Before You Go vs Stakely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Before You Go
This app helps you remember essential items when leaving a location. It uses smart reminders based on your departure to ensure you don't forget important things like keys, wallet, or medications. Enjoy a peaceful and simple interface that works automatically in the background.
- Smart departure reminders
- Location-based checklists
- Apple Watch integration
- Calming and simple interface
- Automatic background operation
- Welcome-back reminders
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Never forget your keys, wallet, or medications again! Before You Go is the cozy checklist app that knows when you're leaving and gently reminds you if you've forgotten something important. SMART DEPARTURE REMINDERS Finally, a checklist that actually prevents you from forgetting! Create lists for home, work, or anywhere you go regularly. When you start to leave, get a gentle notification if important items are still unchecked. Perfect for: • Keys & Wallet • Daily Medications • Turning Off Appliances • Feeding Pets • Grabbing Work Equipment • Travel Essentials SEAMLESS APPLE WATCH EXPERIENCE Check items off right from your wrist! Your checklists sync instantly between iPhone and Apple Watch, so you're always prepared whether you're rushing out the door or taking your time. PEACEFUL & SIMPLE • Beautiful, calming interface that's a joy to use • Works automatically in the background • Set up once, never worry again • Welcome-back reminders when you return HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a checklist for any location 2. Add the items you always need to remember 3. Before You Go watches for when you're leaving 4. Get a friendly reminder if anything's unchecked Never again experience that sinking feeling of forgetting something important. Join thousands who've found peace of mind with Before You Go!
Stakely
This app helps you achieve your goals by setting self-imposed stakes. Earn points, level up, and unlock rewards for completing tasks, or pay your stake if you fail. It's designed to make goal-setting engaging and motivating.
- Self-imposed stakes for accountability
- Smart reminders
- Daily stats and streak tracking
- Accountability score tracking
- Leveling up system
- Unlockable rewards
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Stakely – Bet on Yourself Stay accountable, hit your goals, and raise the stakes. Stakely is a powerful goal-setting app with a twist: every goal comes with a self-imposed price. Stay motivated with stakes, earn points and level up, and unlock rewards that make goal-setting actually fun (and a little scary in a good way). How It Works: Set a goal, a deadline, a stake, and get it done. Stay accountable — achieve your goal before time runs out. Win or lose — either earn points and XP, or pay the stake. Features: Self-imposed stakes for accountability Smart reminders to keep you on track Daily stats and streak tracking Track your progress with metrics that calculates your accountability score Level up from completing goals Whether you’re building habits, crushing deadlines, or just tired of procrastination, Stakely helps you stay committed — because your goals should cost you nothing but your effort. This app is free with the option to upgrade to Premium. Stakely Premium gives you access to additional features: -You can subscribe to this app to get access to advanced metrics and double rewards from daily check-ins. -Subscription options are: 1-week with a 3-day trial, 1-year. Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/11ad9f47-6e2c-4302-9ed3-6cfe0d4bfecc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Before You Go at 100% against Stakely's 0%. Before You Go also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Stakely's advantage is ratings volume (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
Both are free to download. Before You Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stakely sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Before You Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Before You Go's written reviews are positive against 0% of Stakely's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Before You Go | Stakely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bartosz Lipinski | Whilce Raphael Varquez |
Customer experience
Before You Go
Stakely
In-app purchases
Before You Go
- Before You Go PRO$4.99
Stakely
- Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Premium$3.991 Year
- $1 Stake$0.99
- $5 Stake$4.99
- $10 Stake$9.99
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- $20 Stake$19.99
- $50 Stake$49.99








