7 best daily check-in apps for remote teams in 2026
The best daily check-in app for a remote team is one that asks each person a short question once a day in the chat tool you already use, reminds whoever forgets and puts the answers where you will read them. For a small team, Geekbot (free up to 10 users) and Range (free up to 12) are the easy starting points, DailyBot covers the most chat tools, Friday and Jell add goals, and Steady prices by usage. Eodly is free up to 5 people and $29 a month flat up to 10, and it is the one that sends a single evening report with each check-in checked against the work in GitHub and Linear. Below is each app's price, free tier, chat tools and a one-line verdict, checked on the vendor's own site on 26 October 2026.
We make Eodly, so it is on this list. Where another app is the better fit, we say so.
Quick comparison
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Chat tools | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eodly | Up to 5 people | $29/month flat for up to 10 people | Slack, Telegram, Discord | Best if you want one evening report with each check-in checked against GitHub and Linear |
| Geekbot | Up to 10 users | $2.50 per participant a month, annual | Slack, Microsoft Teams | The standard daily check-in, free at small sizes |
| Range | Up to 12 users and 2 teams, 30 days of history | $8 per team member a month | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Best if you also want meeting agendas and goals |
| DailyBot | Unlimited members, 50 compiled check-in reports a month | $2.40 per active user a month, annual | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord | Best if your team is spread across several chat tools |
| Friday | Free plan with check-ins and unlimited users | $6 per person a month, annual | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Good for check-ins plus a personal planner |
| Jell | No free plan; free trial | $4 per user a month, annual | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Good for check-ins tied to goals and OKRs |
| Steady | 100 free credits for every user you add | $25/month for 500 credits | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Good if you want check-ins, goals and a daily digest priced by usage |
What a good daily check-in app does
- Asks in the chat tool the team already uses. A check-in that needs another app gets skipped. Match the app to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord or Telegram first.
- Reminds people, so you do not have to. The point is that nobody has to chase updates by hand.
- Puts the answers in one place. A thread per person is fine for 4 people and unreadable for 15. Look at what the manager actually receives.
- Keeps it short. Two or three questions (what you did, what is next, anything blocking you) get answered. Ten do not.
- Shows the work, if your team builds software. An update is a claim. Apps that connect GitHub, Linear or Jira let you see the pull request or ticket behind it.
1. Eodly
Eodly asks each person for one short update a day in Slack, Telegram or Discord, at the time that suits their time zone, reminds anyone who has not answered, and sends you one report in the evening. Connect GitHub or Linear and each update sits next to the merged pull request or moved ticket behind it; updates the work does not back up are flagged for you to look at.
- Price: free for up to 5 people, no card. Team is $29 a month flat for up to 10 people, Growth $49 for up to 20, Scale $89 for up to 50.
- Choose it if: your team is on Discord or Telegram, or you want one evening report instead of reading every check-in.
- Look elsewhere if: you need Microsoft Teams today (coming soon), polls and surveys, or meeting agendas.
2. Geekbot
Async standups, polls and surveys in Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Price: free for up to 10 users. Basic is $2.50 per participant a month on annual billing, $3 monthly, with a 30-day trial.
- Choose it if: you are on Slack or Microsoft Teams and want a proven check-in bot that is free for a small team.
3. Range
Check-ins, meeting agendas and goals in one tool, with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Asana and Trello integrations.
- Price: free for up to 12 users and 2 teams, with 30 days of check-in history. Pro is $8 per team member a month, billed month to month, with a 14-day trial.
- Choose it if: you want check-ins to feed your team meetings and goals.
4. DailyBot
Check-ins, forms and surveys in Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Discord, with AI summaries from Essentials and Jira, GitHub and Linear connections.
- Price: free for unlimited members with 50 compiled check-in reports a month and 14 days of history. Essentials is $2.40 per active user a month on annual billing, $3 monthly.
- Choose it if: your team uses more than one chat tool, or Google Chat.
5. Friday
A team planner with check-ins, posts, kudos and reports, connected to Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Price: a free plan with unlimited access to core features, including check-ins. Team is $6 per person a month on annual billing, $8 monthly, with a 2-week trial of the premium plans.
- Choose it if: you want daily check-ins next to each person's own plan for the day.
6. Jell
Daily standups and check-ins with goals and OKRs, in Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Price: Essentials is $4 per user a month on annual billing, $5 monthly; Advanced, which adds goals and OKRs, is $8 annual or $10 monthly. Free trial available.
- Choose it if: you want check-ins and goal tracking in one place.
7. Steady
Smart check-ins, goal updates and a daily digest delivered in Slack or Microsoft Teams, with GitHub activity.
- Price: usage-based credits with unlimited users: 100 free credits for every user you add, then $25 a month for 500 credits, $50 for 1,000.
- Choose it if: you want to pay for the check-ins you actually send rather than per seat.
How to set up a daily check-in in 15 minutes
- Pick the chat tool first, then the app that runs there.
- Keep it to three questions: what did you get done, what is next, is anything blocking you.
- Set the time per person, not per team, so people in other time zones answer at the end of their own day.
- Decide who reads the answers and where: a channel, a digest or one report.
- With Eodly that is three steps: create the workspace, connect Slack, Telegram or Discord (Slack imports your roster), and confirm the team. Connect GitHub or Linear if you want each update checked against the work.
How we compared them
We took the apps ChatGPT and Perplexity name when asked for a daily check-in app for a remote team, kept the ones that run recurring team check-ins in a chat tool, and checked each one's pricing, free tier and platforms on its own website on 26 October 2026.
Questions people ask
What is a daily check-in? A short written update each person sends once a day, usually what they did, what they will do next and whether anything is blocking them. It replaces or shortens the daily standup meeting.
Is there a free daily check-in app? Yes. Range is free up to 12 users, Geekbot up to 10, Eodly up to 5, and DailyBot and Friday have free plans with limits on reports or features.
Which daily check-in app works in Discord or Telegram? Eodly runs check-ins in Discord and Telegram as well as Slack. DailyBot supports Discord.
How is a check-in app different from employee monitoring software? A check-in app asks people what they did. Monitoring software records activity such as screenshots or time on apps. Eodly asks, then shows the GitHub and Linear work next to the answer; it does not track screens or keystrokes.
Prices and features were checked on each vendor's own site on 26 October 2026 and can change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
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