Comparison

Keep It vs Kan Do

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

Head to head
About

Keep It

Features
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Keep It helps you offload tasks, thoughts, and reminders from your head into a simple and calm workspace. Capture what needs your attention, organize it into clear columns, and choose one small next step. Designed for clarity, focus, and peace of mind, without the pressure of traditional productivity systems. Features: • Fast task and thought capture • 15 min, Focus, and Optional columns • Colorful tags to organize and find tasks • A compact card-stack view • Due dates, reminders, and recurring tasks • Helpful statistics, activity charts, and trends • 20 achievements to celebrate small wins • Customizable profile icons • Light and dark themes • Widgets and quick access from the Action Button

About

Kan Do

Organize tasks and projects using customizable Kanban boards and lists. Capture detailed notes, attach files, and set due dates with reminders. Syncs seamlessly across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Kanban boards with drag-and-drop
  • Customizable columns and dividers
  • Rich markdown notes editor
  • File and image attachments
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Smart lists (Inbox, Today, Upcoming)
  • Bulk task actions
Features
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Organize your work into Spaces and Projects, then move tasks across the columns you define. Every card shows what matters at a glance: a cover image, subtitle, tags, priority, and due date. Open any task and you get a full markdown notes editor with headings, lists, checkboxes, images, and file attachments. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Kanban boards with drag-and-drop cards, columns, and dividers • A list view for every project, with drag to reorder • Spaces group your projects; tags cut across them • Smart lists for Inbox, Today, Upcoming, and Flagged • Archive completed work, or keep it crossed out on the board CAPTURE THE DETAILS • Rich notes on every task: headings, bold, lists, to-do checkboxes, quotes, and code • Attach images and files right in the note • Cover images, subtitles, priorities, flags, links, and due dates with reminders EVERYWHERE YOU WORK • Native on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro • iCloud sync keeps every device up to date • Spotlight search and Shortcuts actions! • Multi-select to move, complete, or delete tasks in bulk • Light and Dark appearance, color themes, adjustable typography No accounts. No subscriptions to manage your own tasks. Your data lives in your iCloud.

Screenshots

Keep It4 screens
Kan Do4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Keep It at Free against Kan Do's $2.99. Keep It also leads on iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). Kan Do's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Keep It is free to download; Kan Do costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keep It ships an update every 2 months, Kan Do daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Keep It versus Kan Do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep ItKan Do
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—4.5 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—86.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—20 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#97 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDzmitry PaplauskiStephen Robles

In-app purchases

None

Keep It

No in-app purchases

None

Kan Do

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep It free?
Keep It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kan Do free?
Kan Do costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keep It or Kan Do have ads?
Neither Keep It nor Kan Do shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keep It or Kan Do?
Keep It ships an update every 2 months, and Kan Do daily. Most recently, Keep It was updated on October 13, 2026 and Kan Do on October 14, 2026.

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