Checking In vs Sealed Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checking In
This app allows couples to share their current emotions with each other through simple emoji updates. Receive real-time notifications when your partner shares their feelings, fostering connection and understanding in a private and secure environment.
- Share emotions with emojis
- Real-time partner notifications
- Private CloudKit database
- Customizable emojis
- Secure pairing and unpairing
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Enjoy Checking In and sharing your emotions with your partner with a simple, quick, liquid glass interface Features: * 100% free forever. Tips are optional and always appreciated :) * No ads, no popups, no prompts to review the app, no data collection, no analytics. I created this app for myself and I don't enjoy being bothered so I'm not going to bother anyone else. If I ever stop working on this app, I will open source it * Update your partner about how you're currently feeling with just an emoji or an emoji and an emotion. Use one of the predefined emojis or add your own as part of your Check In * Real time notifications whenever your partner updates how they're feeling * Private and Secure by design. Your Check In information is stored in your private CloudKit database which only you can access. Your partner is only allowed to see your Check In information when you pair with them, and you can unpair at any time to revoke access FAQ: Q: How can I support you? A: Tip Jar :) Q: Can I submit a feature request? A: Feel free to email me at the email below and I'll get back to you :) Email: alexpyginapps@gmail.com
Sealed Notes
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Sealed Notes is a private, on-device journal for messages to your future self. Write a note. Or record a voice message. Pick a future date. Tap one button — and the message is sealed away until that day arrives. When the time comes, Sealed Notes quietly notifies you that something is ready to open. Nothing is uploaded. There is no account, no login, no analytics, no tracking, no cloud sync. Every message lives only in the app's private storage on your iPhone. If you delete the app, every message disappears with it. Use it for: • A pep talk for the version of you in 30 days. • A voice memo to play back on a birthday a year from now. • A reminder of why you started — for the day you forget. • A small ritual after the hard week. Open it when you've forgotten. The design is intentionally calm: cream paper, brown ink, a wax seal you break yourself. FEATURES • Write a note, or record a voice message — your choice. • Pick any future date and time. • Local notification when the seal is ready to break. • Countdown until each message unlocks. • Brown-and-cream serif design, thoughtful and slow. • Stored entirely on your device. No account. No internet required. • Uninstall = full erase. Sealed Notes is for the moments worth saving for later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sealed Notes at none against Checking In's 3. Sealed Notes also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Checking In sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sealed Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Checking In | Sealed Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Alexander Pygin | Kristian Fagerlie |
In-app purchases
Checking In
- Coffee Tip$4.99
- Coffee Date Tip$9.99
- Lunch Date Tip$19.99
Sealed Notes
No in-app purchases





