Comparison

Selvy PenScript vs Handwriting Keyboard ™

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

Head to head
About

Selvy PenScript

Transform your handwritten notes into digital text with advanced AI recognition. Supports over 40 languages and various handwriting styles, offering a smooth and customizable input experience.

Highlights
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Supports over 40 languages
  • Cursive handwriting support
  • Specialized ink for beautification
  • Six ink color options
  • Smooth, continuous input
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Are you fed up with keyboard typos? Do you miss handwriting on a daily basis? Selvy PenScript empowers you to use your own handwriting to input text on your iPhone. Whether your handwriting is neat, squiggly, or cursive, Selvy PenScript will recognize your handwriting based on 20 years of handwriting recognition research and technology brought to you by Selvas AI. Try it out now using either a stylus or your finger! Some of our key features include: ㆍ Specialized ink specially designed to beautify your handwriting ㆍ Six different ink colors you can choose from ㆍ Smooth, continuous input that provides a seamless handwriting experience ㆍ Recognition of over 40 languages with support for cursive handwriting ㆍ Our online handwriting service that enables you to select languages without having to download them Got a question? You can contact us through our customer center or Facebook page. ■ Customer Center: support@selvasai.comk ■ http://www.selvasai.com

About

Handwriting Keyboard ™

Transform your handwritten notes into digital text directly within any app. Supports over 100 languages and works offline, offering a seamless way to input text with your finger or stylus.

Highlights
  • Handwriting input with finger or stylus
  • Supports over 100 languages
  • Works offline
  • Integrates as a standard keyboard
  • Easy switching between multiple languages
  • Customizable keyboard appearance
Features
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Write by hand in your keyboard, get text, in any app, even without internet. Use your finger or Apple Pencil to handwrite in any App. Over 100 languages. It even works where Scribble doesn't. Key Features: • Multiple languages at the same time. • Offline support. • Customize the look and feel of the keyboard • Supports for 100+ Languages Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese (Traditional), Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Corsican, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Māori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Nyanja, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Shona, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Western Frisian, Xhosa, Yiddish, Zulu (English is included with every language.) • Handwriting Input Write naturally with your finger or stylus in any app. • Works Everywhere It functions as a standard keyboard inside all applications. • Easy Switching Tap the globe icon to switch between multiple keyboards. Please read our Privacy Policy and Terms: https://reeba256.github.io/privacypolicy Download now and experience the best handwriting keyboard for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Selvy PenScript4 screens
Handwriting Keyboard ™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handwriting Keyboard ™ at 4.5 against Selvy PenScript's 3.6. Handwriting Keyboard ™ also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (1K vs 120). Selvy PenScript's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Handwriting Keyboard ™ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Selvy PenScript asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handwriting Keyboard ™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwriting Keyboard ™ has 1K ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Selvy PenScript's written reviews are positive against 62% of Handwriting Keyboard ™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Selvy PenScript ships an update monthly, Handwriting Keyboard ™ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Selvy PenScript versus Handwriting Keyboard ™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelvy PenScriptHandwriting Keyboard ™
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (120 ratings)4.5 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better62.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1201K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSELVAS AI Inc.Reeba Sebastian

Customer experience

Selvy PenScript

All ratings120 ratings
Positive63.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative27.5%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative23.8%

Handwriting Keyboard ™

All ratings1,016 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative30.4%

User reviews

Selvy PenScript

From 120 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✍️ Excellent handwriting recognition accuracy
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive performance
  • 💰 Free app with no ads
  • 🌍 Supports multiple languages
  • ⚙️ Adjustable recognition delay settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔒 Requires full keyboard access (privacy concerns)
  • 📱 Poor performance on iPad Mini and iPad Pro
  • 🪟 Floating keyboard mode has missing UI elements

Handwriting Keyboard ™

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast handwriting recognition
  • 💡 Supports multiple Indian languages
  • 🎨 Customizable interface
  • 🧠 Accurate text conversion

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data access
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔌 Requires internet connection
  • 🤔 Confusing setup process

Bugs and requests

Selvy PenScript

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Keyboard not appearing or switching properly
  • Floating keyboard missing buttons (backspace, enter, keyboard switcher)
  • Language selection not working (only Japanese shows despite settings)
  • Incompatible with iOS 15.1.1 and later
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  • Caps lock malfunction with hardware keyboards
  • Terms of Service screen blocks app startup
  • Google Docs on Safari only types one letter at a time
  • Keyboard assets disappearing in floating mode
  • Undo function loses entire sentences
  • Poor recognition with multiple languages simultaneously
  • Kanji not recognized in Japanese mode

Requested features

17 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Larger writing area for iPad Pro
  • Apple Pencil-only input mode (disable palm detection)
  • Better punctuation and special character recognition
  • Improved undo/redo functionality
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  • Eraser tool for corrections
  • Arabic language support
  • Persian language support
  • Kanji support for Japanese
  • Customizable keyboard button sizes
  • Floating keyboard improvements
  • Better documentation and tutorials
  • Dedicated punctuation button
  • Ability to cross out words while writing
  • Updated UI to match Apple design standards
  • Support for iPad one-hand keyboard mode
  • Adjustable writing space position

Handwriting Keyboard ™

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Keyboard not showing up
  • Inconsistent language recognition
  • Purchased features not working
  • Frequent app freezes
  • Handwriting input not responsive

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode support
  • More language options
  • Improved handwriting area
  • Automatic space insertion
  • Integration with note-taking apps

In-app purchases

None

Selvy PenScript

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Handwriting Keyboard ™

Subscriptions3
  • Handwriting Edge$2.991 Month
  • Handwriting Go$12.996 Months
  • Handwriting Plus$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Handwriting Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Selvy PenScript free?
Selvy PenScript is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handwriting Keyboard ™ free?
Handwriting Keyboard ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Selvy PenScript or Handwriting Keyboard ™?
Handwriting Keyboard ™ is rated higher. Selvy PenScript averages 3.6 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Handwriting Keyboard ™ averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Selvy PenScript or Handwriting Keyboard ™ have ads?
Handwriting Keyboard ™ shows ads; Selvy PenScript does not.
Which is updated more often, Selvy PenScript or Handwriting Keyboard ™?
Selvy PenScript ships an update monthly, and Handwriting Keyboard ™ every 9 days. Most recently, Selvy PenScript was updated on November 1, 2026 and Handwriting Keyboard ™ on November 11, 2026.

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