Comparison

Keet vs Pine

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

Head to head
About

Keet

This secure messenger offers a peer-to-peer communication experience, directly connecting your devices for private chats, file sharing, and calls. It prioritizes user control and privacy by avoiding central servers and data mining.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer direct connections
  • End-to-end encrypted messages
  • HD audio and video calls
  • Direct file sharing
  • Cross-platform support
  • No central servers or data mining
Features
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Keet is the chat app that knows nothing about you — a truly peer-to-peer way to connect. Your messages, files, and calls are shared directly between your devices, never through corporate servers. No central databases. No data mining. No one in the middle. Whether you’re chatting with friends, family, or your team, Keet keeps your conversations private, fast, and completely under your control. TRUE PRIVACY, BY DESIGN No servers. No data stored in the cloud. Messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted and travel only between participants. Not even Keet can access your conversations. FAST, DIRECT CONNECTIONS P2P technology connects you device-to-device, reducing lag and server dependency. Built on next-generation distributed communication protocols. MODERN CHAT FEATURES 1-to-1 and group conversations. HD audio and video calls. File sharing with direct device transfer. Cross-platform support on desktop and mobile. WHY KEET IS DIFFERENT Other apps route your messages through remote data centers. Keet doesn’t. Your chats never touch a server - they stay between you and the people you trust. Your conversations belong to you. Keet just makes them happen - privately, instantly, peer-to-peer. Download Keet and take back control of your communication.

About

Pine

Create fictional AI-generated photos of you and your friends in imaginative scenarios. Share these unique moments privately with your group and display them on your Home Screen widget. The app prioritizes privacy and safety with content screening and user controls.

Highlights
  • AI-generated fictional group photos
  • Private sharing among friends
  • Home Screen widget for latest photos
  • Reactions and comments on new casts
  • Save and share photos to other platforms
  • Privacy controls and safety screening
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Stay close to your best friends, even on the busy days. Their newest photos land right on your Home Screen, so you see them every time you pick up your phone. Send one back in a few taps and add some fun to an ordinary moment: a face effect, a mini game, or an AI group photo of your crew. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your best friends. Pine shows you who's already here from your contacts. 2. Add the Pine widget to your Home Screen. 3. Post a photo, video or game. It shows up on their widget. FOR YOUR PEOPLE, NOT FOLLOWERS Pine is for the few people you'd text first: your best friends, your partner, your siblings, the friend who moved away. You only share with friends who add you back. There's no follower count and no public feed. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Pick Latest to see whoever posted last, or Favorite to keep one person on your widget, like your partner or a long distance friend. EFFECTS, TOUCH UP AND GAMES Try face effects, filters, makeup and stickers, smooth your skin with Touch up, or tag where you are. Send a mini game with a leaderboard so your friends can see who's ahead. AI GROUP PHOTOS Pick up to three mutual friends who have agreed to be in AI photos, and Pine makes a group picture of you together, like a band photo or a space crew. Every AI photo is labeled fictional. STORIES FOR A DAY Stories leave your friends' phones 24 hours after you post. A friend's widget keeps your newest photo until you send another one, and your archive keeps everything you shared. REACT, COMMENT AND CHAT React and comment where everyone who got the post can see. Tap the paper plane to reply privately in your 1:1 chat, or talk it over in a group chat. Keep a streak going with the friends you talk to most. YOUR MEMORIES Everything you send is saved to Memories, which only you can see, so you can scroll back through the weeks you shared. Pine is for people 13 and older. Users aged 13-17 need permission from a parent or legal guardian. AI creations featuring friends require their likeness consent and are labeled fictional. Block, report, revoke likeness consent or delete your account in Settings > Privacy & Safety. Pine+ is an optional auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple ID. It renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://pine.camera/terms Privacy Policy: https://pine.camera/privacy

Screenshots

Keet4 screens
Pine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pine at 100% against Keet's 64%. Pine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Keet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Keet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keet has 299 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Keet's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keet ships an update every 5 days, Pine daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Keet versus Pine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeetPine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (299 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings299 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB125 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHolepunch IncUndefined Software, Inc

Customer experience

Keet

All ratings299 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative28.3%

Pine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Keet

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pine

Subscriptions1
  • Pine Plus1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Keet free?
Keet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pine free?
Pine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Keet or Pine?
Pine is rated higher. Keet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 299 ratings, while Pine averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Keet or Pine have ads?
Pine shows ads; Keet does not.
Which is updated more often, Keet or Pine?
Keet ships an update every 5 days, and Pine daily. Most recently, Keet was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pine on October 31, 2026.

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