ButterflyMX vs Checkmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ButterflyMX
Control property access, including doors, gates, elevators, and garages, directly from your smartphone. Grant entry to visitors and deliveries remotely, and receive video calls for enhanced security. Manage all building access points seamlessly from one app.
- Open doors, gates, elevators, garages from smartphone
- Grant visitor access remotely
- Receive delivery notifications and grant access
- Video calls with visitors before granting access
- Manage all property access points
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ButterflyMX makes property access simple. With the ButterflyMX mobile app, you can open doors, gates, elevators, and garages from your smartphone. Whether you’re coming home, welcoming a guest, or accepting a delivery, it’s all one tap away. Key mobile app features: - Property access from anywhere. Unlock any connected entry point on your property using your smartphone. - Visitor access made easy. Send Visitor Passes to friends, family, and trusted service workers so they can enter even when you’re not home. - Never miss another delivery. Share Delivery Passes and get notified when deliveries arrive to grant property access from anywhere. - Security you can see. Receive video calls and speak with your visitors before granting them property access. From front doors and garages to gates and elevators, ButterflyMX connects every access point in one secure, easy-to-use app, so property access is simple at your building.
Checkmate
This app offers a focused workspace for managing projects, tasks, reminders, notes, and files. It utilizes AI to assist in planning by drafting project structures and tasks from prompts. Organize your work visually with list, board, and calendar views, keeping all relevant details connected to each task.
- AI-assisted project planning
- Task and subtask management
- List, board, and calendar views
- Integrated notes and files
- Lightweight collaboration
- Search and manage assigned work
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Checkmate is a focused workspace for projects, tasks, reminders, notes, files, and lightweight collaboration. Organize work the way you think: - Plan projects with tasks and subtasks - View work in list, board, and calendar layouts - Keep due dates, assignees, comments, and files connected to each task - Store private notes beside the work - Use reminders for dated tasks and follow-ups - Search and manage assigned work from one place Build momentum faster with AI-assisted planning: -Draft project structures from a short prompt - Review proposed tasks, subtasks, assumptions, and notes before saving anything - Keep the right context for personal, project, or team work Designed to stay readable and fast to scan, Checkmate helps you keep the important context close to the work instead of split across tabs and tools. Use it for launch plans, client work, internal projects, personal task tracking, and day-to-day coordination. Terms of Use (EULA): https://checkmate.edgecase.works/terms Privacy Policy: https://checkmate.edgecase.works/privacy OPTIONAL AD-FREE ACCESS Ads help support the free app. Remove Ads Forever is a one-time in-app purchase with no renewal. Restore Purchases is included. Active paid subscribers remain ad-free.
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Verdict
ButterflyMX and Checkmate both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Checkmate's written reviews are positive against 50% of ButterflyMX's. ButterflyMX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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
Both are free to download. Checkmate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ButterflyMX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ButterflyMX against 5.0 for Checkmate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 113K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of ButterflyMX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Checkmate's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | Checkmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (113K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | Edge Case LLC |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
Checkmate
Bugs and requests
ButterflyMX
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Missed notifications
- Inconsistent door unlocking
- Intercom call routing problems
- Elevator access issues
Requested features
5 requests- Remote door opening option
- Improved delivery workflow
- Independent user controls
- Accessibility improvements
- Bluetooth/offline access
Checkmate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
Checkmate
- Checkmate$4.991 Month
- Checkmate Pro (Annual)$49.991 Year
- Remove Ads Forever$4.99
