Better Keep Notes vs LastWhen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Better Keep Notes
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Better Keep (https://betterkeep.app/welcome) is a powerful and open source (https://github.com/foxbiz/better-keep) note-taking app designed for privacy, organization, and productivity. With rich text editing, end-to-end encryption, and full offline support, your notes stay secure and accessible on all your devices. RICH TEXT EDITOR Write notes with headings, bullet lists, numbered lists, checklists, text formatting (bold, italic, underline), text color, and background highlights. Create beautiful, organized notes that go beyond plain text. PRIVACY AND SECURITY - Lock individual notes with a PIN — content is encrypted before saving - End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for cloud sync — your data is encrypted on your device before leaving - Zero-knowledge architecture — the server never sees your plaintext notes or attachments CHECKLISTS AND TASKS Create interactive checklists and to-do lists inside your notes. Track your progress with visual completion indicators. Perfect for shopping lists, project tasks, and daily routines. SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS Draw freehand sketches, annotate images, and add hand-drawn illustrations to your notes. Use different pen sizes, colors, and eraser tools. Import photos to draw over them. VOICE NOTES AND TRANSCRIPTION Record audio notes with automatic speech-to-text transcription. Your spoken words are converted to text and added directly to your notes for easy searching. IMAGE ATTACHMENTS Attach photos from your camera or gallery. View images in full-screen with zoom and pan. All image attachments are encrypted before syncing. REMINDERS AND ALARMS Set one-time or repeating reminders for any note. Get notified at the right time with customizable alarms. Supports daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly repeats. LABELS AND ORGANIZATION Organize notes with labels for quick filtering. Pin important notes to the top. Archive completed notes to keep your workspace clean. Search instantly across all notes. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC Sync notes, images, audio recordings, and sketches across all your devices in real-time. Changes appear within seconds. Works on iOS and macOS. OFFLINE FIRST Full functionality without internet. Create, edit, and organize notes offline. Changes sync automatically when you're back online. Your notes are stored locally using SQLite. BEAUTIFUL DESIGN Card-based masonry layout keeps your notes visually organized. Color-code notes for quick identification. Dark theme for comfortable viewing at night. WHAT'S INCLUDED - Rich text notes with formatting - PIN-locked encrypted notes - End-to-end encrypted sync - Checklists and to-do lists - Freehand sketches with image annotation - Voice recordings with transcription - Photo and file attachments - Reminders with repeating alarms - Labels and quick filtering - Instant search - Archive and trash management - Real-time multi-device sync - Full offline support - Dark theme Better Keep is the note-taking app that respects your privacy while delivering powerful features. Whether you're journaling, planning projects, making lists, or capturing ideas — Better Keep has you covered. Download now and experience note-taking the way it should be: private, powerful, and always available.
LastWhen
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When did you last water the plants? Change the filter? Call grandma? Deep clean the kitchen? LastWhen tracks the time since you last did something — so you stop guessing and start knowing. Log a chore once, set how often it should repeat, and LastWhen quietly counts the days since. The moment something drifts from fresh to due to overdue, it surfaces at the top of your list. No rigid alarms, no guilt — just a clear answer to "when did I last do this?" KEY FEATURES - Days-since tracking: every chore shows the exact time since you last did it — tap once to log it done and the counter resets. - Forgiving cadence: set a repeat interval AND a tolerance window. Miss by a day or two? LastWhen absorbs it instead of nagging. - Status engine: chores flow from fresh → due → overdue → critical based on when you last did them, not arbitrary calendar dates. - Today view: see overdue and due-today chores the moment you open the app — no scrolling, no guessing. - Tide visualization: a wavy chart of your upkeep health, at a glance. - Completion history: 12-month heat strip and streak counter on every chore. - Rooms & icons: organize by Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Care, Digital — or create your own. - Cadence presets: Daily, Weekly, Every 2 Weeks, Monthly, Quarterly — or any custom interval. - Home screen widget: your most-overdue chore one tap away, mark it done without opening the app. - Templates library: skip the blank page with ready-made chore templates. - Backup import: bring your existing list in via JSON paste. - Multi-language: English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian. WHO IT'S FOR Whether you're a busy parent juggling bedtimes and cleanups, a plant caregiver watering 30 pots on different schedules, a pet owner tracking meds and vet checkups, a renter managing filter changes and deep cleans, or anyone tired of patching together Notes, calendar pings, and sticky notes — LastWhen replaces all of it with one place for every recurring chore. WHAT MAKES LASTWHEN DIFFERENT Generic to-do apps treat chores as one-shot checkmarks. Habit trackers demand perfect daily streaks. LastWhen tracks the days since you last did each thing and only nudges when it actually matters — built for the irregular upkeep of real life, not rigid schedules. Miss a watering by 2 days? The tolerance window absorbs it. Three weeks late on a deep clean? Status escalates so you actually notice. EVERYDAY USE CASES Plants · Filters · Bedsheets · Deep cleans · Calls home · Pet meds · Vet checkups · Body care routines · Subscription audits · Backups · Car maintenance · Home upkeep · Bills · Birthdays · Anything you do every few days, weeks, or months. LASTWHEN PRO LastWhen requires an active Pro subscription, available as an in-app purchase, to access the app's features. Stop guessing. Start knowing when you last did it. Download LastWhen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://devapps-iota.vercel.app/privacy/lastwhen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Better Keep Notes at every 4 days against LastWhen's every 2 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
Both are free to download. Better Keep Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and LastWhen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Better Keep Notes ships an update every 4 days, LastWhen every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Better Keep Notes | LastWhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foxbiz Software Private Limited | Oussama Ouazize |
In-app purchases
Better Keep Notes
- Better Keep Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Better Keep Pro Yearly$20.991 Year
LastWhen
- Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99









