Fortune cookie vs TypeDuck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fortune cookie
Access daily fortunes directly on your smartphone. Browse over 800 inspiring phrases with quick search functionality. Share your fortunes with friends and on social media.
- Daily fortune notifications
- Over 800 inspiring phrases
- Quick phrase search
- Social media sharing
- Offline access to fortunes
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Luck is with you! Every day you can read the words of a fortune cookie directly on your smartphone! If you have iOS 8 can have them always at hand in the notification center. You'll also find a list with more than 800 phrases that will inspire and motivate you throughout the day. The search is quick and easy! You can share it on social networks or send them to your friends, obviously. All the sentences were found online.
TypeDuck
This keyboard app provides a Cantonese input method with prompts for minority languages. It's designed for quick typing and is developed by The Education University of Hong Kong.
- Cantonese input method
- Minority language prompts
- Quick typing
- Developed by university
- Free to use
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歡迎使用 TypeDuck 打得 —— 設有少數族裔語言提示廣東話粵拼輸入法！有字想打？一裝即用，毋須再等，即刻打得！ Welcome to TypeDuck: a Cantonese input keyboard with minority language prompts! Got something you want to type? Have your fingers ready, get, set, TYPE DUCK! 如有任何查詢，歡迎電郵至 info@typeduck.hk 或 lchaakming@eduhk.hk。 Should you have any enquiries, please email info@typeduck.hk or lchaakming@eduhk.hk. 本輸入法由香港教育大學語言學及現代語言系開發。特別鳴謝「語文教育及研究常務委員會」資助本計劃。 This input method is developed by the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, the Education University of Hong Kong. Special thanks to the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research for funding this project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TypeDuck at Free against Fortune cookie's $1.99. TypeDuck also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). On 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
TypeDuck is free to download; Fortune cookie costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TypeDuck holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypeDuck has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Fortune cookie's written reviews are positive against 67% of TypeDuck's.
Fortune cookie ships an update every 27 months, TypeDuck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fortune cookie | TypeDuck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Tini | The Education University of Hong Kong |
Customer experience
Fortune cookie
TypeDuck
In-app purchases
Fortune cookie
No in-app purchases
TypeDuck
No in-app purchases
