Comparison

Dock vs Keep

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

Head to head
About

Dock

Transform your iPhone into a beautiful charging display with elegant clocks and an animated planetary system. Enjoy a distraction-free design perfect for your desk or nightstand, with automatic launch via shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Animated planetary system with real rotation
  • Six distinct clock styles
  • Live moon phase rendering
  • Automatic launch via Apple Shortcuts
  • Distraction-free, dark-first design
  • Screen saver timing options
Features
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The only StandBy-style dock with a living planetary system — watch the Moon, Mars and Saturn spin while your iPhone charges on your desk or nightstand. Dock transforms your iPhone into a beautiful display while charging. Inspired by StandBy mode, it brings elegant clocks, animated planets, and immersive visuals to your desk, nightstand, or workspace. SIX CLOCK STYLES • Minimal Analog, Analog, Digital, Compact Analog, Word clock, and Slider • Digital clock digits can float subtly, StandBy-style • Charging style: your battery level fills the screen behind a bold two-tone clock • Every clock works beautifully in landscape A LIVING SKY • Animated planetary system with the Moon, planets and real rotation • Live moon phase rendered on the Moon itself • Date, location and weather at a glance MADE FOR YOUR NIGHTSTAND • Clean, distraction-free, dark-first design • Screen saver timing options for overnight use • Launches automatically when you start charging, via Apple Shortcuts • Keep-screen-on while charging Whether your phone is on your desk during work or beside your bed at night, Dock turns it into a display you'll actually want to look at. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.alicorak.com/dock/privacy-policy

About

Keep

Transform your iPhone into a beautiful, full-screen 3D clock display. Choose from six unique ambient scenes designed for passive viewing on desks or nightstands. Unlock all premium displays with a one-time purchase for an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Six unique 3D clock displays
  • Full-screen ambient viewing
  • Designed for desks and nightstands
  • Automatic launch with Shortcuts
  • Minimalist, distraction-free design
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
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Keep transforms your iPhone into a living clock display. Choose from a collection of full-screen 3D clock scenes designed for desks, nightstands, charging stands, and everyday spaces. Simple. Ambient. Beautiful. Features: Six unique displays Holo Glass Jelly Wireframe Matrix Morph Designed for passive viewing Keep is built for those moments when your iPhone is sitting nearby - on your desk, bedside table, or charging stand. Automatic launch with Shortcuts Use Apple's built-in Shortcuts automation to open Keep automatically when charging. Minimal by design No clutter. No distractions. Just time. Keep Pro: Unlock every display with a one-time purchase. All premium displays Future display drops No subscription Free updates Notes: Keep is a full-screen clock app for iPhone.

Screenshots

Dock4 screens
Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dock and Keep are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Dock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Keep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dock against 5.0 for Keep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dock ships an update weekly, Keep every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dock versus Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDockKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli CorakWILL ALEXANDER GIESS

Customer experience

Dock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Keep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Keep

One-time1
  • Keep pro$3.99

Questions

Is Dock free?
Dock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep free?
Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dock or Keep?
Dock and Keep are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dock or Keep have ads?
Neither Dock nor Keep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dock or Keep?
Dock ships an update weekly, and Keep every 6 days. Most recently, Dock was updated on October 31, 2026 and Keep on October 7, 2026.

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