Comparison

Pastel Ponder vs Keep Your Promises

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

Head to head
About

Pastel Ponder

Features
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Pastel Ponder is a thoughtfully designed note-taking app that transforms your ideas into beautiful, handwritten creations. With an elegant, distraction-free interface, Pastel Ponder gives you the perfect canvas to capture your thoughts, sketch concepts, or plan your day - all with the natural feel of writing by hand. FEATURES: β€’ Clean, minimal design that puts your content first β€’ Smooth, responsive drawing experience optimized for Apple Pencil β€’ Beautiful color themes that are easy on the eyes β€’ Simple organization with customizable tags β€’ Widget support for quick access to recent notes β€’ Palm rejection for natural writing comfort β€’ Effortlessly share your creations with friends and colleagues Whether you're a student taking lecture notes, an artist jotting down inspiration, or a professional organizing thoughts in meetings, Pastel Ponder provides the ideal balance of simplicity and functionality. Start creating more visually engaging notes today with Pastel Ponder - where your ideas come to life in color.

About

Keep Your Promises

Features
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Some intentions deserve more than a place on a to-do list. Keep Your Promises is a habit tracker for meaningful intentions. It helps you turn what matters into a clear promise to yourself, choose a deadline, and keep it visible with supportive reminders. Create a promise in seconds, add context if it helps, and choose when you want to follow through. See what is coming next, mark a promise complete, and review whether it was finished before or after its deadline. KEEP WHAT MATTERS VISIBLE β€’ Set deadlines for 24 hours, 7 days, or one month β€’ Turn on notifications to receive reminders as the deadline approaches β€’ Review promises that are active, completed, or incomplete β€’ See your promise calendar and track how you are doing β€’ Follow your overall progress and recent activity from the dashboard KEEP YOUR PROMISES PRO Pro unlocks: - Custom promise dates - The Two Option Ruleβ€”a promise with two possible paths, where you choose the option you completed. - The freedom to cancel promises Available plans, localized pricing, and renewal details are shown before purchase. You can restore or manage purchases from the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pastel Ponder4 screens
Keep Your Promises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pastel Ponder at none against Keep Your Promises's 3. Keep Your Promises's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Keep Your Promises sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pastel Ponder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Pastel Ponder versus Keep Your Promises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastel PonderKeep Your Promises
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.215.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon TateRolando Barbella

In-app purchases

None

Pastel Ponder

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Keep Your Promises

Subscriptions2
  • Promises Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Promises Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Go Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Pastel Ponder free?
Pastel Ponder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keep Your Promises free?
Keep Your Promises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pastel Ponder or Keep Your Promises have ads?
Neither Pastel Ponder nor Keep Your Promises shows ads.

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