Comparison

Keyboard vs ClipTap

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

Head to head
About

Keyboard

This app provides a custom keyboard that allows you to quickly insert frequently used phrases and sentences. Organize your text snippets into categories for easy access and sync them across your devices using iCloud. Its simple design ensures a user-friendly experience for efficient text input.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard for fixed phrases
  • Categorized canned text registration
  • iCloud sync between devices
  • Simple and easy-to-use design
  • Quick text insertion
Features
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You can register frequently used sentences in the dictionary and call them from the keyboard at any time. -Main functions- ・ Fixed phrase keyboard (can be displayed on the input screen) ・ Categorized canned text registration ・ Sync between multiple devices with iCloud ・ Simple design that is easy to use -How to use- To use this app from the iOS settings, "General-> Keyboard-> Keyboard-> Add new keyboard ..." Please add "DictionaryInput". If you want to synchronize between multiple devices, please enable DictionaryInput in iCloud settings. ・ Please add a category from the + button at the bottom right of the screen. ・ Register fixed phrases in the currently selected category from the Edit mark at the top right of the screen. ・ Tap the globe button on the keyboard of the input screen to switch to DictionaryInput.

About

ClipTap

Features
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Stop retyping the same messages. ClipTap is a snippet keyboard and text expander for the phrases you send every day. Save a template once, switch to the ClipTap keyboard, and drop it into any app - email, chat, social, an AI chat. No app-switching, no copy-and-paste. The ClipTap keyboard inserts saved text and values only; switch back to your usual keyboard to type. CLIPTAP IS FOR YOU IF YOU - Send the same emails and canned replies, with a different signature for each role - Reuse the same captions, hashtag sets and bios - Send quotes, invoices and reminders, and keep client details on your device - Fill the same name, phone and address into sign-up forms - Reach for the same code snippets, commands and AI prompts WHAT YOU CAN DO A text expander you tap, not abbreviations you memorize Save any phrase: a greeting, a canned reply, a whole email, a code snippet, a prompt. One tap copies it, or tap its title to copy just the title. Shortcuts: insert just the value Save the values you retype - name, phone number, address - and insert the value alone from the keyboard, so you can fill a sign-up form top to bottom without leaving the app. One shortcut holds several values, each maskable on screen (display only), and values accept variables. Free: 50 shortcuts, 5 values each. Pro: unlimited. The snippet keyboard, in any app Filter by category, switch profile and reorder the list without leaving the keyboard, and toggle between templates and shortcut values. Title and line-break buttons fill a subject line and then the body in one go. On iOS it works without Full Access; grant it and keyboard use counts towards the usage ranking. Variables for the parts that change Seven system variables - {{today}}, {{now}}, {{time}}, {{year}}, {{month}}, {{day}}, {{weekday}} - fill in the date and time as you insert. Custom variables like {{name}} or {{company}} hold your own details: enter once, reuse everywhere. Free: 5. Pro: unlimited. 94 date and time formats Pick the output format for each system variable from 94 presets in total, 34 for the date alone: 2026/08/04, 08/04/2026, 09:05, Tue. Preview against the real date; every template using it follows at once. Profiles for every hat you wear Profiles like "Company A", "Side project" and "Personal" each keep their own variable and shortcut values, so one template comes out with a different company name and signature. Free: 3. Pro: unlimited. Categories, search and sorting Group templates into Work, Social, Prompts or Code, color-coded from 12 presets. Search spans every active profile, matching the text you see with variables expanded. Sort four ways, including most used. The web version: free, nothing to install Organize a large library on a big screen in a PC browser, then move it to your phone as a .cliptap file. No app yet? Start from the free starter file. Shortcuts too. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Templates, shortcuts, variables and profiles stay in your phone's storage. No cloud sync. ClipTap goes online only for subscription checks, sign-in and ads; every core feature works offline, and no account is needed. It asks for no location, camera, photo or microphone permission. Backup & Restore: back up everything as a .cliptap file and restore it on another device with your password. Restoring replaces all data there. A checksum rejects damaged files. FREE AND PRO Free: 50 templates, 50 shortcuts with 5 values each, unlimited categories, the snippet keyboard, all 7 variables with all 94 formats, 3 profiles, 5 custom variables. Templates and shortcuts already saved above a limit keep working; only new entries need Pro. Pro (monthly or yearly): no ads and no limits. Prices vary by region; see the app for the current price. Billing runs through your store account, cancel any time. FROM THE DEVELOPER I built ClipTap so the time you spend retyping goes back to work that matters. iPhone, iPad and Android (iOS 17.0+, Android 7.0+). Dark mode, English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Keyboard3 screens
ClipTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClipTap at weekly against Keyboard's every 3 months. Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. Keyboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and ClipTap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, ClipTap weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Keyboard versus ClipTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyboardClipTap
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasaharu Tsukamotokouhei sasaki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
2 purchases

ClipTap

Subscriptions2
  • ClipTap Pro$1.991 Month
  • ClipTap Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Keyboard free?
Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClipTap free?
ClipTap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Keyboard or ClipTap have ads?
Both Keyboard and ClipTap show ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyboard or ClipTap?
Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and ClipTap weekly. Most recently, Keyboard was updated on September 13, 2026 and ClipTap on September 25, 2026.

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