Comparison

Keep the Day vs Fragments

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

Head to head
About

Keep the Day

Rediscover forgotten moments from your past by viewing photos taken on this exact date in previous years. It's a simple, private way to reflect on your memories without a feed or algorithm.

Highlights
  • View photos from this date in past years
  • Chronological display, newest to oldest
  • No feed or algorithm
  • Photos stay on your device
  • Simple, private interface
Features
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Keep the Day is a quiet way to rediscover the days you forgot you had. Every morning, it opens to one thing: the photos you took on this date, in every year before. Last year. Five years ago. Twelve years ago. Stacked in order, newest to oldest. The trip you'd half-forgotten. The lunch that turned into something. The afternoon that didn't seem like anything at the time. They're all in your camera roll. You just never go back and look. This isn't a photo app. Photo apps are for finding photos when you need them. Keep the Day is for finding the photos you weren't looking for. The ones that catch you off guard. The ones that remind you what a year actually contained. There's no feed. No algorithm. No memories curated for you by software. Just this date, your photos, in order. Tap one to see it full screen. That's the whole thing. It's built for people who have been quietly taking pictures for years and have never gone back through them. Your photos never leave your device. Keep the Day has no server. There is nowhere for your photos to go. From the maker of Win the Week.

About

Fragments

Features
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Stop editing. Start vlogging. Record short clips all day, tap once at night for a finished mini-vlog. No account. No uploads. Private on your phone. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Capture your day — 3s, 5s, 15s, 30s or No Limit 2. Tap Make my vlog — clips stitch in order, hard cuts 3. Share — save to Photos or post straight to TikTok & Reels WHY FRAGMENTS? • Small moments. One tap. No timelines, no editor. • Your clips, one finished vlog — chronological, ready to post. • Add one line. Make it yours — optional caption on every clip. • Mute noisy clips, keep only the sound that matters. • 3-2-1 timer for hands-free shots. • A simple home for every vlog — Archive, Favorites, daily reminder. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up, no cloud. Your vlogs live on this iPhone. Delete the app = delete your vlogs. That's the point. Built for daily vloggers. Portrait 9:16. Free for iPhone. Record your day. One tap. Done.

Screenshots

Keep the Day4 screens
Fragments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fragments at every 2 days against Keep the Day'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

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

Keep the Day ships an update every 2 months, Fragments every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Keep the Day versus Fragments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep the DayFragments
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy GerhanEDISON MODESTO

In-app purchases

None

Keep the Day

No in-app purchases

None

Fragments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep the Day free?
Keep the Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fragments free?
Fragments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keep the Day or Fragments have ads?
Neither Keep the Day nor Fragments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keep the Day or Fragments?
Keep the Day ships an update every 2 months, and Fragments every 2 days. Most recently, Keep the Day was updated on November 5, 2026 and Fragments on October 31, 2026.

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