Banks Power vs Keep Technologies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Banks Power
Control your vehicle's performance with this app. Monitor real-time engine data with the iDash Pro and enhance throttle response with PedalMonster. Customize acceleration and safety features for a better driving experience.
- Control iDash Pro diagnostic instrument
- Enhance PedalMonster throttle sensitivity
- Monitor real-time vehicle data
- Adjust acceleration responsiveness
- Customize safety features
- 30 levels of intensity adjustment
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The Banks app gives you ultimate control over your iDash Pro and PedalMonster. iDash Pro is the world’s most powerful automotive onboard diagnostic instrument. From engine builders and professional racers to those that tow or just want to know, the iDash is always at the ready with vehicle data unavailable on any other gauge. Meanwhile, PedalMonster makes your vehicle more fun to drive by electronically altering modifying the throttle’s sensitivity. If you’ve ever hit the pedal gas and felt it took too long for the engine to get the message, PedalMonster is the answer. It gives you the ultimate control over your engine’s responsiveness. And, it sets a new standard for safety with its OBD-II connectivity. Unlike any other throttle booster, PedalMonster communicates with your vehicle’s computer allowing it to sense speed, reverse gear, and more. With 30 levels of intensity to choose from, PedalMonster instantly changes how your car or truck accelerates.
Keep Technologies
This system provides vehicle safety and security with an easy-to-install device. It automatically arms and disarms, sends instant notifications for events, and allows live video review. A monitoring service offers 24/7 peace of mind.
- Automatic arming/disarming
- Instant event notifications
- Live video review
- 24/7 monitoring service
- Easy installation
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Keep thieves away. Keep your car and family safe. The Keep Vehicle Monitoring System is the world's first easy-to-install, connected vehicle safety and security device and platform. The Keep Device will arm and disarm itself automatically as you enter and leave your vehicle. Receive instant notifications and then review live video of Deterrent and Alarm events in the Keep App to silence the alarm or alert the authorities. Get 24/7 peace of mind with the Keep Monitoring Service knowing that someone will be able to review your video if you are busy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Banks Power and Keep Technologies both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Keep Technologies's written reviews are positive against 53% of Banks Power's. Keep Technologies also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Banks Power's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Keep Technologies sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Banks Power asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Banks Power against 4.3 for Keep Technologies. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Banks Power's written reviews are positive against 89% of Keep Technologies's.
Banks Power ships an update every 2 months, Keep Technologies weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Banks Power | Keep Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (49 ratings) | 4.3 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gale Banks Engineering | Keep Technologies |
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Banks Power
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In-app purchases
Banks Power
No in-app purchases
Keep Technologies
- Cellular Connectivity Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Cellular Connectivity Monthly$9.991 Month
- Cellular Connectivity Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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- Cellular Connectivity Annual$99.991 Year
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