Keep Above vs LitList

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Keep Above compared with LitList
Detail	Keep Above	LitList
What it does	See what's safe to spend	Reading tracker with spice ratings and trope tagging built for romantasy and BookTok readers
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NZ	CA
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free to download and use; Premium from US$6.99 a month	Free forever: unlimited library, series tracking, reading timer, streaks, journal, quotes, spice ratings, trope tagging, friends, unlimited buddy reads, daily pick, and CSV export. LitList Plus: $5.99/month or $34.99/year for unlimited recommendation batches, mood and spice filters, all stats card t
Key features	Live safe-balance bar showing how far your balance sits from covering every upcoming bill Manual entry by design with no bank login or account details Bill tracker with reminders on important days Pay-cycle view showing income, bills and remaining balance Colour-coded calendar marking daily balance status Support for any recurrence pattern Savings goals including auto goals sized from expenses Built-in money tools on bills and paydays	5-pepper spice scale for rating book steaminess 46 tropes searchable across your library Series tracker finds missing books in reading order Track physical books, ebooks and audiobooks together Unlimited buddy reads with spoiler protection Reading journal with mood tracking and quotes Shareable reading stats cards for social media Import libraries from other reading apps via CSV Family profiles to track children's reading
What makes it different	No bank connection means it works the same in any country Projects balance forward day by day up to 30 years ahead Shows what's coming before a tight spot lands rather than after Minimal upkeep after setup—only need to keep balance current No spending history or transaction categorisation required	Spice data only from readers, never scraped or AI-generated Private journal entries never used to train AI models Built by a single independent reader-developer in Canada
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	6 no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	16	4
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	15
Referring domains (Majestic)	77	4

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