Chronicle for CAFE vs Keep Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chronicle for CAFE
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Chronicle is a passive sensing application for behavioral research studies. Participants must first be enrolled in an approved research study and be possession of a unique enrollment link provided by the researcher in order to provide data. This application also queries, but does not collect step counts from HealthKit as a workaround to known SensorKit limitations.
Keep Social
This companion app tracks your time spent in various locations for a 6-week study. It operates in the background and will remind you to uninstall it once the study concludes.
- Background time tracking
- Study companion app
- Location-based data collection
- Study completion reminders
- Temporary usage
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Thanks for joining the Keep Social study! This companion app works in the background to keep track of where you spend your time during the 6 weeks of the study. We will remind you to delete it when the study ends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Keep Social at every 2 weeks against Chronicle for CAFE's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Chronicle for CAFE ships an update every 2 months, Keep Social every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chronicle for CAFE | Keep Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Methodic, Inc. | Micheal Kok |
In-app purchases
Chronicle for CAFE
No in-app purchases
Keep Social
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chronicle for CAFE free?
Is Keep Social free?
Do Chronicle for CAFE or Keep Social have ads?
Which is updated more often, Chronicle for CAFE or Keep Social?
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