CheckMate vs Trajectory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Trajectory
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Great things are built one step at a time. Trajectory is the AI-powered goal planner and project tracker that transforms your biggest ambitions into a clear, week-by-week action plan with specific daily tasks. Stop staring at a blank page. Open Trajectory and know exactly what to do today. HOW IT WORKS: • Enter your goal: write a book, learn a language, launch a business, get fit, master a skill... • Our AI builds a personalized step-by-step roadmap across weeks • Complete daily tasks, earn XP, level up, and make real progress every single day FEATURES: • AI Project Planner: Generate a complete week-by-week roadmap in seconds • Daily Schedule: See all your tasks for today across every project • XP & Levels: Earn experience points based on work produced, not time spent • Leaderboard: Stay accountable and motivated by competing with others • Progress Tracking: Visualize your milestones and how far you've come • Streak System: Build momentum and consistency day after day • Multi-Project: Manage several long-term goals simultaneously A SMARTER APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVITY: Most productivity apps reward you for the wrong things. Pomodoro timers and time trackers apps measure how long you sit at your desk, not whether those hours are actually productive and moving you toward your goal. Trajectory is different: → You earn XP based on tasks completed, not minutes spent. Being efficient is rewarded. → Every work session is generated by AI to directly serve your long-term goal, no wasted effort, no busywork. → Instead of piling up disconnected daily tasks, Trajectory builds a structured roadmap so every action you take is a step in the right direction. SCIENCE-BACKED METHOD: Research shows that breaking goals into specific, actionable steps beats procrastination (Pychyl & Sirois), maximizes productivity and performance (Locke & Latham), and sustains motivation through small wins (Weick). Trajectory is built around these principles from the ground up. PERFECT FOR: → Entrepreneurs building a product, startup, or side project → Students tackling long-term assignments, dissertations, or learning goals → Writers, creators, and makers with big ambitions → Professionals working toward career milestones → Anyone struggling with procrastination, focus, or motivation → People who want to replace busywork with real, meaningful progress WHY TRAJECTORY: Goal setting without a plan is just a wish. Trajectory bridges the gap between ambition and daily action, turning months-long projects into simple, manageable steps you can complete every day. Whether you're working on personal development, a creative project, a fitness goal, or a professional challenge, Trajectory keeps you on track, accountable, and moving forward. Your goal is waiting. Start building it today, one step at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
CheckMate and Trajectory 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
Both are free to download. CheckMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Trajectory sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | CheckMate | Trajectory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CIOCHINARU IONUT-DANIEL PERSOANA FIZICA AUTORIZATA | Thibaud GREGORI |
In-app purchases
CheckMate
- CheckMate Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- CheckMate Pro Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year
- CheckMate Pro Lifetime$89.99
Trajectory
- Trajectory Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month









