Comparison

Portal Keys vs The Void

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

Head to head
About

Portal Keys

This reflective tool helps you create and practice positive "why" questions to uncover patterns, opportunities, and personal growth. It encourages a mindset focused on possibility and momentum, offering a distraction-free space for introspection.

Highlights
  • Create meaningful 'why' questions
  • Practice questions distraction-free
  • Explore intentional mindset work
  • Focus on possibility and growth
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Portal Keys is a simple, elegant space for creating and practicing your own positive “why” questions — a reflective tool that helps your mind notice possibility, patterns, and opportunities you might otherwise miss. A Portal Key isn’t an affirmation in the statement sense of the word. It’s an affirming question that invites your mind to look for evidence of growth and momentum. Examples: • Why am I finding more clarity around my finances? • Why is it becoming easier for me to wake up early and start my day with purpose? • Why do I find energy for what matters most? The app helps you: • Create meaningful Portal Keys • Practice your questions distraction-free • Explore a more intentional way of working with your mindset Portal Keys is for anyone who wants to notice evidence of possibility instead of rehearing evidence of limitation. Ask the question. Notice the moments. Grow your reality. Portal Keys is free forever and 100% offline

About

The Void

Features
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The Void is a private emotional offloading app designed for thoughts you do not want to carry right now. It is not a journal, social feed, or productivity tool. It is a simple space to write what is on your mind, release it, and decide later whether to revisit it or let it go. Key Features: Private thought release Write down a thought, feeling, worry, reminder, or mental weight and send it into The Void. Timed release Thoughts are hidden for a set amount of time before becoming available again. Revisit or let go When a thought is released, you decide whether to open it, keep it, or remove it without viewing it again. No accounts required The Void does not require sign-ups, profiles, followers, or social features. On-device experience The app is designed around privacy and simplicity, with thoughts stored locally on your device. Minimal interface The Void keeps the experience focused, quiet, and distraction-free. Not a journal The Void is built for emotional release, not long-term journaling. It gives you a place to offload thoughts without turning every feeling into something you have to revisit. The Void is for anyone who needs a simple way to get something out of their head without sharing it, posting it, or carrying it all day. Write it. Release it. Read it later... or don’t.

Screenshots

Portal Keys4 screens
The Void4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Void at every 8 days against Portal Keys's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portal Keys ships an update every 3 months, The Void every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Portal Keys versus The Void: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortal KeysThe Void
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAminah BurchSnoball Productions LLC

In-app purchases

None

Portal Keys

No in-app purchases

None

The Void

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portal Keys free?
Portal Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Void free?
The Void is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portal Keys or The Void have ads?
Neither Portal Keys nor The Void shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portal Keys or The Void?
Portal Keys ships an update every 3 months, and The Void every 8 days. Most recently, Portal Keys was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Void on November 5, 2026.

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