Comparison

NPT Backyard vs KeptHaven

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

Head to head
About

NPT Backyard

Visualize your dream pool in your own backyard using augmented reality. This app offers stunning 4k graphics, advanced lighting, and realistic water simulations to help you design and preview your perfect pool.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality pool visualization
  • 4k graphics
  • Realistic lighting effects
  • Advanced water systems
  • Design your dream pool
Features
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About

KeptHaven

Organize all your home's important documents, deadlines, and maintenance records in one secure, private place. Receive timely reminders for tasks and access your home's information even offline. Connect with your real estate agent directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Centralized document storage
  • Maintenance reminders and alerts
  • Home upkeep history tracking
  • Smart home information assistant
  • Direct agent communication
  • Offline access to data
  • Document and room photo capture
Features
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Your home's file, kept in one private place. KeptHaven holds the documents, deadlines and upkeep of your house after you buy it. Your real estate agent sets it up for you, and it is free for you to use, for as long as you own the home. WHAT IS IN IT The closing packet, the deed, the survey, insurance policies, warranties, manuals and receipts, filed once and searchable. Reminders before the date, not after. The homestead filing in March, the insurance renewal, the warranty that ends next spring. A record of the home that builds over time: service visits, repairs, serial numbers, how old the roof and the water heater actually are. A short list of what needs attention, in order, with one plain reason beside each item. Ask My Home, which answers questions about the house from the documents filed for it. Your agent, one tap away: call, text, email, or ask for a market analysis. WHAT THE APP ADDS Photograph a document, a receipt or a room with the camera, and it goes into the same review step your agent sees. Notifications for maintenance reminders, storm and safety alerts and notes from your agent. Account settings has a button that sends you a test one, so you can see one arrive. A screen that still works with no connection, and your account, your data export and your account deletion all inside the app. WHO PAYS Homeowners never do. Real estate agents subscribe to a seat, and one seat covers every client portal that agent builds. An agent can subscribe inside the app, under Your agent seat. WHO CAN SEE YOUR FILE Your agent sees the homes assigned to them, and your brokerage's admin sees the homes in that brokerage. Nobody else has a standing view of your file. You can take a copy of everything in it, or delete it, from Account settings at any time. Designed for iPhone. Built in St. Augustine, Florida, by a working real estate agent. Questions go to support@kepthaven.com. SUBSCRIPTION Name: KeptHaven Agent Seat Length: 1 month Price: $119.99 per month (US) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage the subscription, or cancel it, in Settings under your Apple Account, Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.kepthaven.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.kepthaven.com/privacy

Screenshots

NPT Backyard4 screens
KeptHaven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeptHaven at 5.0 against NPT Backyard's 3.7. KeptHaven also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). NPT Backyard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (101 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. KeptHaven sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $119.99 per month. NPT Backyard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeptHaven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPT Backyard has 101 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NPT Backyard ships an update every 2 months, KeptHaven every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NPT Backyard versus KeptHaven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNPT BackyardKeptHaven
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (101 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings101 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPool CorporationKeptHaven, LLC

Bugs and requests

NPT Backyard

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • AR doesn't work
  • App crashes when viewing tiles
  • App crashes frequently
  • App is slow and hangs
  • Water color doesn't change with plaster choices
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  • Tutorial is useless

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to design a remodel for existing pools
  • Ability to change pool dimensions within the app
  • More standard pool shapes available (e.g., round spa)
  • Include all pool tiles from the catalog
  • Ability to drag and position the pool design in the yard
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  • More realistic water color rendering based on plaster choices

KeptHaven

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NPT Backyard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KeptHaven

Subscriptions1
  • KeptHaven Agent Seat$119.991 Month

Questions

Is NPT Backyard free?
NPT Backyard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeptHaven free?
KeptHaven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NPT Backyard or KeptHaven?
KeptHaven is rated higher. NPT Backyard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while KeptHaven averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NPT Backyard or KeptHaven have ads?
Neither NPT Backyard nor KeptHaven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NPT Backyard or KeptHaven?
NPT Backyard ships an update every 2 months, and KeptHaven every 9 days. Most recently, NPT Backyard was updated on October 23, 2026 and KeptHaven on October 26, 2026.

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