Comparison

ORBIT vs Cheqmate.

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

Head to head
About

ORBIT

Streamline your social media presence by posting to multiple platforms simultaneously. Schedule, draft, and manage your content with ease. Securely connect your accounts for a unified posting experience.

Highlights
  • Post to X and Threads simultaneously
  • Schedule and draft posts
  • Support for text and images
  • Unified feed of all posts
  • Secure OAuth authentication
  • Edit and delete posts across platforms
Features
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ORBIT App - Key Features Core Features - Post to X (Twitter) and Threads simultaneously from one app - Connect multiple social accounts with secure OAuth authentication - Support for text and images (up to 4 photos per post) - Choose which platforms to post to with simple toggles - View all your posts in a unified feed Content Management - Save drafts for later editing and publishing - Schedule posts for future publication - Edit or delete posts across platforms - Track posting history by platform User Experience - Clean, intuitive interface with bottom tab navigation - Pull-to-refresh for instant feed updates - Drag-and-drop image selection - Real-time character counter for each platform - Toggle connections on/off from sidebar Privacy & Security - Secure OAuth 2.0 authentication - Local credential storage - No data collection beyond analytics - GDPR compliant privacy policy

About

Cheqmate.

Discover real-time activity in your city through live photos and videos from users at various locations. Ask questions to people on-site for instant intel on crowds, wait times, and the general vibe. Connect with friends who are also out and explore new places.

Highlights
  • Live map of city activity
  • Real-time photos and videos
  • Ask questions to users on-site
  • See friends' current locations
  • Explore new venues
  • Anonymized check-ins
Features
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It's 11pm. You walk out of a bar and the night's not over — but now what? You text three group chats: "anyone out?" … "where are you?" … "come meet us?" Half don't answer. The ones who do are across town. By the time you've pieced it together, the moment's gone. Cheqmate fixes that. Open the app and see a live, anonymized map of where your city is actually going — right now. The bars and spots lighting up tonight, in real photos and video from the people already there. Tap a spot and you're watching it live. And here's the part that changes everything: you can ask. Drop a comment on any live cheq-in — "how long's the line?" … "any free tables?" … "is it worth the trek?" — and hear back from people who are literally standing there. No more guessing. No more group-chat roulette. HOW IT WORKS • The Live Map — See where your city's going in real time, in live photos and video. Filter by your friends or by everyone. • Cheq-Ins — A quick photo or video from the spot. One tap tells your friends you're out and lights up the map. Anonymous to strangers, visible to your friends. • Ask the room — Comment on any live cheq-in and get real-time answers from the people there: the line, the wait, the vibe, the cover. Intel you can't get from a week-old review. • Friends out — See which friends are out right now and where, so you can go meet them instead of hunting them down. • Explore — A grid of what's good across the city. Stumble onto spots you'd never have found. WHY CHEQMATE It can't be faked from a couch. A cheq-in happens at the place — so "it's poppin' right now" is real, not a post, and the person you're asking is actually there. Stop texting five group chats. Open Cheqmate and see where the night's going.

Screenshots

ORBIT1 screens
Cheqmate.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cheqmate. at 5.0 against ORBIT's 1.0. Cheqmate. also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). ORBIT's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ORBIT sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Cheqmate. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cheqmate. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cheqmate. has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ORBIT ships an update every 2 days, Cheqmate. weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ORBIT versus Cheqmate.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterORBITCheqmate.
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB121 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFRAGMENT, LLC.Akwi Ohiaeri

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ORBIT

Subscriptions1
  • ORBIT Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
None

Cheqmate.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ORBIT free?
ORBIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cheqmate. free?
Cheqmate. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ORBIT or Cheqmate.?
Cheqmate. is rated higher. ORBIT averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cheqmate. averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do ORBIT or Cheqmate. have ads?
ORBIT shows ads; Cheqmate. does not.
Which is updated more often, ORBIT or Cheqmate.?
ORBIT ships an update every 2 days, and Cheqmate. weekly. Most recently, ORBIT was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cheqmate. on November 5, 2026.

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