Comparison

YourKeep vs chek

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

Head to head
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.

About

chek

Features
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Most habit apps turn one missed day into a broken streak. chek doesn't keep score. Mark what you did, see what you've built up, and get on with your day. chek stays simple on purpose: add a habit, tap it done, and watch the pattern build in a calendar and a heatmap. That's the whole app. TODAY — One tap marks a habit done, a second tap clears it — Add a value when it matters: minutes meditated, pages read — Skip a day without it counting against you — Mark yesterday from the same screen if you forgot HISTORY — A month calendar that fills in as your days do — A heatmap for every habit, side by side, so you can compare them — Totals for the week, the month or the year REMINDERS — A quiet nudge at the time you choose, only on days the habit is scheduled — Already logged it? The reminder stays silent — Several habits at the same time arrive as one notification PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your phone. There is no account, no sign-in and no ads. Export a backup file whenever you like and import it on a new phone. Settings covers the basics: week start, backup, reminders, and a different app icon if you want one. chek PRO A one-time purchase, not a subscription. Free includes logging, skips, history, reminders and backup for up to five habits. Pro removes the limit and includes every Pro feature added later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.tmkm.dev/chek/privacy For anyone who wants a simple way to keep a few habits going.

Screenshots

YourKeep4 screens
chek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: YourKeep at 4 against chek's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. YourKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and chek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YourKeep ships an update weekly, chek every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
YourKeep versus chek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYourKeepchek
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGang HuangTomash Sugint

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YourKeep

One-time1
  • YourKeep Pro$9.99
1 purchases

chek

One-time1
  • chek Pro: Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is YourKeep free?
YourKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is chek free?
chek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YourKeep or chek have ads?
Neither YourKeep nor chek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YourKeep or chek?
YourKeep ships an update weekly, and chek every 2 weeks. Most recently, YourKeep was updated on October 10, 2026 and chek on October 29, 2026.

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