Peek vs Commonplace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Peek
See your upcoming calendar events and reminders instantly on your iPhone's Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. This productivity tool unifies your schedule, offering live countdowns and quick editing. Rediscover past moments with the "On This Day" feature and personalize your experience with custom themes.
- Live Activity on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island
- Unified calendar and reminders view
- Keyword search for events and reminders
- "On This Day" feature for past events
- Customizable themes
- Quick event editing
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"What's next?" - That question disappears. Peek is a productivity app that unifies your calendar events and reminders on iPhone. Glance at your Live Activity on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, and know what's coming — without opening any app. [Live Activity on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island] Your next event appears on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with a live countdown. "Team Standup in 23 min" updates every minute so you always know what's coming. [Calendar + Reminders United] Manage calendars alongside your reminders in one unified view. No more switching between apps. [Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets] Analog clocks (classic, roman, arabic), calendar views with a heatmap of busy days, a photo widget, memo, D-Day counter, and more. Browse your month at a glance right from your Home Screen. [Landscape Layout] Rotate your iPhone to landscape and Peek automatically switches to a side-by-side layout that makes full use of the wider screen. See today's events and upcoming schedule together at a glance. [Pin & Drag-and-Drop] Pin important events to the top so they never get lost. Drag and drop events and reminders onto another date to reschedule them instantly. [Search] Quickly find past and upcoming events and reminders by keyword. Results are grouped by date so you can instantly locate what you need. [On This Day] Look back at what happened on the same day in previous years. Revisit past events and reminders to rediscover forgotten memories. [Various Themes] Choose from a variety of built-in themes, or create your own custom theme. Mix colors, gradients, and styles to express your unique personality. [Quick Event Editing] Edit events and reminders directly in the app. Change titles, times, and notes in a familiar Calendar-style editor. All changes are saved automatically. Privacy: All data stays on your device.
Commonplace
Capture, organize, and share memorable quotes from various media like articles, books, podcasts, and music. Build collections around your interests and access them across all your devices. Share insights with your community through interactive previews and styled images.
- Capture quotes from articles, books, podcasts, music
- Scan physical text and search books
- Share quotes as interactive previews or images
- Organize quotes into collections
- Sync quotes across all devices
- Manually create quotes and sources
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Save and share quotes from the content you read, watch, and listen to every day: articles, books, podcasts, music, X posts, movies, conversations, and more. Capture what resonates, share ideas with your community, and build collections around your interests. --- CAPTURE QUOTES • Save quotes from articles, books, podcasts, music, X posts, and more • Save posts from X by replying @savecommonplace save this • Capture highlights without breaking your flow - no need to open the app • Scan pages of physical text and search millions of books • Share highlights of podcast transcripts and song lyrics directly from your streaming platform • Manually create quotes and sources --- IMPORT YOUR QUOTES • Bring your existing quotes and highlights into Commonplace • Import quotes from Apple Notes, Kindle, Readwise, or any other note taking app • Upload text and Markdown files and let Commonplace organize your quotes by source • Keep the books, articles, authors, and other source details attached to your quotes --- SHARE ANYWHERE • Share quotes as interactive quote previews • Give every quote its own landing page • Create beautifully styled quotes as previews or images • Share quote images to social media, stories, messages, and more --- BUILD COLLECTIONS • Organize quotes into collections around your interests • View quotes by source • Filter and search quotes by source type, author, and more --- YOUR LIBRARY IS YOURS • Quotes and account data are all private to you • Library is synced over encrypted connections • No data is sold or used in the training of AI • No ads --- ACCESS ANYWHERE • Sync your quotes and collections across all your devices • Pick up where you left off on any device --- COMMONPLACE IS PERFECT FOR • Readers and lifelong learners • Writers and creators • Students and researchers • Podcast listeners and book readers • Anyone who wants to remember more of what they consume --- FREE & PRO • The free version of Commonplace includes: • Unlimited quotes • Unlimited collections • Ability to quote from any website or app, millions of books, and custom sources • Importing your existing quotes and highlights • Upgrade to Commonplace Pro to unlock: • Unlock all custom fonts • Quotes from podcasts and music • Saving directly from your favorite streaming apps • Future premium source types Whether you’re saving a line from a book, a lyric from a song, an insight from a podcast, or a passage from an article, Commonplace helps you capture what resonates and revisit it later. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.usecommonplace.com/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://www.usecommonplace.com/termsofservice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Commonplace at 23 against Peek's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Peek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Commonplace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 Peek against 5.0 for Commonplace. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Commonplace has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Peek | Commonplace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 5.0 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dasol kim | Daniel Galvez |
Customer experience
Peek
Commonplace
In-app purchases
Peek
- Timi Premium$2.99
Commonplace
- Commonplace Pro Monthy$1.991 Month
- Commonplace Pro Yearly$19.991 Year









