Comparison

Keepin vs lovly

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

Head to head
About

Keepin

Share your daily life through custom images and filters. Send updates to friends, and their widgets will reflect your shared moments. Experience authentic connections by capturing and sharing real-time experiences.

Highlights
  • Capture daily life images
  • Customize with tags and filters
  • Share updates via widget
  • Real-time friend updates
  • Personalized daily images
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Keepin is where you keep the moments with your people. Capture your day in a single photo, add a tag and just the right filter, and send it to your partner, a close friend, or family. It shows up right on their home-screen widget. The small, everyday moments — shared back and forth — quietly become a record that's only yours. Close, even from far away. Start with Keepin. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

lovly

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lovly is the simplest way to stay connected with your favorite people. Send personalized messages and photos that appear directly on your loved ones' home and lock screens through beautiful widgets. Getting started is effortless. Sign in securely with Apple, add your friends within the app, and start sending messages or photos that appear on their screens. Choose from various widget sizes to fit any style and preference. Every message or photo you send instantly replaces the previous one on your friend's widgets, ensuring they always see your latest update. It's like having a direct line to the people you care about most, where your newest thought or memory is always front and center on their device. Make your profile uniquely yours by uploading a profile picture, setting a custom status, and updating your display name and username. Your loved ones can add lovly widgets to their home or lock screens in multiple sizes, creating a personalized space for your messages that fits perfectly with their device layout. lovly is perfect for couples who want to share sweet messages throughout the day, families staying connected across distances, close friends who love surprising each other, or anyone who wants to brighten someone's day with a thoughtful note or cherished photo. This is just the beginning of lovly's journey. The app is continuously evolving based on user feedback, with more features and improvements coming soon to make staying connected even more meaningful and fun. Your suggestions and feedback are incredibly valuable in shaping the future of lovly and helping create the best experience for sharing moments with the people who matter most. Download lovly today and start spreading joy, one message at a time.

Screenshots

Keepin4 screens
lovly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: lovly at none against Keepin's 12. Keepin's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keepin sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. lovly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keepin ships an update every 4 days, lovly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Keepin versus lovly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepinlovly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjaehee kimCHRISTIAN SIMON

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Keepin

Subscriptions2
  • 월간 Premium$2.991 Month
  • 연간 Premium$29.991 Year
One-time10
  • Up to 10 People$0.99
  • Up to 25 People$2.99
  • Unlimited Photos$9.99
Show 7 more
  • 10 People + Unlimited Photos$10.99
  • Moment Box$12.99
  • Up to 50 People$12.99
  • 25 People + Unlimited Photos$12.99
  • 50 People + Unlimited Photos$22.99
  • Unlimited People$99.99
  • Unlimited People & Photos$109.99
None

lovly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keepin free?
Keepin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is lovly free?
lovly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keepin or lovly have ads?
Neither Keepin nor lovly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keepin or lovly?
Keepin ships an update every 4 days, and lovly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Keepin was updated on October 24, 2026 and lovly on October 28, 2026.

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