Comparison

ICY Control Center vs Keeping

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

Head to head
About

ICY Control Center

Features
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Full control over your accommodations With ICY Accommodation Management you can monitor all connected devices from the reception office. Changing the maximum temperature that guests can set on the thermostat of an accommodation for example. Or turn the heating on or off depending on whether the accommodation is booked or not. You have the option to get a warning when the central heating water needs to be topped up when pressure is too low. Or get an alarm in case of smoke, fire or burglary. These message can even be send by sms.

About

Keeping

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Keeping is suitable for everyone: freelancers, and small and large companies. In addition, the use of Keeping for yourself is completely free! ā—¼ Time Tracking & Work Hours With this app, you have even easier access to all your time entries. With Keeping for iPhone you always have your timesheet in your pocket. So you can quickly punch in, punch out or adjust an entry. Additionally, you will even receive a friendly reminder when you have forgotten to stop a running timer. ā–ø Simply create entries when your work is done, or track while you're working using a timer. ā–ø Receive notifications when you have forgotten to clock out. ā–ø Track all your hours for a specific project, client or task. ā–ø Add notes to describe what you have done. ā–ø Track your time in the dark with dark mode turned on. ā–ø Availability of lock screen and home screen widget and live activity. ā–ø View the hours worked in clear reports, both in the mobile app and in the web application. ā—¼ Trip logging In addition to your working hours, track kilometers and trips as well. ā–ø Trip logging easily from the app. ā–ø Simple entry with vehicles you manage yourself. ā–ø Trips driven and hours worked can be viewed in the reports the web application. ā—¼ Fully in-sync You can always use this app together with our web application, they are always directly connected and changes are passed in real-time. So, you can quickly start a timer on mobile and continue to edit the entry on your pc. Our website, Keeping.nl, is even completely suitable for use on your mobile phone. ā–ø Track time easily if you have multiple phones (there are apps for multiple platforms). ā–ø Browser extensions give extra functionalities on the desktop or laptop. ā–ø You can also always view all your timesheets and reports on www.keeping.nl (suitable for desktop, tablet and mobile). ā—¼ We try to make everything as simple as possible ā–ø Logging into the app has never been easier, use a magic login link. ā–ø Use Keeping with different organizations and easily switch back and forth. ā–ø Go directly to Keeping.nl from the app without an extra log-in step. ā–ø Suggestions? Let us know at support@keeping.nl Made by Keeping in the Netherlands

Screenshots

ICY Control Center4 screens
Keeping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ICY Control Center at every 2 months against Keeping's every 6 months. ICY Control Center also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ICY Control Center ships an update every 2 months, Keeping every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ICY Control Center versus Keeping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICY Control CenterKeeping
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI.C.Y. B.V.Keeping B.V.

In-app purchases

None

ICY Control Center

No in-app purchases

None

Keeping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ICY Control Center free?
ICY Control Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keeping free?
Keeping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ICY Control Center or Keeping have ads?
Neither ICY Control Center nor Keeping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ICY Control Center or Keeping?
ICY Control Center ships an update every 2 months, and Keeping every 6 months. Most recently, ICY Control Center was updated on October 25, 2026 and Keeping on October 25, 2026.

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