Category Tabs for Google Keep vs NextDate Timeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Category Tabs for Google Keep
Organize your Google Keep notes by color with custom tabs. Quickly filter and view notes by category, or see all your content in list or grid view. Seamlessly integrates with your existing Keep experience.
- Sort notes by color
- Filter notes by category
- View all notes option
- List and grid view support
- Seamless integration
- Supports all Google Keep colors
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Tired of wasting time looking look through and re-sorting all of your notes on Google Keep? With Category Tabs for Google Keep™, you can now sort your new and existing notes by color. When you want to view the notes you have sorted by color, simply click on the note color you wish to view. If you would like to view your you entire collection of notes/checklists, there is an “All” option next to the color options (this option is set by default). Category Tabs for Google Keep™ seamlessly integrates into the page and the options to look at your notes/checklists in list view or gird view is still available. The ability to post a quick note/list/picture is still available as well and is still placed in the same spot as it usually is. This application supports all the colors offered by Google Keep. You can access the settings by opening the menu in google keep, and hit “Customize Categories”
NextDate Timeline
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Clinic visits, dental cleanings, haircuts, inspections. NextDate helps you remember plans that often end with “when is the next one?” NextDate is not a crowded general calendar. It is a focused timeline for appointments, checkups, maintenance, and repeat plans you want to remember later. Use it for: - Clinic and dental follow-ups - Hair salons, maintenance, inspections, and recurring errands - Plans where you want to keep the previous date and the next date together - Things you want to be reminded about before, on the day, or after the plan Features: - Add plans with date and time - Set reminders before the start - Optional same-day reminders - Follow-up check after the scheduled time - Snooze follow-up checks when the next date is not decided - Repeating plans such as weekly, monthly, or yearly - Clean year/month timeline - Custom categories, icons, notes, and optional photos - Optional iPhone Calendar sync - Weekly summary notification - File backup export and import Your data is stored locally on your device. NextDate does not use ads, third-party analytics, or tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NextDate Timeline at Free against Category Tabs for Google Keep's $0.99. NextDate Timeline also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Category Tabs for Google Keep's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads 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
NextDate Timeline is free to download; Category Tabs for Google Keep costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Category Tabs for Google Keep ships an update every 6 weeks, NextDate Timeline every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Category Tabs for Google Keep | NextDate Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Jeurissen | Yusuke Teranishi |
In-app purchases
Category Tabs for Google Keep
No in-app purchases
NextDate Timeline
No in-app purchases
Questions
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