Comparison

CHEK Mobile vs Flux

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

Head to head
About

CHEK Mobile

Access local news, weather forecasts, sports updates, and community events. Stream live broadcasts and on-demand video content. Receive breaking news alerts for Vancouver Island communities.

Highlights
  • Local news updates
  • Weather forecasts
  • Sports highlights
  • Events calendar
  • Live streams
  • Video on demand
  • Breaking news notifications
Features
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The CHEK Mobile app is your source for local news and information, weather, sports, events calendar, livestreams, video on demand, and more! We’ve rolled CHEK+ live streams and on-demand video newscasts into this app as well. Get all your favourite CHEK shows and news in one app! Get push notifications of breaking news, watch video, and read the latest stories from Vancouver Island communities including: Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Saanich Peninsula, West Shore, Sooke, Malahat, Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Oceanside, Comox Valley, Campbell River, Alberni, Tofino, Sayward, Port McNeill, Port Hardy and everywhere in between. Get sports highlights from Donnie and Dhali, including the Canucks, WHL Royals, the BCHL, Shamrocks, Harbourcats, UVic Vikes and more. You can also find out how to contact us if you have breaking news, want to provide feedback or advertise.

About

Flux

Consolidate your RSS and Atom feeds into a streamlined reading experience across Apple devices. Organize articles, discover content through images, and enjoy immersive reading modes. Listen to articles with text-to-speech and utilize AI summarization.

Highlights
  • Consolidates RSS and Atom feeds
  • Organize articles into folders
  • Browse stories with Feed Wall (images)
  • Full-screen immersive reading mode
  • Text-to-speech article playback
  • AI article summarization (Apple Intelligence)
  • iCloud library sync across devices
Features
Currently charting
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Flux brings your RSS and Atom feeds together in a reading app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow your sources, organize your articles and find what interests you. TODAY'S ESSENTIALS The Today view offers a daily selection of your articles. The Feed Wall lets you browse stories through images. On iPad and Mac, full-screen mode makes reading more immersive. YOUR SOURCES, YOUR ORGANIZATION Add feeds, organize them into folders and save articles for later. Import and export your library to keep your sources together. READ YOUR WAY Open articles in the reader or visit the original page. Listen with text-to-speech. On compatible devices, Apple Intelligence can summarize articles directly on your device. This feature requires Apple Intelligence to be enabled and available in your language. ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES Flux offers an interface tailored to iPhone, iPad and Mac, widgets, and iCloud library sync when you use iCloud. No Flux account required. You choose the sources you want to follow.

Screenshots

CHEK Mobile4 screens
Flux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flux at 100% against CHEK Mobile's 15%. Flux also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#119 vs unranked). CHEK Mobile's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CHEK Mobile is free to download; Flux costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CHEK Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Flux every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
CHEK Mobile versus Flux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHEK MobileFlux
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#119 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCHEK NewsAdrien DONOT

Customer experience

CHEK Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative83.0%

Flux

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CHEK Mobile

Reported bugs

43 issues
  • Newscast won't stream
  • Pop-up tabs at the bottom
  • Constant ask to turn on notifications
  • Links from news stories don't load story
  • App drops live broadcast
Show 38 more
  • Cannot turn off closed captioning on iPhone
  • Ads cannot be closed
  • Live news not watchable
  • Sidebar links don't work
  • Blank page
  • Only one news story loads
  • App rarely works
  • App is brutal
  • Cannot use app anymore
  • New design gives only one headline
  • Constant refresh to support ads
  • Cannot get news anymore
  • Not usable after upgrade
  • Cannot get to news through ads
  • Local news doesn't load
  • Stuck in lead story loop
  • App is messed up
  • Page constantly updates
  • Returns to top of page
  • Other content not loading
  • App is unstable, drifts, locks up
  • Doesn't work with old iPhone 6
  • Videos don't react when playing
  • Does not load properly
  • New site sucks on iPad and iPhone
  • Having the same problem as others
  • New version is glitching a lot
  • Can usually only read top story
  • Rest disappear
  • More advertising
  • Switched to unwanted news
  • Cannot load new articles
  • Glitches out entirely
  • Doesn't load nicely
  • Reloads story multiple times
  • Usability not up to par
  • Back button doesn't return to place
  • Video plays with no audio

Requested features

13 requests
  • Bring back the old app
  • Fix the app
  • Make ads closable
  • Improve story relevance
  • Fix live streaming
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  • Allow website option
  • Fix closed captioning
  • Improve app design
  • Fix video audio
  • Make app stable
  • Improve usability
  • Add recognizable app icon
  • Fix market update content

Flux

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CHEK Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Flux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CHEK Mobile free?
CHEK Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flux free?
Flux costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CHEK Mobile or Flux have ads?
Neither CHEK Mobile nor Flux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CHEK Mobile or Flux?
CHEK Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Flux every 3 days. Most recently, CHEK Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flux on October 30, 2026.

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