Comparison

Checking In vs Modfest

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Share emotions with emojis
  • Real-time partner notifications
  • Private CloudKit database
  • Customizable emojis
  • Secure pairing and unpairing
Features
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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

About

Modfest

Log your car modifications, plan future builds, and manage your parts inventory. Track your vehicle's history, share your projects with a community of enthusiasts, and even export your build details.

Highlights
  • Car garage and modification logging
  • Project planning with parts and costs
  • Parts inventory management
  • Social feed for sharing builds
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF export of build details
Features
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Modfest - the ultimate tool to track your car mods, projects, and maintenance. Everything you've done to your car and everything you plan to do, in one place. Your build, your parts, your service history, and the real amount you've spent. Driven by car enthusiasts. YOUR GARAGE - Add cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, and more. - Photos, specs, build notes, a modification list, and a running cost total. - Decode a VIN when you add a vehicle. - Public or private. Use it just for yourself, or share it with the world. - Sign in at modfest.app to view and edit your garage on a bigger screen. PARTS INVENTORY - Save each part with a price, a vendor link, a category, notes, and mark whether it's bought and installed on your car. - Record when you bought and installed each part, and at what mileage. - Sort into categories, search and filter your whole inventory, and reuse the same part across projects. PLAN YOUR BUILD - Break a project into steps with parts, costs, photos, notes, and links. - See the total cost, what's already installed, and what's still on the wishlist. - Export the whole project as a PDF for shop visits, insurance, or resale. - Search for other published projects and discover how-tos for your car. MAINTENANCE AND REMINDERS (PREMIUM) - Log oil changes, brakes, tires, or any service with the date, odometer, cost, and notes. - Track each car's mileage and get reminders by date or distance so you never miss a due service. - Keep a full service history and export it as a PDF for buyers, mechanics, or your own records. SHARE THE BUILD - Publish a car or a finished project to the Modfest social feed. - Message other builders in private, including photos. - Build of the Week sits at the top of the feed. - Follow other enthusiasts, like and reply to comments, and get notified when people interact with yours. - Find builds by make, model, or what someone's working on. - Tap "Copy this project" on any public build to drop it into your own projects as a private starting point. MAKE IT YOURS - Choose from multiple theme colors and light/dark modes. - Set your distance units and your currency so everything reads the way you expect. WORKS OFFLINE - Your garage, parts, and projects live on your device. - No account required. Sign in anytime for free cloud backup and to share your builds. FREE TIER - 1 car in your garage, with unlimited projects, parts, and modifications for it. - Free cloud backup. - 5 photos per project, 5 photos per car. - 1 published project on the social feed. - Project and parts list PDF export. PREMIUM ($2.99/MONTH OR $24.99/YEAR, 7-DAY FREE TRIAL) - Unlimited cars in your garage. - Maintenance tracking and reminders for every car. - Cost breakdown for every car: see where your money goes by category and over time, including cost per mile. - Fix dates: quickly fill in missing bought and installed dates across your parts. - Up to 20 photos per project, 10 photos per car. - Unlimited published projects on the social feed. - Ad-free feed. A NOTE FROM THE DEV Modfest started because I was tracking everything I did to my project car through spreadsheets, random forums, and receipts. I started working on the app to create a hub that I'd find useful to plan a build, track my parts, keep up with maintenance, and share with a community of car enthusiasts. If you've got an idea or run into a bug, email me at support@modfest.app. Modfest is built by one person who actively uses the app. Most features started as something I wanted, or something another enthusiast asked for. Modfest Premium auto-renews at the end of each billing period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next renewal. Your free trial automatically converts to a paid subscription after 7 days unless canceled before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://modfest.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://modfest.app/terms

Screenshots

Checking In4 screens
Modfest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Checking In at none against Modfest's shown. Checking In also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Modfest's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Checking In sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Modfest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Checking In against 5.0 for Modfest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checking In ships an update every 4 days, Modfest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Checking In versus Modfest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecking InModfest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlexander PyginDAKOTA AARON LONG

Customer experience

Checking In

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Modfest

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Checking In

One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$4.99
  • Coffee Date Tip$9.99
  • Lunch Date Tip$19.99
2 purchases

Modfest

Subscriptions2
  • Modfest Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Modfest Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Checking In free?
Checking In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Modfest free?
Modfest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Checking In or Modfest?
Checking In and Modfest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Checking In or Modfest have ads?
Modfest shows ads; Checking In does not.
Which is updated more often, Checking In or Modfest?
Checking In ships an update every 4 days, and Modfest fortnightly. Most recently, Checking In was updated on October 18, 2026 and Modfest on October 17, 2026.

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