KidBase vs Patch Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KidBase
This app helps parents privately record and track their child's development and memories. It features timelines, growth charts, and milestone trackers, with automatic counters and quick-log widgets for essential activities. All data is synced privately via iCloud and is never sold or tracked.
- Private journal and memory timeline
- Growth charts with WHO percentiles
- Sleep and feeding quick-log widgets
- Automatic age and birthday counters
- iCloud sync across devices
- Milestone trackers
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KidBase is the all-in-one private journal for parents who want to remember everything. Capture every first smile, step, word, tooth with beautiful timelines, growth charts, and milestone trackers designed just for babies and young kids. • Automatic age & “days until birthday” counter • Sleep & feeding tracker with quick-log widgets • Height/weight charts with WHO percentiles • Private photo journal & memory timeline • iCloud sync across your devices (end-to-end private) • No ads, no tracking, no data sold... ever! • Completely free to use (supported by an optional tip jar) Made by a dad who wanted one safe place to keep every memory of his kids. Now yours too. Perfect for newborns, toddlers, and beyond.
Patch Vault
Organize and catalog your patch and challenge coin collections with detailed records, photos, and tracking. Easily search, filter, and view item origins on a map. Gain insights into your collection's trends and history.
- Catalog patches and challenge coins
- Add multiple photos
- Track detailed item information
- Search and filter collection
- View origins on interactive map
- Review collection stats and trends
- Sync privately with iCloud
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Patch Vault is a private, organized home for your patch and challenge coin collection. Catalog fire department, police, EMS, dispatch, search and rescue, military, government, and other collectible patches with the details that matter: department, station, acquisition date, purchase price, tags, notes, photos, location, and more. Keep every item easy to find, browse, and remember. Search your collection in seconds, filter by type or details, mark favorites, and view where your patches came from on an interactive map. Built-in insights help you track totals, departments, favorites, mapped items, acquisition history, costs, formats, and trends. Features: - Catalog patches and challenge coins with detailed records - Add multiple photos from your camera or photo library - Track department, station, address, acquisition method, price, tags, notes, and favorites - Search and filter your collection quickly - View patch origins on an interactive map with type-colored pins - Review collection stats, charts, totals, and trends - Personalize the app tint to match your collection - Sync privately across your devices with iCloud Whether you collect public safety patches, military patches, government patches, or challenge coins, Patch Vault helps you preserve the story behind every item. Start building your digital collection today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: KidBase at free against Patch Vault's free with in-app purchases. KidBase also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Patch Vault's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 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
Both are free to download. KidBase sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Patch Vault sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KidBase against 5.0 for Patch Vault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
KidBase ships an update every 2 months, Patch Vault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KidBase | Patch Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Eddie Countryman | Robotic Snail Software LLC |
Customer experience
KidBase
Patch Vault
In-app purchases
KidBase
- Diaper Money$0.99
- Cup of Coffee$4.99
- Date Night Fund$9.99
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- College Fund Starter$19.99
Patch Vault
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Premium$14.99









