Porter vs Keep The Fees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Porter
Streamline your tattoo business with an all-in-one platform. Manage client information, schedule appointments, collect deposits, and send automated reminders to improve efficiency and profitability.
- Custom client intake forms
- Integrated appointment scheduling
- Automated deposit collection
- Appointment reminders and confirmations
- Business efficiency tools
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Porter is a software platform built exclusively for tattoo artists & studios. Porter is an all-in-one platform that helps you run your business more efficiently to maximize profitability and get the most out of your time. + Custom intake form gives you the information you need from clients before they can book with you + Integrated calendar to eliminate the back and forth around scheduling + Auto-collect deposits at the time of appointment scheduling + Automated appointment reminders & confirmations
Keep The Fees
Manage your tattoo studio operations with this comprehensive software. Handle bookings, process payments, and streamline your business from a single platform. Designed for tattoo artists and studio owners.
- Tattoo studio management
- Booking handling
- Payment processing
- Client management
- Studio operations streamlining
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Looking for the Best Tattoo Studio Software? Keep The Fees offers the complete Tattoo Studio Management Software where you can handle bookings, payments, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Keep The Fees at 5.0 against Porter's 4.2. Keep The Fees also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Porter's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 9). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keep The Fees holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Porter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Keep The Fees's.
Porter ships an update fortnightly, Keep The Fees every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Porter | Keep The Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (43 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Porter Apps, Inc. | Keep The Fees LLC |
Customer experience
Porter
Keep The Fees
In-app purchases
Porter
No in-app purchases
Keep The Fees
No in-app purchases
