Comparison

Swipe Keyboard Simple vs Half Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Swipe Keyboard Simple

Discover a new way to write with intuitive gesture controls for your keyboard. This app offers a futuristic typing experience that integrates seamlessly with all your other applications.

Highlights
  • Gesture control for typing
  • Integrates with all apps
  • Futuristic writing experience
  • Customizable keyboard
Features
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Try the keyboard of the future. Discover a new way of writing! Use gestures to control your keyboard! You can use the keyboard with all apps! Try this app and you won’t be able do without it!

About

Half Keyboard

Features
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The standard iOS keyboard takes up almost half your iPad HalfKeyboard takes about two thirds of that, so you keep seeing what you're typing into — your chat, your form, your note. But it's not a stripped-down version. Everything you expect from a keyboard is there, right where your thumb already rests. SWIPE DOWN FOR THE SECOND CHARACTER Swipe down on a letter key to get the character above it: q becomes 1, a becomes @, z becomes %. On the period key, a swipe down gives a comma. You'll rarely need the number layer. SET IT UP YOUR WAY Height, font size, key spacing, bottom row thickness, typeface — all with a slider. Both in the app and in the keyboard itself, so you see the effect right away. Settings made in the app go to the keyboard; not the other way round, because a keyboard without full access isn't allowed to write back. SPACE BAR AS A TRACKPAD Hold the space bar and drag to move the cursor through your text. No more aiming for a single letter. WORD SUGGESTIONS THAT SEND NOTHING A suggestion bar in Dutch, English or German, or automatic. The word list lives inside the app; nothing is looked up and nothing is remembered. EMOJI Its own emoji board with categories and a clock tab that fills with what you used last. ROOMIER ON IPAD On iPad you get two extra layouts: a numeric pad on the right, and a split layout with the pad in the middle and a space bar under each thumb. PRIVACY HERE IS NOT A PROMISE BUT A BOUNDARY HalfKeyboard does not ask for full access. Without that permission, a keyboard on iOS cannot connect to the internet — a technical limit, not a word of honour. No analytics, no ads, no account, no third-party SDKs. What you type stays on your device. Free, with no strings attached: no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Swipe Keyboard Simple3 screens
Half Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Half Keyboard at none against Swipe Keyboard Simple's shown. Half Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months). Swipe Keyboard Simple's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swipe Keyboard Simple ships an update every 17 months, Half Keyboard every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swipe Keyboard Simple versus Half Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipe Keyboard SimpleHalf Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiacomo Guglielmidick hartog

In-app purchases

None

Swipe Keyboard Simple

No in-app purchases

None

Half Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swipe Keyboard Simple free?
Swipe Keyboard Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Half Keyboard free?
Half Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swipe Keyboard Simple or Half Keyboard have ads?
Swipe Keyboard Simple shows ads; Half Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Swipe Keyboard Simple or Half Keyboard?
Swipe Keyboard Simple ships an update every 17 months, and Half Keyboard every 4 weeks. Most recently, Swipe Keyboard Simple was updated on October 6, 2026 and Half Keyboard on October 14, 2026.

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