Linechecker vs Expected Waiting Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linechecker
Avoid wasting time in queues with real-time updates on waiting lines at nearby venues. This app uses crowdsourcing and dedicated teams to provide accurate data, allowing you to plan your visits efficiently and share information with others.
- Real-time waiting line updates
- Venue maps for exploration
- Crowdsource line information
- Share waiting line status
- Search and filter venues
- Collect LineCoins
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Did you know that you spend 3 years of your life waiting in line? But what if there was a way to check the line before you got there? Well now there is... Linechecker provides real-time updates on waiting lines at venues around you. Utilizing elements of crowdsourcing, queue theory, and our Linechecker street teams, we're able to share data that helps you save time. Additionally, Linechecker enables you to communicate and share the waiting lines to other user and help them save their time in quick, easy and efficient manner. :: LINECHECKER FEATURES :: 1. Easily check real-time WAITING LINES of surrounding venues. Use built-in MAPS for area exploration 2. CROWDSOURCE current waiting lines of surrounding venues 3. CROWDSOURCING ASSISTANCE - allow the Linechecker app to help you with crowdsourcing 4. SHARE current waiting lines with other people 5. SEARCH & FILTER for your desired venues 6. COLLECT LineCoins after any successful crowdsource !! (requires Game Center account) :: :: :: :: :: ~-- Supported venues --~ - Supermarkets - Essential Stores - Home Improvement Retailers - Wholesale Retailers - Restaurants - Bars - Stadiums ## PLEASE NOTE: Linechecker is NOT available in all regions yet ## Our database is regularly expanding and it contains more than 25.000 venues across the country ! Check our website for complete list of available cities. Follow Linechecker on Instagram (@LinecheckerApp) to let us know which cities or stores we should add to Linechecker next!
Expected Waiting Time
Estimate your wait time in any queue. Input the number of people ahead of you and how many join the line per minute to get a calculated waiting duration. A simple tool for managing your time effectively.
- Estimate wait times
- Input people ahead
- Input people per minute
- Calculate waiting duration
- Simple interface
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This is a calculator application that allows you to estimate the waiting time in line. You can estimate how long you will wait in line from "the number of people already in line" and "the number of people in line in one minute". How to use (1) Count the number of people in line in front of you. (2) Count the number of people in line behind you in one minute. Please use the one-minute timer. (3) Click the "Calculate" button to calculate the waiting time. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Expected Waiting Time at 5.0 against Linechecker's 4.4. Expected Waiting Time also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Linechecker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Expected Waiting Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linechecker has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Linechecker ships an update every 9 days, Expected Waiting Time every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linechecker | Expected Waiting Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linechecker LLC | takuya yanagawa |
Customer experience
Linechecker
Expected Waiting Time
In-app purchases
Linechecker
No in-app purchases
Expected Waiting Time
No in-app purchases
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