Comparison

Selvy PenScript vs DeepPad

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

DeepPad

This AI-powered keyboard allows users to write Korean characters, numbers, and special symbols using handwriting. It offers scene text recognition and works offline, ensuring privacy and quick input without switching keys.

Highlights
  • AI handwriting recognition
  • Scene text recognition
  • Offline functionality
  • No key transitions for input
  • Privacy-focused on-device AI
Features
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Fewer typos. Better English. Handwriting that just works. One keyboard for all three. DeepPad is an on-device AI keyboard for Korean and English. It catches typos in your last word as you type, shows a live translation right above the keys so you're exposed to English every day, and accurately recognizes your handwritten Korean and English. ■ A keyboard that cuts down typos • Spell correction: dictionary and frequency based, catches typos in your last word instantly — tap a suggestion to fix it • Next-word prediction: suggests what comes next so you type less in the first place • Input mirror: echoes the word you're typing right above the keyboard, so you catch typos without looking away • Typing Report: see how often you correct yourself each week and which characters you mistype most — optionally let it fine-tune key boundaries to your tapping habits (off by default, erasable anytime) • Familiar iPhone-style layout, swipe the space bar to switch languages, hold it to move the cursor like a trackpad ■ Learn English while you type • Type in Korean and see the English translation right above your keyboard — and vice versa • Tap once to replace your text with the translation • Download the language pack once and it works fully offline — your text never leaves your device • Every message you send becomes a small English lesson ■ Handwriting, recognized accurately • Draw Korean, English, numbers, or symbols right on the keyboard and on-device AI recognizes them • Ambiguous characters come with alternate candidates — pick one with a tap • Keep practicing with the Quote Dictation mode ■ Say it or scan it • Voice input: real-time Korean speech-to-text • Camera input: point at printed text and insert it directly ■ Keep practicing inside the app • Speak English: see a Korean sentence, blurt it out in English — AI understands your meaning, scores it, and auto-adjusts the difficulty to your level • Case Files: a deduction game where you ask yes/no questions to uncover the truth — ask in Korean or English • Quote Dictation: practice handwriting by copying curated quotes with translations ■ Privacy first • Handwriting recognition, translation, correction, prediction, sentence generation and judging — every AI feature runs on your device • Nothing you type is sent to a server • No statistics are collected in secure fields such as password inputs ■ Good to know • Requires iOS 26 or later • Translation requires a one-time language pack download (managed in the app's settings) • Some features of Speak English and Case Files require an Apple Intelligence–capable device • To enable: Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > DeepPad

Screenshots

Selvy PenScript4 screens
DeepPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Selvy PenScript at 3.6 against DeepPad's 1.0. Selvy PenScript also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 33%) and ratings volume (120 vs 1). DeepPad's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Selvy PenScript holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Selvy PenScript has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Selvy PenScript's written reviews are positive against 33% of DeepPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Selvy PenScript ships an update monthly, DeepPad weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Selvy PenScript versus DeepPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelvy PenScriptDeepPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (120 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings120 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSELVAS AI Inc.nosun10005

Customer experience

Selvy PenScript

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

DeepPad

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

DeepPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Selvy PenScript

No in-app purchases

None

DeepPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Selvy PenScript free?
Selvy PenScript is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeepPad free?
DeepPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Selvy PenScript or DeepPad?
Selvy PenScript is rated higher. Selvy PenScript averages 3.6 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while DeepPad averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Selvy PenScript or DeepPad have ads?
Neither Selvy PenScript nor DeepPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Selvy PenScript or DeepPad?
Selvy PenScript ships an update monthly, and DeepPad weekly. Most recently, Selvy PenScript was updated on September 28, 2026 and DeepPad on September 18, 2026.

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