Comparison

CheckMate vs Shipfolio

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

Head to head
About

CheckMate

This app gamifies habit tracking by turning routines into quests and friends into a raid party. It focuses on positive reinforcement and comeback bonuses, making progress visible without guilt.

Highlights
  • Habits as quests with rarity tiers
  • Co-op challenges with friends (Raids)
  • Pomodoro-style co-working rooms
  • Mood and activity journaling
  • Community quest discovery
  • Customizable pixel-art avatars
Features
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Turn the habits you want to build into daily quests. Complete a task, earn XP, and make progress with friends. Miss a day? Your progress waits for you. DAILY QUESTS, REAL HABITS Turn morning runs, journaling, study sessions, water intake, anything - into quests with XP rewards. Build streaks at your own pace. Rest days are encouraged, not punished. CheckMate is the habit tracker that respects your downtime. CO-OP RAIDS WITH FRIENDS The only habit RPG with multiplayer raids. Team up with friends, fight bosses by checking off your real habits, and win together. Accountability without the pressure. Four raid types: take down a boss with shared HP, grow a tree (cherry, birch, or oak) in a co-op grove, compete 5v5 in tug-of-war, or settle it in pure endurance. This is what makes CheckMate different from every other habit tracker on the store - your party carries you, you carry them. ADVENTURING POMODORO Focus sessions wrapped in a fantasy adventure. 25-minute focus + 5-minute rest by default, fully customizable. Ambient soundscapes (rain, crickets, fireplace, ocean, forest) play in the background while your screen is locked. Perfect for deep work, study sessions, or grinding through a long project. MOOD JOURNAL Track your mood, sleep, and energy alongside your habits, view trends in your life. Face ID locked for privacy. WHY CHECKMATE OVER OTHER HABIT TRACKERS - No HP loss when you miss a day - Rest days celebrated, not punished - Co-op multiplayer raids - accountability with friends or strangers - Privacy-first journal locked behind Face ID or fingerprint - Respects your time - no manipulative streak guilt CheckMate is the habit RPG for people who want gamification without the anxiety. The RPG nerds, the burnt-out productivity hackers, and the friends-keep-each-other-going crews. Ready to start your quest? Download, build with your party. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shipfolio

Features
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Shipfolio is a minimal project tracker built for indie and solo devs. Ship small, ship often, keep the momentum. One place for everything you're shipping. Track projects from first idea to live product. Capture tasks, feedback, and release notes without the overhead of heavyweight tools. CORE FEATURES - Projects with stages: Idea, Build, Ship, Grow, Maintain - Tasks in three buckets: Ongoing, Next, Later - Feedback inbox that converts to tasks in one tap - Build log for release notes, with markdown import - Dock for ideas and feedback you haven't triaged yet - Today view with your daily momentum and ship streak - Stats dashboard and per-project Journey timeline APPLE WATCH - Voice capture ideas and feedback to your Dock - Tap-to-complete ongoing tasks from your wrist - Four complication families for every watch face - Ship streak at a glance WIDGETS AND SHARE EXTENSION - Home screen widgets with task count and streak - Share from any app directly into Dock - Morning briefing notification SYNC - Web dashboard with the same data - Sign in with Apple, seamless across iPhone, Watch, and web - Offline first, syncs when you're back online PRO - Free: up to 3 projects, every feature - Pro: unlimited projects, $2.99/month or $29.99/year No Gantt charts, no sprints, no standups. Just the minimum viable surface between an idea and a shipped product. Built by an indie dev, for indie devs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CheckMate4 screens
Shipfolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

CheckMate and Shipfolio are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. CheckMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shipfolio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CheckMate versus Shipfolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckMateShipfolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCIOCHINARU IONUT-DANIEL PERSOANA FIZICA AUTORIZATAChristos Tzoannou

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CheckMate

Subscriptions2
  • CheckMate Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CheckMate Pro Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • CheckMate Pro Lifetime$89.99
2 purchases

Shipfolio

Subscriptions2
  • Shipfolio Pro$2.991 Month
  • Shipfolio Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is CheckMate free?
CheckMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shipfolio free?
Shipfolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CheckMate or Shipfolio have ads?
Neither CheckMate nor Shipfolio shows ads.

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