Comparison

Kept vs Thingwall

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

Head to head
About

Kept

This app provides a private digital space to store and organize small paper items like tickets, receipts, and keepsakes. It allows users to capture items with their camera or import them, arrange them on personal canvases, and add notes for context. The focus is on slow, mindful collecting rather than rapid organization.

Highlights
  • Capture paper items with camera
  • Import items from Photos
  • Arrange objects on personal canvases
  • Add notes to items
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • No account required
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Kept is a quiet place for the little paper things you do not want to lose. Save tickets, receipts, cards, labels, and small keepsakes as a private visual collection. Capture an item, let Kept trim it into a clean object, then place it on a canvas that feels more like a memory board than a folder. What you can do: - Capture paper keepsakes with the camera or import from Photos - Keep unplaced items in a simple pool until you know where they belong - Arrange objects on personal canvases - Browse, rename, and revisit collections - Add small notes to remember why each item mattered - Keep your collection local first, with optional iCloud sync through your private iCloud account Kept is for slow collecting, not inbox zero. It is built for the ticket from a first show, the receipt from a tiny cafe, the card you nearly threw away, and the small proof that a day happened. No account is required. Kept does not run ads, does not use third-party analytics SDKs, and does not collect your personal data.

About

Thingwall

Capture everyday objects and moments, turn them into digital stickers, and arrange them on an infinite virtual canvas. Add photos, notes, and handwriting to create a personalized digital space for your thoughts and observations.

Highlights
  • Snap photos of everyday objects
  • On-device cutout for stickers
  • Create an infinite virtual wall
  • Add photos, notes, and handwriting
  • Optional iCloud backup
Features
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Thingwall is a quiet wall for the little things you notice. A mug. A key. A leaf on the sidewalk. Snap it, peel it into a sticker, and pin it on a soft, endless canvas — together with photos, notes, tape, doodles, and a few words in your own hand. SNAP · PEEL · STICK • Snap — Point the camera at whatever made you pause. • Peel — On-device cutout trims the subject. Keep one, or several. • Stick — Drop it on the wall. Pinch, pan, tidy, or leave it a little crooked. THE WALL Stickers are only the start. Add a Polaroid. A scrap of tape. A doodle. Handwriting that stays put while you wander. Papers and records if you want a mood. On iPhone or iPad — same wall, more room. WHAT WE BELIEVE • Everyday objects deserve attention — not only milestones. • Collecting quietly can be a joy in itself. • Your wall lives on your device. Optional iCloud backup if you want a copy. THE SMALL THINGS DESERVE A WALL.

Screenshots

Kept4 screens
Thingwall3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kept at none against Thingwall's 1. Thingwall's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Thingwall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kept asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kept ships an update every 2 weeks, Thingwall every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kept versus Thingwall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeptThingwall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer蓉 杨振宇 谢

Customer experience

Kept

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

Thingwall

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

In-app purchases

None

Kept

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Thingwall

One-time1
  • Thingwall Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thingwall free?
Thingwall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kept or Thingwall?
Kept and Thingwall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Kept or Thingwall have ads?
Neither Kept nor Thingwall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kept or Thingwall?
Kept ships an update every 2 weeks, and Thingwall every 2 days. Most recently, Kept was updated on October 31, 2026 and Thingwall on October 31, 2026.

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