Comparison

C/C++ Programming Compiler vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

C/C++ Programming Compiler

Write and execute C/C++ code directly on your mobile device. This application supports the latest compilers and offers advanced editing features for learning and testing code snippets. It allows for easy file management and sharing.

Highlights
  • Compile and run C/C++ programs
  • View program output and errors
  • Select C++ compiler standards (C++98 to C++23)
  • Multithreading support
  • Custom keyboard for special characters
  • Advanced source code editor with syntax highlighting
  • File management and sharing (AirDrop, iCloud)
Features
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Write C/C++ code directly on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch! This app supports the latest C/C++ compilers and is ideal for learning and testing code snippets! C++ is a general-purpose programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of the C programming language, or "C with Classes". The language has expanded significantly over time, and modern C++ has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation. Features: - Compile and run your program - View program output or detailed error - Choose between C++ compiler standards (ISO/IEC 14882) namely: C++98, C++03, C++11, C++14, C++17, C++20, C++23 - Multithreading support - Custom keyboard for easy input of frequently used characters - Optimized for connecting with external physical/bluetooth keyboard - Advanced source code editor with syntax highlighting, bracket completion and line numbers - Open, save, import and share C/C++ files. Supports File Sharing with iTunes Connect, AirDrop and iCloud. - Language reference Limitations: - Internet connection is required for compilation - Maximum program running time is 20s - One file can be run at a time - Some file system, network and graphics functions may be limited - This is a batch compiler; interactive programs are not supported. For example, if your program provides an input prompt, enter the input in the Input tab prior to compilation.

About

Kept

Features
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Prop your phone up and study. Kept counts the time you were actually at the desk — and hands it back as a 15-second video you can post. HOW IT WORKS 1. Type in what you're working on, or don't. 2. Prop the phone up and point the front camera at your chair. 3. Tap Lock in, and study. 4. When you stop, you get your score, a ring showing exactly where the hours broke, and a timelapse with all of it burned in. WHAT THE RING SHOWS The ring is the session. Amber is time you were at the desk. The gaps are where you left. A notch is where you picked the phone up. Every session comes out as a full circle, whether it ran 25 minutes or four hours — the number in the middle is the part that changes. THE CAMERA NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE Every frame is analyzed on the device itself. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is kept on a server, and there is no account to create. Faces in the exported video are blurred automatically, and that is on by default. NO CAMERA? USE THE SIMPLE TIMER The Simple Timer is a plain study timer with no camera and no score. It does not make a video. It is free, and there is no limit on it. WHAT'S FREE Kept is free to use. On the free plan you get two scored sessions a week, and your videos carry a KEPT.STUDY watermark. Free clips can be shared the day you make them; keeping them is part of Kept Pro. KEPT PRO Kept Pro takes the KEPT.STUDY watermark off your videos and opens up the rest of the app. • Yearly — $44.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial • Monthly — $7.99 per month, no free trial Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. If you buy a subscription during a free trial, the unused part of that trial is forfeited. FOR PARENTS Kept is a study timer. The camera does one job: it tells whether the student is sitting at the desk. All of that happens on the phone. No video, image or frame is ever uploaded, there is no account, no messaging and no feed. Faces are blurred automatically in anything the app exports. That blur is on by default; it can be turned off in the app. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO APPROVE A PURCHASE Kept Pro is the same study timer. It removes the KEPT.STUDY watermark, lifts the two-scored-sessions-a-week limit, and lets clips be kept on the phone instead of clearing at the end of the day. It does not add an account, a feed, messaging or uploads — where the video goes does not change. You can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kept.study/privacy

Screenshots

C/C++ Programming Compiler4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kept at none against C/C++ Programming Compiler's shown. C/C++ Programming Compiler's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12 vs 16.4). On price 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. C/C++ Programming Compiler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kept sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
C/C++ Programming Compiler versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterC/C++ Programming CompilerKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (116 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings116 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKetan AppaTAKASHI WATANABE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

C/C++ Programming Compiler

One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99
2 purchases

Kept

Subscriptions2
  • Kept Pro Monthly: Study Video$7.991 Month
  • Kept Pro Yearly: Study Video7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is C/C++ Programming Compiler free?
C/C++ Programming Compiler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do C/C++ Programming Compiler or Kept have ads?
C/C++ Programming Compiler shows ads; Kept does not.

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