Comparison

Keepin vs need2.chat

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

need2.chat

A private messaging app focused on secure communication between friends. It offers end-to-end encryption for all conversations, ensuring that only participants can read messages. The app features a clean design and real-time delivery with read receipts.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted 1:1 messaging
  • Fast, real-time delivery
  • Read receipts
  • Clean, easy-to-use design
  • Secure sign-in options
  • Cross-device message syncing
Features
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need2.chat is the messenger that speaks every language — private, hands-free, and no phone number required. Talk with anyone, even if you don't share a language. need2.chat can translate conversations automatically, so you write in your language and your friend reads in theirs. Turn on voice mode and go completely hands-free: speak naturally, your words are sent as text, and replies are read aloud to you — across languages, like having an interpreter in your pocket. And it's all truly private. Every message is protected with end-to-end encryption, so only you and the person you're talking to can read what's sent — not us, not anyone else. WHY NEED2.CHAT • Speaks every language — automatic translation built right into your chats • Hands-free voice mode — talk, listen, and reply without touching the keyboard • Voice messages — hold-to-talk, walkie-style, for when typing is too slow • Truly private — end-to-end encryption on every message • No phone number — sign up with email or Sign in with Apple; your number stays yours • Fast, real-time messaging with read receipts and typing indicators • Syncs across your devices • Clean, familiar design — no ads, no clutter PERFECT FOR • Friends and family across borders and languages • Travel — talk with people you meet, in their language • Anyone who wants real privacy without giving out a phone number We're just getting started — group chats, richer media, and more are on the way. FOR YOUR BUSINESS Add need2.chat's chat widget to your website (set up at need2.chat) and answer customers right from the app — in any language, with messages auto-translated both ways. Organize conversations by department, go on duty, and keep private notes on who's who. Customers can keep the conversation going with a free account.

Screenshots

Keepin4 screens
need2.chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: need2.chat at 5.0 against Keepin's 3.8. need2.chat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Keepin's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. need2.chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

need2.chat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Keepin's written reviews are positive against 100% of need2.chat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keepin ships an update every 4 days, need2.chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Keepin versus need2.chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepinneed2.chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjaehee kimTim Jones

Customer experience

Keepin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

need2.chat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

need2.chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keepin free?
Keepin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is need2.chat free?
need2.chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keepin or need2.chat?
need2.chat is rated higher. Keepin averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while need2.chat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Keepin or need2.chat have ads?
Neither Keepin nor need2.chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keepin or need2.chat?
Keepin ships an update every 4 days, and need2.chat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Keepin was updated on October 16, 2026 and need2.chat on October 8, 2026.

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