Comparison

Buzzsprout vs Check

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

Head to head
About

Buzzsprout

This app simplifies podcast management on the go. Track your show's performance, share episodes with AI-generated text, and edit episode details from your phone. Stay motivated with achievement tracking and access a library of learning resources.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for achievements and updates
  • Daily stats breakdown by location and platform
  • Episode performance comparison
  • Social media sharing with AI text generation
  • Achievement and progress tracking
  • Access to learning resources
  • Edit episode details and schedule publication
Features
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Your stand-alone companion app for Buzzsprout. We’ve made podcasting even easier with our new powerful iOS app for Buzzsprout, the easiest way to host, promote, track, and monetize your podcast trusted by over 120,000 podcasters. • Get push notifications for achievements, episode processing, soundbite creation, and new ad opportunities. • Check your daily stats with a breakdown by location, devices, apps, and platforms. • Evaluate the performance of your latest episode compared to the average performance of your show’s recent episodes. • Share episodes and visual soundbites directly to your social media accounts, with suggested text generated by Buzzsprout’s Cohost AI (if enabled). • Stay motivated and track progress toward your next achievement — 10 episodes, 25 episodes, 2,500 downloads, 10K downloads, etc. • Browse our vast resource library of free learning materials with hundreds of articles, videos, and partner discounts. • Easily edit each episode’s details from your phone and schedule future episodes for publication. • Quickly manage your show’s info such as hosts, podroll recommendations, and show artwork. • Seamlessly manage your podcast hosting and distribution. Plus you’ll get convenient access to the industry’s friendliest, fastest support team with 30,000+ Great Reviews from podcasters like you. Managing your podcast has never been easier, faster, and more convenient. Precisely what you need in the palm of your hand to keep podcasting! **************** Note: A Buzzsprout account is required to use this app.

About

Check

Streamline event entry and sales with a mobile point-of-sale system. Easily check in guests, manage staff, and track real-time event statistics, even with limited internet connectivity.

Highlights
  • Guest check-in (manual & QR scan)
  • Offline check-in functionality
  • Mobile POS for ticket sales
  • Staff management
  • Real-time event statistics
  • Searchable guest list
Features
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The Check-in by Wix app takes the stress out of event door management. Whether you’re planning a small club event or selling out a large venue, you can use the app to simply check-in guests on the go, take payments, manage staff, view stats in real-time and much more. CHECK-IN & MANAGE GUESTS Check guests in as they arrive at the event door either manually or by scanning a QR code. For areas with poor internet connection, you can use offline check in to keep track of guests entering your event. Manage your guest list from wherever you are by using a searchable guestlist to keep track of everyone arriving and see who has or hasn’t paid for different ticket types. You can also reach out to individual guests to let them know if they need to complete a payment, reissue tickets to those who’ve misplaced them and add or remove guests from lists as needed. SELL TICKETS ON THE SPOT WITH A MOBILE POS Sell event tickets at the door or collect payments in person from guests who booked tickets online with a mobile point of sale (POS) system. Speed up event lineups and make secure, contactless sales on the spot and allow walk-ins to quickly buy their tickets right up until the last minute. Please note, tap-to-pay is only relevant for those based in the USA. There may also be some limitations on card types dependent on your location. For more information, read here: https://support.wix.com/en/article/about-wix-payments. MANAGE STAFF Adding staff members to all your events or specific ones, is a seamlessly intuitive process. Your team can effortlessly join by scanning a QR code or following a provided link. EVENT STATS Look at guest lists and see specific tickets types (e.g. early bird), plus see who’s been checked-in or not. You can also see stats about: total sales, net sales, tickets sold, number of page views for your event and then view each over certain periods of time. Get stats on your guests order info including ticket number, ticket/s purchased, if they’ve paid and how much, when they paid and more.

Screenshots

Buzzsprout4 screens
Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buzzsprout at 92% against Check's 23%. Buzzsprout also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Check's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buzzsprout holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzzsprout has 2.5K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Buzzsprout's written reviews are positive against 23% of Check's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buzzsprout versus Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzsproutCheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings) — better2.4 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better34
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB377 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuzzsproutWix.com Inc.

Customer experience

Buzzsprout

All ratings2,501 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.3%

Check

All ratings34 ratings
Positive29.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative61.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral22.7%
Negative54.5%

Bugs and requests

Buzzsprout

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • App crashes/errors reported by some users

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to record/upload podcast episodes directly from the app
  • More customization options for the website

Check

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buzzsprout

No in-app purchases

None

Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buzzsprout free?
Buzzsprout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check free?
Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buzzsprout or Check?
Buzzsprout is rated higher. Buzzsprout averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Check averages 2.4 from 34 ratings.
Do Buzzsprout or Check have ads?
Neither Buzzsprout nor Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buzzsprout or Check?
Buzzsprout ships an update every 2 months, and Check every 2 months. Most recently, Buzzsprout was updated on October 30, 2026 and Check on October 27, 2026.

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