EyeText vs InputStickUtility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EyeText
This app enables communication for individuals with severe motor impairments using eye and blink gestures. It recognizes faces and eyes to control a simple text board, allowing users to select characters and form messages.
- Gaze and blink control
- Face and eye recognition
- Simple text board interface
- Assists with communication loss
- Blue frame cursor movement
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Gaze(blink) control simple text board to help communicating with people who lost body movement and voice because of ALS,Stroke,etc. Put the device in front of a face so that a face is recognized by a red square and eyes by a green circle. Blue frame around a button is moving and blinking (close both eyes slightly longer) works as pushing that button.
InputStickUtility
Configure your InputStick USB receiver with this utility app. Manage settings like password protection, Bluetooth name, and USB preferences. It also allows for firmware updates to keep your receiver optimized.
- Password protection
- Bluetooth name management
- USB settings configuration
- Firmware updates
- Receiver management
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InputStickUtility allows to manage configuration of your InputStick USB receiver: - password protection - Bluetooth name - USB settings - update firmware *** InputStick USB receiver is required! *** More info: www.inputstick.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: InputStickUtility at 100% against EyeText's 0%. InputStickUtility also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, 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
InputStickUtility is free to download; EyeText costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
InputStickUtility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EyeText's written reviews are positive against 100% of InputStickUtility's.
EyeText ships an update every 22 months, InputStickUtility every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EyeText | InputStickUtility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Kawakami | Jakub Zawadzki |
Customer experience
EyeText
InputStickUtility
In-app purchases
EyeText
No in-app purchases
InputStickUtility
No in-app purchases
