Keep vs Hands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Hands
Design and customize your own analog clock widgets for your Home Screen. Choose from various hand and numeral styles, colors, and sizes. Share your creations with the community and explore designs made by others.
- Design custom analog clock widgets
- Configure hand and numeral styles
- Adjust size, weight, and colors
- Use catalog clocks as starting points
- Browse and share community designs
- Send clocks to friends
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The analog clock workshop. Design your own clock widget, then put it on your Home Screen. Configure the hand style, numeral style, numeral position, size, and weight, colors, second hand, and more. Start from scratch, or use one of the clocks in the Catalog as a starting point. Browse Community Clocks to see designs other people have made and shared, and share your own back: send a clock to a friend and they can add it straight to their own library. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keep at 100% against Hands's 50%. Keep also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Hands's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Keep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hands sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Keep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Keep's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hands's.
Keep ships an update every 6 days, Hands every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keep | Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 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 | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WILL ALEXANDER GIESS | Christian James Sheehan Lowry |
Customer experience
Keep
Hands
In-app purchases
Keep
- Keep pro$3.99
Hands
- Hands Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Hands Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Hands Pro Lifetime$24.99
