Comparison

CheckInDate vs Curate Dating

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

Head to head
About

CheckInDate

Connect with people in real-time at your current location or discover nearby individuals. This dating app offers both traditional swiping and venue check-ins for genuine connections.

Highlights
  • Real-time venue check-ins
  • Distance-based discovery
  • Smart matching with swipes
  • Real-time chat with photo support
  • Profile verification
  • Privacy controls
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Meet someone real, in a real place. CheckInDate is a location-rooted dating app for adults who'd rather connect with people they'll actually run into than scroll through profiles they never will. TWO WAYS TO MEET, ONE APP Nearby Discovery — the familiar swipe feed. Browse profiles within your radius, like, super-like, or skip. Works any time, anywhere. No check-in required. Venue Check-In — drop a pin at any café, bar, or restaurant and instantly see who else is there. Once you check in, your Discover tab fills with people in the same room. Stop trying to spot the person from the app — just walk over. Two surfaces, one principle: the closer the connection to real life, the better the conversation. KEY FEATURES • Real-time check-ins at venues with built-in distance validation • Classic distance-based discovery for traditional swiping • Smart matching — like, super-like, or skip with intuitive swipes • Real-time chat with photo support, Quick Reply from the lock screen, and read receipts • iMessage-style notifications with sender avatars and per-conversation grouping • Profile verification — optional selfie video reviewed by humans, badge on approved profiles • Privacy controls — hide your profile from people in your phone book, clear your check-in history, manage who can see what BUILT FOR TRUST • 24-hour content moderation by a real human team • Instant in-app reporting for inappropriate behavior, scams, and fake profiles • One-tap blocking that dissolves the match server-side • Account deletion in-app, in seconds — your data is yours • KVKK and GDPR compliant — minimal collection, EU-hosted WHO IT'S FOR Adults 18 and over who are tired of swipe fatigue and want grounded, location-rooted connections — whether that means meeting someone at the same coffee shop or just dating people who actually live near you. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTIONS CheckInDate Premium is an auto-renewing subscription sold in weekly, monthly, and quarterly periods at the prices shown in the in-app purchase flow. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price disclosed. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://checkindate.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://checkindate.app/terms Support: https://checkindate.app/contact CheckInDate — date with intention.

About

Curate Dating

This app connects college students for dating, focusing on genuine matches rather than endless swiping. It offers free core features like discovery, AI-powered daily picks, and real-time chat. An optional premium subscription provides more daily picks.

Highlights
  • University-specific student matching
  • AI-powered daily picks
  • Two-step matching process
  • Visible matches
  • Real-time chat
  • Optional premium subscription
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We built Curate because dating apps stopped being about dating. They make money the longer you stay single, so they're built to keep you swiping, not to get you out. Endless feeds, paywalled matches, and everyone on there except the people you'd actually like. We're not reinventing the dating app. We just built the one we wanted to use. The parts everyone else charges for are free, and we'd rather you meet someone and stop needing us. Curate is for University of Texas at Austin students. You sign up with a UT Austin student email, so everyone you see goes to your school. You must be 18 or older. THE FREE APP IS THE WHOLE APP Everything you need to meet someone is free. Not free-trial free. Free. • Discover: swipe through UT students • Today's picks: an AI learns your type from how you swipe and lines up a handful of people worth meeting, every day. Free • Two-step matching: rate the photos, then the personality. A match takes a full yes on both, from both of you • See who likes you: always visible, never paywalled. We're not holding your matches hostage • Chat: real-time messaging with your matches CURATE PREMIUM We only charge for the things that cost us money every time you use them. Everything else is free because it's free for us to deliver. • More picks, now. Out of today's? Pull a fresh set immediately instead of waiting for tomorrow One plan: $9.99 per week, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. The free app stays fully usable if you never pay us a cent. THE FINE PRINT WE ACTUALLY MEAN • UT Austin students only for now. Signup requires a UT Austin student email • 18+ only, enforced at signup • Report and block tools are built in, and we review reports • Your photos and data are yours. See our Privacy Policy for exactly what we collect and why Privacy Policy: https://curateapp.dev/privacy Terms of Service: https://curateapp.dev/terms Community Guidelines: https://curateapp.dev/guidelines Support: support@curateapp.dev

Screenshots

CheckInDate4 screens
Curate Dating4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CheckInDate at daily against Curate Dating's every 6 weeks. Curate Dating's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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. CheckInDate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Curate Dating sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. 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 CheckInDate against 5.0 for Curate Dating. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Curate Dating has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CheckInDate ships an update daily, Curate Dating every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CheckInDate versus Curate Dating: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckInDateCurate Dating
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBARIS DURMAZCurate Technologies LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CheckInDate

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Quarterly$17.993 Months
1 purchases

Curate Dating

Subscriptions1
  • Curate Premium$9.997 Days

Questions

Is CheckInDate free?
CheckInDate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curate Dating free?
Curate Dating is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CheckInDate or Curate Dating?
CheckInDate and Curate Dating are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do CheckInDate or Curate Dating have ads?
Neither CheckInDate nor Curate Dating shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CheckInDate or Curate Dating?
CheckInDate ships an update daily, and Curate Dating every 6 weeks. Most recently, CheckInDate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Curate Dating on October 31, 2026.

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