Selvy PenScript vs Handwriting Keyboard ™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Handwriting Keyboard ™
This app provides a handwriting keyboard that supports all languages, allowing you to write naturally with your finger or stylus in any application. It seamlessly integrates Google word suggestions and allows for easy switching between multiple languages.
- Supports all languages simultaneously
- Natural handwriting input with finger or stylus
- Works as a standard keyboard in all apps
- Easy switching between multiple languages
- Integrated Google word suggestions
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Handwriting Keyboard - Write in Any Language The first handwriting keyboard for all languages with Google word suggestions, seamlessly integrated into your device. Key Features: • Multiple languages at the same time. • Customize the look and feel of the keyboard • Supports for all 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Handwriting Keyboard ™ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Selvy PenScript asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 63% of Handwriting Keyboard ™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Selvy PenScript ships an update monthly, Handwriting Keyboard ™ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Selvy PenScript | Handwriting Keyboard ™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (120 ratings) | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews — better | 62.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SELVAS AI Inc. | Reeba Sebastian |
Customer experience
Selvy PenScript
Handwriting Keyboard ™
User reviews
Selvy PenScript
From 120 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Selvy PenScript
No in-app purchases
Handwriting Keyboard ™
- Handwriting Edge$3.991 Month
- Handwriting Go$12.996 Months
- Handwriting Plus$19.991 Year
- Handwriting Pro$49.99
Questions
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