Comparison

Bites vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

Bites

This app transforms handwritten notes into interactive study tools like flashcards and quizzes using AI. It helps students organize their learning materials, practice recall, and understand complex topics with a virtual study buddy. Designed to make studying more efficient and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note conversion
  • Instant flashcard generation
  • Personalized quizzes
  • Handwritten note support
  • Spaced repetition and active recall
  • AI study buddy for explanations
Features
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Take Smart Notes That Turn Into Study Power Bites isn't just a note-taking app, it's a learning partner. Write smooth, handwritten notes on your iPad, and let AI instantly turn them into flashcards and quizzes. No copy-pasting. No switching apps. Just study smarter. - Perfect for class notes, summaries, diagrams, and annotations. - AI-powered notes that turn into Summaries, Flashcards or Quizzes - Create, search, and organize by subject or course - Highlight key ideas and handwrite your notes - 100% free, no paywalls Turn Notes Into Flashcards Instantly No more rewriting. With one tap, Bites generates flashcards directly from your notes or files. - Personalized flashcards that adopt to your level - Fully editable and customizable - Organize sets by topic, subject, or exam - Practice with spaced repetition and Active recall for better memory Practice with Smart Quizzes Studying isn’t just reviewing — it’s testing. Bites builds quizzes from your study files and notes to help you stay sharp - Turn your files into personalized Quizzes - Multiple choice and fill in the blank - Get instant feedback and scores - Track progress over time Meet our little fox! A study buddy is with you every step of the way, breaking things down, giving real-life examples, and making learning easier. It helps you understand better and gives you smart tools to reach your study goals! - Ask for in depth explanations - Chat freely with him to break sown complex topics - Ask him for real-life examples and mnemonics Built for Real Students Designed for students who need more than boring notes, those who're wants their studying to be powerful and enjoyable and the same time, Whether you're in college, high school, or self-studying Bites is built to be your smart AI-powered learning environment. - Great for medical, engineering, law, and business majors - Perfect for class revisions, final reviews, or certifications - Ideal for handwritten notes and visual learners - Loved by organized, ambitious students around the world Make Studying Finally Work for You Download Bites, the all-in-one study app to take good notes, create flashcards, and quiz yourself smarter. Turn your notes into real results.

About

Kept

Features
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Prop your phone up and study. Kept counts the time you were actually at the desk — and hands it back as a 15-second video you can post. HOW IT WORKS 1. Type in what you're working on, or don't. 2. Prop the phone up and point the front camera at your chair. 3. Tap Lock in, and study. 4. When you stop, you get your score, a ring showing exactly where the hours broke, and a timelapse with all of it burned in. WHAT THE RING SHOWS The ring is the session. Amber is time you were at the desk. The gaps are where you left. A notch is where you picked the phone up. Every session comes out as a full circle, whether it ran 25 minutes or four hours — the number in the middle is the part that changes. THE CAMERA NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE Every frame is analyzed on the device itself. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is kept on a server, and there is no account to create. Faces in the exported video are blurred automatically, and that is on by default. NO CAMERA? USE THE SIMPLE TIMER The Simple Timer is a plain study timer with no camera and no score. It does not make a video. It is free, and there is no limit on it. WHAT'S FREE Kept is free to use. On the free plan you get two scored sessions a week, and your videos carry a KEPT.STUDY watermark. Free clips can be shared the day you make them; keeping them is part of Kept Pro. KEPT PRO Kept Pro takes the KEPT.STUDY watermark off your videos and opens up the rest of the app. • Yearly — $44.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial • Monthly — $7.99 per month, no free trial Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. If you buy a subscription during a free trial, the unused part of that trial is forfeited. FOR PARENTS Kept is a study timer. The camera does one job: it tells whether the student is sitting at the desk. All of that happens on the phone. No video, image or frame is ever uploaded, there is no account, no messaging and no feed. Faces are blurred automatically in anything the app exports. That blur is on by default; it can be turned off in the app. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO APPROVE A PURCHASE Kept Pro is the same study timer. It removes the KEPT.STUDY watermark, lifts the two-scored-sessions-a-week limit, and lets clips be kept on the phone instead of clearing at the end of the day. It does not add an account, a feed, messaging or uploads — where the video goes does not change. You can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kept.study/privacy

Screenshots

Bites4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bites and Kept are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Bites sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Kept sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bites versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitesKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShagufTAKASHI WATANABE

Bugs and requests

Bites

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to upload files
  • Inconsistent behavior

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add scanner functionality
  • Improve file upload process
  • Implement spaced repetition like Anki

Kept

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bites

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly2 variants$6.997 Days
  • Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly With 3-Day Free Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 3 Months3 Months trial$22.993 Months
  • 3 Months$22.993 Months
  • Bites+ (Annual Plan)1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Bites+ (Annual Plan)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Kept

Subscriptions2
  • Kept Pro Monthly: Study Video$7.991 Month
  • Kept Pro Yearly: Study Video7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Bites free?
Bites is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bites or Kept have ads?
Neither Bites nor Kept shows ads.

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