Comparison

Plans vs YourKeep

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

Head to head
About

Plans

Features
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Plans is a minimalist app for notes, tasks and planning. Everything you need at hand, nothing extra on screen. NOTES • Formatting, lists and photos right in the text • Folders, pinning and search • Save text and links from other apps with the share sheet TASKS • Add a task in a single line • Lists with subtasks • Time, reminders and daily repeat • Move a task to another day with a swipe • Turn a task into a note — or send a note to your tasks PLANNING • Today — only what needs doing now • Upcoming — the week ahead and a month of calendar WIDGETS AND QUICK ACCESS • Today's tasks on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, marked done right there • A new task or note from the app icon, or by voice with Siri PLANS PRO A one-time purchase, no subscriptions: • Reminders ahead of time — an hour, a day, or any moment you set • Repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you choose • Four more themes • New app icons Sync across your devices with iCloud. Light and dark themes.

About

YourKeep

This app offers a local-first backup solution, encrypting and splitting your files into multiple pieces stored across your existing trusted storage. It ensures your data remains private, portable, and recoverable without relying on a company's cloud or servers.

Highlights
  • Local-first backup
  • End-to-end encryption
  • File splitting for security
  • Recovery from partial backups
  • Utilizes existing storage
  • No vendor lock-in
Features
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Your backup shouldn't depend on any company. YourKeep is a private, local-first file backup and encryption app. Protect important files with encryption and resilient splitting, or split files for redundant storage without using a recovery phrase. PROTECT YOUR IMPORTANT FILES Protect encrypts your files locally before splitting them into multiple pieces. Store those pieces across cloud drives, NAS devices, external drives, computers, or other locations you already trust. If one storage location becomes unavailable, your files can still be recovered from the remaining required pieces. • Local file encryption • Resilient multi-piece backup • Protect files up to 2 MB for free • No account required • No dedicated backup server • Store pieces wherever you choose • Recover anytime SPLIT WITHOUT ENCRYPTION Sometimes you need redundancy without encryption. Split lets you divide a file into multiple recoverable pieces without creating or using a recovery phrase. Keep the pieces in different locations and recover the original from the required number of pieces. Split does not encrypt your files. For private or sensitive data, use Protect. RECOVER WITHOUT LOCK-IN YourKeep backups are designed to remain under your control. Recovery does not depend on a YourKeep account or backup server. YourKeep automatically recognizes supported backup formats and determines whether a recovery phrase is required. Recovery is always free. BUILT FOR THE LONG TERM Apps come and go. Cloud providers change. Storage services evolve. Your backup should remain yours. YourKeep is built around a simple principle: Your backup shouldn't depend on YourKeep. Keep family photos, important documents, recovery keys, digital assets, private archives, and other files recoverable across the storage you already use. LOCAL-FIRST. OPEN. YOURS. • Private file backup • Encrypted backup • Offline file protection • File splitting and redundancy • Cross-platform recovery • Open recovery format • No vendor lock-in • No account • No backup server Your files. Your storage. Your backup.

Screenshots

Plans4 screens
YourKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plans at none against YourKeep's 1. Plans also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). YourKeep's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. YourKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plans asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plans ships an update every 3 days, YourKeep weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Plans versus YourKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlansYourKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLunus TechnologiesGang Huang

In-app purchases

None

Plans

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

YourKeep

One-time1
  • YourKeep Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Plans free?
Plans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YourKeep free?
YourKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plans or YourKeep have ads?
Neither Plans nor YourKeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plans or YourKeep?
Plans ships an update every 3 days, and YourKeep weekly. Most recently, Plans was updated on September 15, 2026 and YourKeep on September 24, 2026.

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