Comparison

i vs keeps

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

Head to head
About

i

Control BLE devices like lanterns, fans, and music players using your iOS device. Offers features like color control, scene modes, and timed on/off functions for lights and music.

Highlights
  • BLE device control
  • Lantern color and scene modes
  • Timed light and music control
  • Fan speed and timing
Features
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This app uses iOS devices as remote controls to control BLE devices. 1. Lantern: can be used to control the color change of the lantern, with multiple scene modes to choose from 2. Timing: You can turn on and off lights and music at regular intervals 3. Fan: The speed of the fan can be controlled and timed

About

keeps

Document your visits to Latter-day Saint temples with this app. Scan your photo library for past temple visits, capture new ones with the in-app camera, and journal each experience. Share your memories and collaborate with friends on collecting temples together.

Highlights
  • Scan camera roll for temple photos
  • Collect temples with in-app camera
  • Journal temple visit details
  • Create postcards from keeps
  • Share visits with friends
  • Collaborate with circles
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Track temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you’ve visited. Scan your camera roll to find temple days you already have. Collect in person with the camera. Each photo becomes a keep — a card you can journal, share, and come back to. Temples you haven’t visited stay silhouettes until you go. Collect temples • Scan your camera roll for temple photos • Collect on site with the in-app camera • Unvisited temples stay silhouettes Share the visit • Make a postcard from a keep • Invite friends into a circle and collect together Your first keep is free. Unlock unlimited collects with Keeps+: monthly, annual, or lifetime. Keeps is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official product of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Terms of Use: https://keeps-daisydaines-projects.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://keeps-daisydaines-projects.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

i4 screens
keeps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: keeps at 5.0 against i's 2.4. keeps also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). i's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). 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. keeps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. i asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

keeps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update every 3 months, keeps every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
i versus keeps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterikeeps
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鹏 姜Austin Daines

Customer experience

i

All ratings26 ratings
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative72.2%

keeps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

keeps

Subscriptions2
  • Keeps Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Keeps Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Keeps Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is keeps free?
keeps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, i or keeps?
keeps is rated higher. i averages 2.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while keeps averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do i or keeps have ads?
Neither i nor keeps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or keeps?
i ships an update every 3 months, and keeps every 5 days. Most recently, i was updated on October 5, 2026 and keeps on October 5, 2026.

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