "Late March", "Mid-March" — not with a flashing red badge. You set the rhythm for each person: weekly, monthly, whenever feels right. Change it anytime. WHAT TO DO TOGETHER The hardest part isn't remembering to reach out — it's knowing what to actually do. Bond's Inspiration tab suggests one fresh activity every day (~150 ideas total), matched to the friend you've been neglecting most. Stargazing with a thermos. A long walk. That coffee you keep saying you'll have. Tap to see more ideas; a few re-rolls are free each day. HOW YOUR CIRCLE FITS The Network tab shows your whole social world as a connected map — who knows whom, how close each relationship is, where the clusters are. Five tiers (Intimate, Close, Trusted, Acquainted, Casual) let you be honest about where things actually stand, without anyone ever seeing how you've categorised them. --- WHAT MAKES BOND DIFFERENT Entirely on your device. No account. No cloud. No subscription to a server somewhere holding your relationship data hostage. Bond lives in SwiftData on your iPhone. Nobody sees who you've put in "Casual". Your data is yours. Not a CRM. Bond does not care about your pipeline, your network ROI, or your last-contact notes. It cares whether you've seen your old flatmate recently and whether you two might enjoy stargazing. Not a social network. Your friends never see the app. There is no feed. Nobody gets a notification because you added them. This is a private space for you to tend to the relationships that matter. Read access, always. After the 7-day free trial, Bond goes read-only rather than locking you out. Your data stays visible. You keep access to your people. We think that's the only fair model. --- EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE APP - Contacts tab: urgency-sorted friend list with friendship tiers and soft fuzzy dates - Inspiration tab: one curated activity suggestion per day, paired to your most-overdue friend - Network tab: force-directed social graph of your whole circle - Friendship status quiz: find the right tier for each relationship - Birthday and anniversary reminders - Two home-screen widgets: upcoming events and overdue friends at a glance - Local notifications: gentle nudges, not alarm-clock pressure - JSON import and export: your data in a readable format, always - Light and dark mode; full German language support --- PLANS Bond Forever — $8.99 one-time (recommended) Bond Premium — $3.99 per year Free trial: 7 days, full access. No credit card asked until you decide. --- Questions? hello@rooftopmoments.com Privacy: rooftopmoments.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Check Up

Easily manage your social connections by logging interactions, taking notes, and setting reminders to check in regularly. Strengthen relationships by ensuring you stay in touch with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Add and manage contacts
  • Log interactions and notes
  • Set regular check-in reminders
  • Track time spent with contacts
  • Unlimited contacts with Premium
  • Privacy-focused, data stays local
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Check Up helps you stay connected with the people who matter most. Easily add your friends, family, and loved ones to your list, log your interactions, take notes, and set reminders to check up on them regularly. Whether it's a phone call, video chat, or meet-up, keep track of your time together and never let months pass by without checking in. With Check Up, maintaining and strengthening your relationships is effortless. Check Up is free to use with a limit on the number of contacts you can add. Upgrade to Check Up Premium to unlock unlimited contacts. Your privacy is important; all contact data you import remains solely on your device and is never transmitted elsewhere. Terms of Use: https://checkup.ginkgolabs.dev/checkupterms.html Privacy Policy: https://checkup.ginkgolabs.dev/privacycheckup.html

Screenshots

Bond4 screens
Check Up3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Check Up at 17.2 against Bond's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Bond sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Check Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bond ships an update every 9 months, Check Up every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bond versus Check Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBondCheck Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRooftop Moments UG haftungsbeschranktGinkgo Labs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bond

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plan$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$8.99
2 purchases

Check Up

Subscriptions2
  • Check Up Premium - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Check Up Premium - Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Bond free?
Bond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Check Up free?
Check Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bond or Check Up have ads?
Neither Bond nor Check Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bond or Check Up?
Bond ships an update every 9 months, and Check Up every 6 months. Most recently, Bond was updated on November 3, 2026 and Check Up on October 30, 2026.

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