Kept vs Calm Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Kept
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Every promise you keep to yourself builds confidence. Kept is a simple daily journal that helps you make small promises, follow through, and celebrate your progress. This isn't a to-do list. It's a place for promises you make to yourself โ small things that matter, small wins that count. HOW IT WORKS: - Make a promise each morning โ something small and meaningful - Check in throughout your day to log progress - Reflect each evening with gratitude and honest self-review - Earn reward points as you follow through - Watch your confidence grow over time FEATURES: - Morning encouragement and evening gratitude quotes - Daily promise tracking with effort levels - Milestone promises for bigger goals - Personal reward system tied to your effort - Beautiful sunrise and sunset backgrounds - Daily streak tracking - Gentle morning and evening reminders - 100% private โ all data stays on your device Kept is designed for people who want to strengthen the most important trust there is โ the trust you have in yourself. Two minutes a day is all it takes.
Calm Circles
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When bedtime, screen time, noise, or big feelings gets hard, Calm Circles gives you one short routine to do with your child. No child account, no ads, no open chat. Calm Circles helps caregivers move through everyday hard moments with short, guided routines for young children. Each routine combines simple words, breathing, sensory grounding, and calm visuals so you can co-regulate without having to invent the right script on the spot. Use Calm Circles when your child needs help slowing down, reconnecting, moving through a transition, or practicing what calm can feel like in their body. Sessions are brief, repeatable, and easy to start when everyone is tired. What you can do: - Pick a hard moment like bedtime, wake-ups, transitions, meltdowns, separation, sensory overload, scary dreams, or screen time ending - Start one short routine designed for that situation - Choose guided-together, child visual, or audio-first session modes - Use gentle breathing and grounding prompts built for young children - Listen with the included Calm Circles voice, or download supported language voice packs for offline routine audio - Record selected family voice lines so a familiar voice can guide parts of a routine Recording is optional; all routines work without family recordings. When you do record, those files stay on your device and are not uploaded to Calm Circles servers or used for advertising, analytics, AI training, or voice cloning. If device backup is enabled, your operating system may include them in backup and restore. Calm Circles is a supportive parenting and general wellness tool. It is not a medical device, therapy, diagnosis, crisis support, or a replacement for professional care. For families looking for a steadier way through everyday hard moments, Calm Circles is meant to be practical, gentle, and ready when you need it. Privacy Policy: https://www.calmcircles.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.calmcircles.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kept at none against Calm Circles's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Calm Circles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Kept asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Kept | Calm Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 15.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatiana Gust | justalab, LLC |
In-app purchases
Kept
No in-app purchases
Calm Circles
- Arabic Voices$2.99
- Hindi Voices$2.99
- Turkish Voices$2.99
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- Egyptian Arabic Voices$2.99
- Hebrew Voices$2.99
- Russian Voices$2.99
- Thai Voices$2.99
- Filipino Voices$2.99
- Ukrainian Voices$2.99
- Care Provider Mode$19.99









