FlowKeep vs Compound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlowKeep
This app helps creatives with limited time manage side projects. It uses a smart queue to surface urgent tasks, a weekly planner for scheduling, and streak tracking to maintain momentum. Preserve context and balance learning with doing to prevent projects from becoming stale.
- Smart project queue
- 7-day weekly planner
- Context preservation for projects
- Streak tracking and visual consistency
- Learning/doing balance ratio
- Widgets and Siri Shortcuts
- Project templates and sharing
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Side projects don't die in a day. They die slowly, one forgotten week at a time. You lose context, lose momentum, and before you know it, that thing you were excited about is buried under life. FlowKeep fixes that. FlowKeep is a project continuity app built for creative people with limited time. It uses a smart queue to surface your projects before they go stale, a weekly planner to map out your time, and streak tracking to keep you honest, all while preserving the context you need to jump right back in. HOW IT WORKS Every project has a freshness threshold, a window of time (1 to 30 days) before it starts to go stale. As projects approach that window, they rise in your queue. Open the app, and you immediately know what needs your attention today, or check the Planner to see your entire week at a glance. KEY FEATURES Smart Queue Your projects are automatically sorted by urgency. Sections like "Catch Up," "Touch Today," "This Week," and "On Track" tell you exactly where things stand at a glance. A "Starting Soon" section previews upcoming projects with future start dates. A capacity alert warns you if you're overcommitted. 7-Day Planner See your entire week laid out with an expandable day-by-day view. Each day shows which projects are due, starting, or overdue, with color-coded status chips and time estimates. A summary header shows total projects, total time commitment, and your busiest day. Heavy days that exceed your capacity are flagged automatically so you can plan around them. Context Preservation Each project stores your last thought, your next action, notes, and links. When you come back to a project after days away, you reload your context instantly. No more "where was I?" Streaks & Visual Tracking A 90-day check-in grid for every project lets you see your consistency. The grid adapts to each project's threshold. Daily projects show daily cells, weekly projects show weekly windows. A consistency percentage shows how reliably you touch each project. Hit milestones at 7, 30, and 90 days and earn streak badges. Celebrate wins. No shame for breaks. Learning / Doing Balance Tag each project as "learning" or "doing" and set a target ratio. FlowKeep helps you maintain balance between building skills and shipping things. The queue automatically boosts underrepresented project types. Widgets & Siri Shortcuts Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your queue at a glance. Mark a project as touched right from a widget. Six Siri Shortcuts let you check your queue, get top projects, add projects, mark as touched, open a project, or check your streak, all hands-free. Templates & Sharing Start new projects from 30+ curated templates across 6 categories. Save any project as your own template. Share templates with friends via QR codes and links. Accountability Buddy (optional) Invite one partner to see your project titles and send each other gentle nudges to keep going. It's lightweight encouragement. No feeds, no followers, no pressure. iCloud Sync Your data syncs seamlessly across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud. No account to create. It just works. Privacy First No tracking. No analytics sent anywhere. No account required. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. Period. WHO IT'S FOR - Developers with side projects piling up - Creators juggling learning and building - Hobbyists who want to stay consistent - Anyone who's ever said "I should get back to that" FlowKeep doesn't replace your task manager. It sits alongside it, focused on one thing: making sure the projects you care about never quietly die.
Compound
This minimalist app displays your entire year on a single screen, allowing you to track daily habits with a single tap. It focuses on visualizing patterns and consistency without pressure or reminders, prioritizing privacy with local data storage.
- Yearly view on one screen
- One-tap daily check-ins
- Optional daily notes
- Visual pattern emergence
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Local data storage
- No notifications or reminders
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Compound is a minimalist habit tracker designed around a single idea: see your entire year at a glance. Every day of the year lives on one screen. Tap once to check in. Add notes if you want. Over time, patterns emerge naturally. See your whole year All 365 days are visible at once. No scrolling. No dashboards. The layout automatically adapts to your screen so your year always fits. One tap per day Tap a day to mark that you showed up. That’s it. The calendar shows what happened, clearly and honestly. Optional depth Add short daily notes with a long press Review reflections in a simple timeline Run time bound personal experiments alongside your daily check ins Use as much or as little as you want. Visual patterns See consistency over weeks and months. Runs appear naturally. No streak pressure. No resets. Designed for focus Clean, minimalist interface No notifications or reminders No gamification Thoughtful dark mode Privacy first No accounts No cloud sync All data stored locally on your device Export and import your data anytime Missing a day is okay Compound is descriptive, not motivational. It shows what happened, not what should have happened. Show up when you can. Watch it compound.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlowKeep at every 2 days against Compound's every 2 months. Compound's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FlowKeep against 5.0 for Compound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
FlowKeep ships an update every 2 days, Compound every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | FlowKeep | Compound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olawole Olasanoye | Abhijat Saraswat |
In-app purchases
FlowKeep
No in-app purchases
Compound
No in-app purchases









