Comparison

Logseq vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

Logseq

This open-source outliner helps you write, organize, and share your thoughts using local Markdown and Org-mode files. Manage tasks, build a digital garden, and integrate with various services for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Backlinks
  • Knowledge Graph
  • Page and block references
  • Tasks & Todos
  • SRS Cards
  • Zotero integration
  • Audio recorder
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Logseq is a joyful, open-source outliner that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. Use it to write, organize and share your thoughts, keep your to-do list, and build your own digital garden. Logseq includes the following features: 1. Backlink 2. Knowledge Graph 3. Page and block references 4. Page and block embeds 5. Tasks & Todos 6. SRS Cards 7. Zotero integration 8. Youtube, Twitter, etc. integration 9. Audio recorder 10. Powerful queries 11. Whiteboards

About

Kept

This app helps you turn your ideas into actionable tasks and goals. It prioritizes your top three objectives for the day, integrates with your calendar, and uses behavioral science principles to build habits and track progress. It's designed to help you become the person you aspire to be.

Highlights
  • Task, event, and note creation from single line input
  • Daily Top 3 priorities
  • Focus timer integration
  • Goal Builder with automated first steps
  • Habit linking to existing routines
  • Progress tracking and daily record
  • Integrated note-taking with templates
Features
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Turn ideas into action. You know what matters to you. Finding room for it on a Tuesday is the harder part. Kept helps you follow through. JUST SAY IT Write one line and Kept files it as a task, an event or a note. If it guesses wrong, your pick wins. THREE THINGS FIRST Today opens with your Top 3 priorities. Kept reads your goals and your real calendar and floats the few that matter to the top, with quick wins, your calendar, asks and habits underneath. You still decide. Hide Top 3, quick wins or habits for today or every day, with Undo. GIVE IT A TIME Tap a priority for today's plan and the next step, and start a Focus timer from there. The time is the button. Tap it to put the priority on your calendar, drag in 15-minute steps, and see a clash before you commit. It works with the Kept calendar, Google Calendar and, with full access, Apple Calendar. If the day changes, move it to 6pm tonight, with Undo. START WITH WHO Kept opens with a question: who are you becoming? The goals and small daily steps that follow point back to your answer. SAY THE GOAL, GET THE FIRST STEP Tell Goal Builder what you want in your own words, or start from an area. Answer up to three quick questions and tap Keep this goal. Kept sets up the tracker, the first step and a weekly check-in. Close it halfway through and your draft waits for you. AFTER YOUR COFFEE Tie a habit to something you already do. "After my coffee" works. So does "After the school run". COUNT WHAT YOU KEPT Each small thing you keep goes on the record, a vote for the person you said you'd become. It's proof to look back on when the day is hard. A missed day doesn't need a lecture. NOTES CLOSE BY Your day's note sits right on Today. Templates fill the note you're in, the outline jumps to any heading, and there's a word count. IPHONE AND MAC One account on both, in sync. Get Kept for Mac at kept.do. BEHAVIOR SCIENCE, HONEST ABOUT ITS LIMITS Kept draws on well-studied findings: if-then plans, cue-driven habits, identity-based motivation and specific goals. Studies describe averages. They can't promise results for one person, so Kept doesn't either. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your capture text stays yours.

Screenshots

Logseq4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kept at 5.0 against Logseq's 4.4. Kept also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Logseq's advantage is ratings volume (264 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kept holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logseq has 264 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Logseq's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kept's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logseq ships an update every 3 weeks, Kept every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Logseq versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogseqKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (264 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings264 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogseq Inc.Thesis Labs LLC

Customer experience

Logseq

All ratings252 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral14.7%
Negative26.6%

Kept

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Logseq

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues leading to data loss
  • Inconsistent behavior when creating new blocks
  • Cursor jumping issues when editing text
  • Disappearing UI elements on mobile

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for other cloud storage options (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Improve mobile UI and UX for better usability
  • Implement plugin support on mobile
  • Optimize performance for older devices

Kept

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Logseq

No in-app purchases

None

Kept

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logseq free?
Logseq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Logseq or Kept?
Kept is rated higher. Logseq averages 4.4 out of 5 from 264 ratings, while Kept averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Logseq or Kept have ads?
Neither Logseq nor Kept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logseq or Kept?
Logseq ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kept every 3 days. Most recently, Logseq was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kept on October 24, 2026.

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