Dock vs Keep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Dock ships an update weekly, Keep every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dock | Keep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Corak | WILL ALEXANDER GIESS |
Customer experience
Dock
Keep
In-app purchases
Dock
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Annual$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Keep
- Keep pro$3.99









