Comparison

Progate vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

Progate

Learn to code with interactive lessons and hands-on exercises. This app makes programming accessible for beginners through fun, character-guided modules and visually engaging slides. Practice your skills immediately and build a solid understanding of various programming languages.

Highlights
  • Interactive coding lessons
  • Illustration-based slides
  • Hands-on coding exercises
  • Learn at your own pace
  • Progress tracking with levels
  • Multiple programming languages
Features
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Progate - Programming app for everyone Progate is for everyone who wants to learning programming, from kids to adults. Don't worry if you have no prior experience in programming! Our friendly characters, Ken the Ninja and Master White will guide you every step of the way. ◆ Learn while having fun With Progate, we have "Levels" that increase as you learn. You can learn important skills and have fun at the same time! ◆ Learn at your own pace with illustration-based slides With our visually engaging slides, you'll be able to understand programming more intuitively and learn at your own pace. ◆ Learn by doing Once you learn the material on the slides, prepare to get your hands dirty! We have a series of exercises for you to try what you've learned. In the exercises, you can immediately check the result of your code to help you gain a more in-depth understanding of how programs work. ◆ Top quality lessons We strive to create the best lessons possible by focusing on quality because we know that learning is fun if you understand. But if you don't, it's just boring. We promise to offer lessons that are fun and easy to comprehend, so you'll want to learn more. Our list of lessons - HTML & CSS - JavaScript - Ruby - Python - Java - Go - SQL - PHP Progate Plus Upgrade to Progate Plus to gain access to all the lessons, including the advanced ones. Restoring your subscription ・You can restore your subscription by going to "Settings" > "Restore Subscription" and signing in with your Apple ID. Managing your subscription ・To manage your subscription, open your device Settings and go to "Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes, & App Store" > "iTunes & App Store" > "Apple ID" > "View Apple ID" > "Subscriptions" and select Progate. About subscription renewal ・Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the period. Auto renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Price ・Plus Plan (1 Month) $14.99 (tax incl.) ・Plus Plan (6 Month) $77.90 (tax incl.) ・Plus Plan (12 Month) $119.00 (tax incl.) The price is in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and is subject to change without notice. Notice ・In-app subscriptions can only be canceled by the method above. ・In-app subscriptions can only be tied to one Progate account. ・We do not issue refunds for cancellations made on the month the subscription is made. ・You will be charged from your iTunes account. Terms and Privacy Policy ・ Please agree to the Terms and the Privacy Policy before upgrading your plan Terms: https://progate.com/policy Privacy Policy: https://progate.com/privacy_policy

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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

Progate4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kept at none against Progate's shown. Progate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Progate sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Progate versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgateKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProgateTAKASHI WATANABE

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Progate

Subscriptions5
  • Progate Plus$14.991 Month
  • プロプラン$29.991 Month
  • Plus$77.906 Months
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  • Plus$119.001 Year
  • プロプラン$199.991 Year
2 purchases

Kept

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

Questions

Is Progate free?
Progate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progate or Kept have ads?
Progate shows ads; Kept does not.

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