Comparison

Keepsy vs Kano

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

Head to head
About

Keepsy

Features
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Keepsy is a private photo journal on this iPhone. You keep stills and a short chapter together, then read them later on a paper-style page. Open My Memories to see your chapters. Tap Create a Memory to start a new one. Add a photo with Take Photo or Choose Photo. Write the moment in Your Memory. Dictate puts speech into the same text field. Record a voice note on a Crew message if you want sound with that thread. Choose a paper, then Finalize Chapter to keep it. Collections groups chapters you already wrote. Open a collection to browse its pages. Me lets you change the display name, tap the avatar to replace the photo, open Shop, read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Log Out, or Delete Account. Memories are consumable. One Memory finalizes one chapter. Buy Memories 1 through Memories 8 in Shop. Prices are $0.99, $2.99, $4.99, $9.99, $19.99, $24.99, $49.99, and $99.99. Purchases stay on this iPhone and cannot be brought back after the app is removed or its data is cleared. There is no account, feed, or public posting. Photos and chapters stay on the device.

About

Kano

This app lets you create and store digital recipe cards for zero-proof drinks. You can photograph your creations, add ingredients, methods, stories, and flavor notes. All your recipes are saved locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Create digital recipe cards
  • Photograph and document drinks
  • Add ingredients, methods, and stories
  • Local device storage
  • Export and share recipes
  • Included starter recipes
Features
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Kano is a private cellar on this iPhone for zero-proof drinks. You photograph a pour, write the formula and story, and keep a finished recipe card on this device. There is no Kano server account and no cloud backup. How to use it Agree to the Privacy Policy and User Agreement, then tap Continue. There is no Sign in with Apple and no password. Four tabs: Shelf, Record, Cards, and Settings. Shelf has My Shelf for drinks you saved, Cards for finished exports, and Explore for included drinks you can open, edit, or delete like any other recipe. A draft banner lets you Resume or Discard. Record is the editor. Take Photo or Choose Photo. Type a name, ingredients, method steps, story, notes, flavors, and glassware. Speak Recipe is optional and fills the existing story field; you can always type. Preview Recipe Card does not spend Credits. Confirm & Generate Card asks first. Use 5 Credits & Keep files an immutable card on this device. Don't Use Credits leaves the recipe with no charge. After a card is kept, you can Save Image to Photos, share the file, edit the source recipe, delete this card, or delete the source recipe while keeping the card. Browsing Shelf and Cards does not spend Credits. Settings opens CELLAR, where eight Credit packs are sold through Apple In-App Purchase: Grove Pouch, Cedar Cache, Orchid Caddy, River Vault, Lantern Crate, Nimbus Cellar, Amber Flagon, and Marble Cask. Settings also covers Support, Privacy Policy, User Agreement, Log Out, Delete Account, and Clear All Data. Legal pages open inside the app, not in Safari. Credits live on this device and are not restored after uninstall, Clear All Data, or Delete Account. A new session includes 12 local starter Credits. Starter Credits are not an Apple product.

Screenshots

Keepsy3 screens
Kano3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Keepsy at every 2 days against Kano's weekly. 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. Keepsy sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Kano sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keepsy ships an update every 2 days, Kano weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Keepsy versus Kano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepsyKano
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRODNEY EDWARD KING JRHande EKEN

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Keepsy

One-time8
  • Memories 1$0.99
  • Memories 2$2.99
  • Memories 3$4.99
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  • Memories 4$9.99
  • Memories 5$19.99
  • Memories 6$24.99
  • Memories 7$49.99
  • Memories 8$99.99
8 purchases

Kano

One-time8
  • Grove Pouch$0.99
  • Cedar Cache$2.99
  • Orchid Caddy$6.99
Show 5 more
  • River Vault$9.99
  • Lantern Crate$14.99
  • Nimbus Cellar$19.99
  • Amber Flagon$49.99
  • Marble Cask$99.99

Questions

Is Keepsy free?
Keepsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kano free?
Kano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Keepsy or Kano have ads?
Neither Keepsy nor Kano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keepsy or Kano?
Keepsy ships an update every 2 days, and Kano weekly. Most recently, Keepsy was updated on November 10, 2026 and Kano on November 13, 2026.

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