Comparison

Spot Community vs Cheqmate.

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

Head to head
About

Spot Community

Discover local events and make spontaneous plans with friends. This app features a live map and private friend circles to easily see what's happening around you and coordinate meetups without friction.

Highlights
  • Live map of shows and events
  • Private friend circles
  • Spontaneous meetup coordination
  • Create private and public events
  • Time-bound location sharing
Features
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Finding what's happening around you means checking Instagram, looking for flyers, searching random websites, and asking friends. There's no unified place to discover local culture. Making spontaneous plans with friends is messy — group texts get lost, Snap Map doesn't show intent, and you're stuck in endless "where are you?" loops. Coordination kills spontaneity. Welcome to Spot. A live map and list of shows and events paired with private friend circles that make spontaneous meetups natural. - Find shows, concerts, markets, and events happening near you - See what your friends are interested in and where they're going - Drop a pin to let your circle know you're out and open to meetups - Create private events for your friends and know who's going and interested - Create public events for your community to join - Time-bound location sharing with your trusted friend circles We want to make it natural for people to discover what's happening, see what their friends are doing, and meet up without all the friction. Send us feedback by clicking on the Settings icon in the top right corner of your profile!

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

Spot Community4 screens
Cheqmate.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cheqmate. at 16.2 against Spot Community's 26.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spot Community against 5.0 for Cheqmate.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spot Community ships an update every 6 days, Cheqmate. weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spot Community versus Cheqmate.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpot CommunityCheqmate.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB121 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAlex AlajbegovicAkwi Ohiaeri

Customer experience

Spot Community

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cheqmate.

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spot Community

No in-app purchases

None

Cheqmate.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spot Community free?
Spot Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cheqmate. free?
Cheqmate. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spot Community or Cheqmate.?
Spot Community and Cheqmate. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Spot Community or Cheqmate. have ads?
Neither Spot Community nor Cheqmate. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spot Community or Cheqmate.?
Spot Community ships an update every 6 days, and Cheqmate. weekly. Most recently, Spot Community was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cheqmate. on November 5, 2026.

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