Comparison

Screen Time vs KEEPit

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time

This app promotes mindful screen time by tracking usage and providing gentle nudges when sessions end, rather than outright blocking. It helps users understand their habits and make conscious choices about their digital engagement.

Highlights
  • Session-based time tracking
  • Automatic start and stop timers
  • Gentle nudges, not hard blocks
  • Guilt-free timer snoozing
  • Detailed usage statistics
  • Customizable session lengths and daily goals
Features
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Blocking apps sound good in theory. In practice, you turn them off the moment they get in the way, and then feel worse about it. Break Check brings your screen time down without blocking a thing. You see how long you have been going, get a nudge when your time is up, and decide what happens next. No locked screens, no workarounds, no shame spiral. TRACK ANY HABIT, NOT JUST SCREEN TIME Doomscrolling, binge watching, gaming, the gym, shopping, reading, a bathroom break that got away from you. If you can start it and stop it, you can put it on a timer. SET A DAILY GOAL Give a habit a daily limit. Stay under it and the day counts as a win. Every day you meet your goal adds to your streak. NO HARD CUTOFFS When your time is up you get a gentle notification and the timer keeps counting, so you always know where you stand. Need longer? Add a few minutes with one tap. OR A REAL ALARM For a habit that needs a firmer stop, end the session with a full alarm instead. It gets through silent mode and Focus. NOTHING TO FORGET Timers can start and stop on their own: when you open an app, when you arrive somewhere, or at a time you pick each night. Your social apps can run their own timer. The gym one starts when you walk in. Setup takes about a minute. CONTROL IT FROM ANYWHERE A running timer sits in your Dynamic Island, Notification Center and Lock Screen, so you can check it or pause it without opening anything. Start one from Control Center, your Action Button, or a Home Screen widget. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Watch each day add up, spot your patterns, and see how close you are to your goal. Your time is kept as real sessions rather than one daily total, so you can find the hour you did not know you were spending. LIFE HAPPENS Waiting at the doctor? Long train ride? Some phone time should not count. Snooze every timer at once and take a guilt free break. No streak broken, no pressure. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Nothing to sign up for, ever. Break Check never asks for Screen Time access and never sees which apps you open, only the timers you start. Your habits sync through your own iCloud and are never collected or sold. YOUR FIRST TIMER IS ALWAYS FREE Not a trial. Track one habit for as long as you like, at no cost. Unlimited adds the rest: a timer for every habit, full alarm alerts, and the button that snoozes them all. Monthly, yearly, or a one-time purchase that is yours forever. Privacy Policy: https://codewerm.com/breakcheck/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KEEPit

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KEEPit is a private, minimal self-chat for notes, reminders, daily logs, and the small things you want to keep. Write to yourself in one simple stream each day. Every message is time-stamped and kept in order, giving thoughts, reminders, and moments one calm place to go. HOW IT WORKS Write whenever something comes up. Move through past days with a simple calendar. Pick any date and jump directly to that day’s messages, like opening an old self-chat without the noise of a messenger. FIND THINGS AGAIN Search by keyword to find past notes, reminders, and messages when your memory starts to blur. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No login. No account. No cloud. Everything stays on this device only. KEEPit is for people who already message themselves and want a quieter, more intentional place to keep it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Screen Time4 screens
KEEPit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KEEPit at 15.0 against Screen Time's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Screen Time sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and KEEPit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Screen Time versus KEEPit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen TimeKEEPit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeWerm LLCSeunghoon Baek

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Screen Time

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly Early Adopter$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$11.901 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

KEEPit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

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

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