Comparison

Plotbed vs The Beauty Keep

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

Head to head
About

Plotbed

Features
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Create a dated crop sequence using your variety, location, interval and maturity estimate. Record actual sowings and see their estimated maturity dates update. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Field Desk, then Succession. 2. Create a plan with your crop, bed or location, sowing interval and maturity days from the seed packet. 3. Set an optional season end to flag estimates that fall too late. 4. Record actual sowings, correct their dates when needed and share the schedule. Keep raised-bed layouts, plant library, Field Desk season summaries, rotation history and harvest records. Saved sequences can be edited and deleted. WHAT TO KNOW Dates use your inputs and do not predict weather, frost, yield or harvest readiness. Defaults are placeholders. Check seed-packet and local growing guidance. This planning log does not automatically change the bed grid. iPhone and iPad.

About

The Beauty Keep

Features
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Care for what you own. The Beauty Keep is a thoughtful home for your makeup, skincare, fragrances and beauty tools. Keep track of what you have, where it lives and how it is doing โ€” without having to reorganise your whole collection in a day. A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING Build your Collection with photos and useful details. Create a Vanity Map of actual places โ€” drawers, shelves, cabinets and travel bags โ€” and move items between them. Start simply with the things in your everyday bag. KNOW WHAT IS OPEN Separate sealed backups from products already in use. Digital Sharpie records opening dates, printed expiry dates, packaging instructions and period-after-opening (PAO) symbols when you supply them. Missing facts remain unknown, not guessed. CARE THAT MAKES SENSE Explore category-aware Care Cards and storage guidance. Log condition changes, damaged packaging and care incidents. See why an item needs attention, with research sources where available. Track brush and tool cleaning, review care tasks and work through a Vanity Reset. A SMARTER DAILY ROUTINE Today brings together collection health, items worth reviewing and products to bring back into rotation. Log use, check remaining amounts, review your history and explore collection Insights. CAPTURE AND FIND Add items manually or use on-device camera text and barcode recognition to suggest details for your confirmation. Find owned items with search, Spotlight and widgets. Siri and Shortcuts offer handy actions; Ask Vanity offers assisted answers on supported Apple Intelligence devices and practical rule-based answers elsewhere. Some system features require compatible devices and software. Start free. Optional Beauty Keep Plus provides additional collection capacity and features, with terms shown before purchase. The Beauty Keep uses recorded information and researched guidance. It cannot verify whether a cosmetic is safe to use and does not replace instructions printed by its manufacturer. Care for what you own.

Screenshots

Plotbed3 screens
The Beauty Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plotbed at $0.99 against The Beauty Keep's $9.99. Plotbed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Plotbed costs $0.99 and The Beauty Keep $9.99 up front. The Beauty Keep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Plotbed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plotbed ships an update monthly, The Beauty Keep every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Plotbed versus The Beauty Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotbedThe Beauty Keep
Price$0.99 โ€” better$9.99
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinThomas Richardson

In-app purchases

None

Plotbed

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Beauty Keep

Subscriptions2
  • Used It Up Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Used It Up Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Plotbed free?
Plotbed costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Beauty Keep free?
The Beauty Keep costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Plotbed or The Beauty Keep have ads?
Neither Plotbed nor The Beauty Keep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plotbed or The Beauty Keep?
Plotbed ships an update monthly, and The Beauty Keep every 2 months. Most recently, Plotbed was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Beauty Keep on October 31, 2026.

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