Comparison

PointKeep vs Port Pal Pro

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

Head to head
About

PointKeep

Features
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Never let your miles or points expire again. PointKeep keeps every airline, hotel, and card balance in one place, tells you what it is all worth, and warns you before points slip away. Fully manual and private: you enter the numbers, and nothing ever leaves your iPhone. TRACK EVERY PROGRAM Add your airline miles, hotel points, and credit card rewards, each with its balance, type, and an optional expiry date. WHAT YOUR POINTS ARE WORTH Set your own value per point for each program and PointKeep shows the estimated value of every balance and your grand total at a glance. Value charts show where your points sit, by program and by type. EXPIRY ALERTS Give a program an expiry date and PointKeep counts down the days, flags what is expiring soon, and can send a local reminder before the balance is gone. See every expiry on one timeline. LOG EARN AND REDEEM Record the points you earn and the ones you spend, with a running balance and a net for each program, so your numbers stay honest. EXPORT A SUMMARY Share a points summary PDF or a CSV of every program straight from the share sheet, ready to print or keep. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no cloud, no tracking, and no bank, airline, or hotel linking. Everything you enter stays on your iPhone. FREE AND PRO Free tracks a couple of programs with balances, values, and activity. A single one-time purchase ($9.99) unlocks unlimited programs, expiry alerts, and PDF and CSV export. Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription. A note on value: the value per point is your own rough estimate for planning, not a guaranteed cash value. PointKeep uses real program names only as examples and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.

About

Port Pal Pro

Organize all your past, present, and future cruises in one place. Discover handpicked shore excursions, access detailed port information, and view live ship tracking. Explore official deck plans and connect with a community of fellow travelers.

Highlights
  • Organize past and upcoming cruises
  • Browse and book shore excursions
  • Detailed port information and contacts
  • Live AIS ship tracking
  • Official deck plans for 330+ ships
  • Search past cruises from 2010
  • Community forum for cruisers
Features
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Port Pal Pro is the cruise companion that knows the port before you step off the ship. Add your cruise and it builds the real itinerary — every port, sea day, arrival and departure time — from live sailing schedules. Adding a past cruise? Port Pal fills in the route from the archive. Nothing is invented: if a port can't be confirmed, you can enter it yourself. What's ashore • 2,600+ ports in 200+ countries, each with local time, live weather (°C/°F, km/h/mph), port authority contacts and directions back to the ship • Ships in port on any date, with arrival and departure times — see who's alongside before you plan a shore day • Shore excursions with prices, ratings and real cruiser reviews, bookable through Viator; bookings attach to the right port day with a reminder before it starts • Deck plans for 330 ships across 26 cruise lines, fully zoomable • Live ship tracking on a map • A forum for every port, ship and cruise line Built for the day itself • Saved cruises work offline — itinerary and port details stay on your phone • Check-in and cruise-document reminders • English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese • No ads, no trackers. Your location is used only when you ask for directions Try everything free for 3 days. After that it's a one-time $4.99 purchase — not a subscription, no recurring charges. Made by a cruiser, for cruisers. Questions or ideas: info@portpalpro.com

Screenshots

PointKeep4 screens
Port Pal Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Port Pal Pro at every 2 days against PointKeep's every 3 weeks. PointKeep's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, 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. PointKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Port Pal Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PointKeep ships an update every 3 weeks, Port Pal Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PointKeep versus Port Pal Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointKeepPort Pal Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovaLabWorksRobert Bonenfant

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PointKeep

One-time1
  • PointKeep Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Port Pal Pro

One-time1
  • Port Pal Pro Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is PointKeep free?
PointKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Port Pal Pro free?
Port Pal Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PointKeep or Port Pal Pro have ads?
Neither PointKeep nor Port Pal Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointKeep or Port Pal Pro?
PointKeep ships an update every 3 weeks, and Port Pal Pro every 2 days. Most recently, PointKeep was updated on October 10, 2026 and Port Pal Pro on October 25, 2026.

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