Comparison

Code keyboard vs TabKey

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

Head to head
About

Code keyboard

This utility keyboard enhances your mobile coding experience by providing specialized suggestions and shortcuts for various programming languages. It offers quick input for operators and customizable themes for comfortable use.

Highlights
  • Keyword and block suggestions
  • Quick pop-up for operators
  • Customizable night and white themes
  • Support for multiple programming languages
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Sometime you need to write and test your code right in your iPhone/iPad, this keyboard help you type it faster. *Features -Support keywords and block suggestions for many common languages -Support quick pop-up and a layout for input operators faster. -Nice night and white themes *Current supported languages: objective-c,swift, c#, c/c++, css/html, go, java, javascript, perl, php, python, ruby, shell.

About

TabKey

This utility app provides a system-wide custom keyboard focused on a single, programmable TAB key. It allows users to assign custom actions to this key for enhanced productivity across their devices.

Highlights
  • System-wide custom keyboard
  • Programmable TAB key
  • Customizable key actions
  • Enhanced productivity tool
Currently charting
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A system wide custom keyboard with one and only key, TAB.

Screenshots

Code keyboard4 screens
TabKey2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Code keyboard at Free against TabKey's $0.99. Code keyboard also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 9) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). TabKey's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 24%) and rating (4.1 vs 3.1). On 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

Code keyboard is free to download; TabKey costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TabKey holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Code keyboard's written reviews are positive against 67% of TabKey's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Code keyboard versus TabKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode keyboardTabKey
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.1 (43 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better9
Update frequency—Every 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#181 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB0 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLE SANGZininworks Inc.

Customer experience

Code keyboard

All ratings43 ratings
Positive51.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative39.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative72.0%

TabKey

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Code keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

TabKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Code keyboard free?
Code keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabKey free?
TabKey costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Code keyboard or TabKey?
TabKey is rated higher. Code keyboard averages 3.1 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while TabKey averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Code keyboard or TabKey have ads?
Neither Code keyboard nor TabKey shows ads.

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