Comparison

Tempo vs Keelder

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

Head to head
About

Tempo

This app encourages intentional screen time by prompting mindful pauses before opening distracting applications. It helps users notice their digital habits, build better routines, and track progress through clear daily and weekly patterns.

Highlights
  • Mindful pause prompts
  • Habit tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Routine building
  • Shame-free approach
Features
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PausePass helps you turn screen time into something more intentional. Start with a simple mindful pause before opening distracting apps, notice your habits over time, and build better routines without shame or pressure. PausePass gives you a calm way to check in, choose what comes next, and see your progress through clear daily and weekly patterns.

About

Keelder

Features
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You reach for your phone on autopilot. The app doesn't open. Instead, you meet one short line, written by you, for exactly this moment. That's all Keelder does. And the moment changes. Pick the apps that pull you in. In a calm minute, write one line in your own words: your anchor. From then on, a shield carries those words every time you reach for those apps. Under the words, a quiet count: "Today: open 3 · line 3". The line is yours. You decide how many opens a day is enough. Opening anyway is allowed, and counted. Past the line, the count just keeps climbing. The line is a mirror, not a wall. Each open unlocks the app for about 15 minutes. Then the shield returns, and your words are waiting. If you want a real wall, there is one: an optional hard stop at the line. Off by default. Your call. The Reflect tab keeps a quiet record of your opens: the time and the words you met, and the hours of day when you usually reach for your phone. No streaks, no scores, no shame. The apps are built to pull you back; you were never the problem. Keelder is not a blocker. It does not fight you for your phone. It gives you one honest moment before the feed, in the one voice that is hard to scroll past: your own. Keelder uses Apple's Screen Time permission to show the shield. There is no account, no server, and no analytics. Everything, including your words, stays on your phone.

Screenshots

Tempo3 screens
Keelder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Keelder at none against Tempo's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tempo versus Keelder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoKeelder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry YuanIlya Liutsko

In-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

None

Keelder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keelder free?
Keelder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tempo or Keelder have ads?
Tempo shows ads; Keelder does not.
Which is updated more often, Tempo or Keelder?
Tempo ships an update every 4 days, and Keelder every 4 days. Most recently, Tempo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Keelder on October 31, 2026.

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