Comparison

Fetters vs Keytch

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

Head to head
About

Fetters

This app offers AI-guided self-inquiry to explore Buddhist psychology's ten fetters. Engage in personalized conversations, journal your insights, and connect with a community of fellow travelers. It provides a distraction-free, privacy-focused experience for personal contemplation.

Highlights
  • AI-guided self-inquiry
  • Progress tracking through ten fetters
  • Private journaling
  • Community presence
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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A contemplative app guiding you through the ten fetters of Buddhist psychology. No beliefs required — only honest looking. THE PATH The Buddha identified ten fetters (samyojana) — mental patterns that bind us to suffering. This app guides you through each one using AI-powered self-inquiry based on the Liberation Unleashed methodology. AI-GUIDED INQUIRY Engage in deep, personalized conversations that point you toward direct experience. Not philosophy or belief — just honest looking at what's actually here. JOURNAL YOUR INSIGHTS Capture what you notice after each inquiry session. Writing deepens seeing. Review your journey over time. WALK TOGETHER, ALONE See who else is looking right now. Share insights with fellow travelers on the path. THE TEN FETTERS 1. Self-View (Sakkaya-ditthi) — The belief in a separate experiencer 2. Doubt (Vicikiccha) — Uncertainty about the path 3. Rites & Rituals (Silabbata-paramasa) — Attachment to practices 4. Sensual Desire (Kama-raga) — Craving pleasant experiences 5. Ill Will (Vyapada) — Aversion to unpleasant experiences 6. Desire for Form (Rupa-raga) — Attachment to material existence 7. Desire for Formless (Arupa-raga) — Attachment to subtle states 8. Conceit (Mana) — The sense of "I am" 9. Restlessness (Uddhacca) — Subtle mental agitation 10. Ignorance (Avijja) — Not seeing things as they are FEATURES - AI-guided self-inquiry conversations - Progress tracking through all ten fetters - Daily contemplation prompts - Private journaling with prompts - Community presence and messaging - Beautiful, distraction-free design - Offline reading, journaling, and timed practice - Guide and community require an internet connection - No email or password required - Privacy-focused SAFETY This app includes grounding practices and safety resources. If difficult experiences arise, support is available. INSPIRED BY Liberation Unleashed, Simply the Seen, and the Pali Canon. The path is ancient. The looking is now.

About

Keytch

This app provides a tactile fidget experience using your phone's volume button. Enjoy satisfying haptic feedback with various clicker sounds and patterns, or create your own. Track your usage habits and customize the intensity for a personalized fidgeting session.

Highlights
  • Volume button real press feel
  • 8 haptic patterns + custom editor
  • Intensity, sharpness, rhythm customization
  • Multi-clicker options
  • Rhythm habit tracking stats
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When you're in a meeting, watching something, or just picking up your phone for no reason. This haptic fidget clicker is for hands that just can't stay still. Open 'KEYTCH' and press the volume button. Crispy, stretchy, bubbly. Feel every tap through satisfying haptic feedback. Create your own patterns, switch between clickers for every mood, and enjoy it quietly in your pocket, no one has to know. - Real press feel with the volume button - 8 haptic patterns + custom pattern editor - Intensity · sharpness · rhythm customization - Multi-clicker for every situation - Stats that track your rhythm habits

Screenshots

Fetters3 screens
Keytch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fetters at none against Keytch's 1. Fetters also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment 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. Keytch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fetters asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fetters versus Keytch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFettersKeytch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperinDevsEunyeong Kim

Customer experience

Fetters

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

Keytch

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fetters

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Keytch

One-time1
  • Keytch Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is Fetters free?
Fetters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keytch free?
Keytch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fetters or Keytch have ads?
Neither Fetters nor Keytch shows ads.

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