Comparison

CheckSync vs mqttch

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

Head to head
About

CheckSync

This app analyzes your past check-ins to reveal personal insights about your habits and travel history. It helps you rediscover places you've been, track your activity trends, and plan future visits with relevant suggestions.

Highlights
  • Analyze check-in history
  • Rediscover past locations
  • Track activity trends
  • Plan future visits
  • Reconstruct travel history
  • Track unique milestones
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Your Foursquare check-in history, turned into something worth looking at. CheckSync connects to your Swarm account and transforms years of check-ins into personal insights — where you've been, how often you go back, and what your habits say about you. Rediscover your history On This Day surfaces check-ins from the same date in past years. Return Visits shows places you used to frequent but haven't been back to in months. It's a running archive of everywhere you've ever been. Track your pace See your check-in counts by week, month, and year. Compare your current month against where you were at this point last month. Spot trends across a rolling 12 months. Plan your next visit Due for a Visit surfaces spots that match your usual cadence — filtered to your current city, so the suggestions are actually relevant. Relive your travels Trips reconstructs your travel history into journals, grouping check-ins into the trips you actually took. Browse by city, year, or destination. Milestones & leaderboards Track unique states, countries, categories, and chains. Opt into leaderboards to see how you rank against other explorers. On your home screen Two widgets — Snapshot and Month Progress — keep your stats visible without opening the app. CheckSync is a read-only companion to Foursquare. It never posts, never checks in, and never touches your Swarm account.

About

mqttch

Features
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Control your MQTT-connected smart home devices from your iPhone and Watch. mqttch gives you a live dashboard on both your iPhone and your wrist. Configure toggles, buttons, and status indicators for any MQTT broker — then operate them from either device. The iPhone app acts as an always-on proxy so your watch stays connected without draining its battery. Free to use with up to 3 controls. Unlock unlimited controls with a one-time purchase. KEY FEATURES - iPhone dashboard with live MQTT state and one-tap controls - Watch app with instant control from your wrist - Toggle, button, status, and compact control types - Per-topic payloads and JSON value path extraction - iPhone proxy keeps the watch connected via WatchConnectivity - Custom SF Symbol icons for every control - Visual topic builder for configuring MQTT topics per control - Secure credential storage in the Keychain - JSON config import/export for quick setup - Background App Refresh keeps state current - Home Assistant integration with device and entity browser BUILT FOR MQTT Works with any standard MQTT broker (Mosquitto, EMQX, HiveMQ, etc.). Publish and subscribe to arbitrary topics with configurable payloads. Request-update topics refresh state on every connect. TLS and authentication supported. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE & WATCH The iPhone dashboard shows live state for all controls. The watch app is a first-class citizen — large toggle rows, compact icon grids, and a connection status indicator give you a dashboard on your wrist.

Screenshots

CheckSync4 screens
mqttch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CheckSync at none against mqttch's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. mqttch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CheckSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CheckSync versus mqttch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckSyncmqttch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJake BurnsNico Bousquet

In-app purchases

None

CheckSync

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

mqttch

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited Controls$2.99

Questions

Is CheckSync free?
CheckSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mqttch free?
mqttch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CheckSync or mqttch have ads?
Neither CheckSync nor mqttch shows ads.

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