Check 'em vs OVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Check 'em
This app notifies you when a particularly interesting or 'awesome' number appears during authentication processes for services like banking or email. You can customize your preferences and collect these special numbers.
- Real-time notifications for special numbers
- Customizable notification preferences
- Collect 'awesome' authentication codes
- Simple and intuitive interface
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If you know, you know. The drudgery of having to newly authenticate with your bank or your email account; and the little spark of joy when you get a number like 780000 or 123451. What if you could see every time a truly awesome number comes up? Check 'em finds the best of the best, and sends you a notification whenever they appear. Customise what you want to see, and tap the notification to add the GET to your collection!
OVault
Manage your one-time passwords (OTPs) locally and securely. Easily set up OTPs by scanning QR codes or manually entering secrets. View codes via widgets without opening the app, and sync data across devices using iCloud Keychain.
- Local OTP management
- QR code setup
- Manual OTP secret entry
- Clipboard copy
- Home screen widgets
- iCloud Keychain sync
- Cross-device availability
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OVault is a super simple OTP app that lets you easily view and manage OTPs for all your accounts. Set up OTPs by scanning QR codes with your devices Camera App, or by manually providing the OTP secret to the app. - Copy OTP codes to Clipboard from the app - View OTP codes on your Home Screen or your Mac Notification Centre using our Widgets, without ever needing to open the app - Reveal your OTP secrets to allow for effortless migration of OTPs to other devices or OTP apps - OTP data is synchronised using iCloud Keychain so it is available across all your devices, and between device upgrades No need to trust third-party services with your OTP secrets. Data is only sent/stored in the following services: - iCloud Keychain (if enabled on your device) - logos.dev (only domain names, if you have Domain icons enabled in app-settings, and have domains configured on your OTPs) Compatible with codes designed for many authenticators, such as Microsoft Authenticator, HID Global, and Google Authenticator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Check 'em at weekly against OVault's every 3 weeks. Check 'em also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Check 'em against 5.0 for OVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Check 'em ships an update weekly, OVault every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Check 'em | OVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Bartlett | Aman Dhoot |
Customer experience
Check 'em
OVault
In-app purchases
Check 'em
No in-app purchases
OVault
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Check 'em free?
Is OVault free?
Which has better reviews, Check 'em or OVault?
Do Check 'em or OVault have ads?
Which is updated more often, Check 'em or OVault?
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