Comparison

KeepWaves vs HelvetiKit

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

Head to head
About

KeepWaves

Transform audio recordings into visual art with customizable waveform visualizations. Capture high-quality sound, apply effects, and share your unique acoustic memories as audio, images, or videos. Preserve precious sounds in a way that engages both sight and hearing.

Highlights
  • Customizable waveform visualizations
  • High-quality audio recording
  • Real-time visualization
  • Advanced audio processing
  • Multiple export options (audio, image, video)
  • Intuitive organization and search
  • Interactive playback
Features
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Record sound and turn it into a visual memory with KeepWaves. Capture audio, explore its waveform and customize how your recording looks when you share it. RECORD AND PLAY Record with adjustable sensitivity and gain. Play saved audio with waveform scrubbing and playback controls. MAKE IT YOURS Customize waveform colors, backgrounds and visual settings. Adjust your audio with the available processing controls and select the range you want to export. SAVE AND SHARE Organize and search saved recordings. Export audio, waveform images or videos to share through the apps you choose. KeepWaves Pro is required to make new recordings. Existing recordings remain available to play and export without an active subscription. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. Keep your own backups of important recordings. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS The store shows the price, billing period and any eligible introductory offer before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before the renewal deadline shown by the store. Manage or cancel through your store subscription settings. Restore Purchases checks eligible existing access. Terms of Use: https://keepwaves.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://keepwaves.com/privacy

About

HelvetiKit

A fast, on-device toolbox for developers, offering QR code generation and scanning, color conversions, JSON formatting, JWT decoding, and various text manipulation tools. It prioritizes speed and privacy with an intuitive interface for everyday development tasks.

Highlights
  • QR code generation and scanning
  • Color format conversion (HEX, RGB, HSL)
  • JSON pretty-printing, minifying, and validation
  • JWT decoding
  • Text case conversion
  • UUID generation
  • Hashing (MD5, SHA-1/256/512)
  • Base64 / URL encoding/decoding
  • Timestamp conversion
  • Regex testing and replacement
Features
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25 developer utilities in one focused toolbox. HelvetiKit brings code, text, conversions, generators, and network diagnostics to iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. Find tools by name or keyword, pin your favorites, and keep your input while switching tools during a session. SMART PASTE Use the system Paste button to recognize copied content and open a matching tool with your input ready. Recognition runs on your device. CODE AND TEXT - Format, minify, validate, sort, and convert JSON to YAML. - Decode JWT headers, payloads, and claims. Inspect expiry; signatures are not verified. - Test regular expressions with flags, capture groups, highlighting, and replacement. - Compare text line by line and highlight changed characters with Text Diff. - Count characters, words, lines, and bytes with Text Inspector. - Convert CSV to JSON and back with delimiter detection and table previews. - Sort, deduplicate, trim, quote, and join text with Line Tools. - Build and inspect Unix file permissions with Chmod. ENCODE AND HASH - Encode and decode Base64, including URL-safe and wrapped input. - Encode and decode URLs and escape or unescape strings. - Calculate text and file hashes, HMAC, and compare checksums. CONVERT AND GENERATE - Convert HEX, RGB, and HSL colors and check WCAG contrast ratios. - Convert large numbers between binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal. - Convert Unix timestamps and dates; follow a live Unix clock. - Change text case and inspect Cron schedules. - Generate UUID v4 and v7, passwords, and Lorem Ipsum. QR AND NETWORK TOOLS - Generate QR codes with selectable error correction, share images, and scan QR codes and barcodes with the camera or a photo. - Query DNS records using a choice of DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers. - View public IP information and local interface addresses. - Measure HTTP request latency with a timing breakdown. - Calculate IPv4 and IPv6 subnet details. A WORKSPACE THAT FITS Return to recent tools from Home. Use syntax-colored JSON and YAML, symbol input shortcuts, sample inputs, and regex presets. Choose your appearance and clear session data or recent tools in Settings. Compact navigation keeps tools close at hand. Wider layouts show the library beside your workspace and place input alongside results when space allows. Supports light and dark appearances, larger text, English, and Simplified Chinese. PRIVACY-MINDED BY DESIGN Local tools process input on your device. Recent tool input stays in memory during the app session. Network tools contact the selected resolver, lookup service, or host only when you run them. Camera and photo access are optional QR features. No separate app account is required. TRY IT, THEN GO PRO Try 10 tool runs for free. An optional one-time HelvetiKit Pro purchase unlocks unlimited runs. Restore Purchase is available in the Pro sheet.

Screenshots

KeepWaves4 screens
HelvetiKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KeepWaves at none against HelvetiKit's 1. KeepWaves also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). HelvetiKit's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 19 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. HelvetiKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KeepWaves asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KeepWaves against 5.0 for HelvetiKit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeepWaves ships an update every 19 months, HelvetiKit every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
KeepWaves versus HelvetiKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepWavesHelvetiKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArla Services阳 张

Customer experience

KeepWaves

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

HelvetiKit

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

In-app purchases

None

KeepWaves

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HelvetiKit

One-time1
  • Pro User$0.99

Questions

Is KeepWaves free?
KeepWaves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HelvetiKit free?
HelvetiKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KeepWaves or HelvetiKit?
KeepWaves and HelvetiKit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do KeepWaves or HelvetiKit have ads?
Neither KeepWaves nor HelvetiKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KeepWaves or HelvetiKit?
KeepWaves ships an update every 19 months, and HelvetiKit every 6 weeks. Most recently, KeepWaves was updated on October 30, 2026 and HelvetiKit on October 30, 2026.

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