ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout vs Pastes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout
This keyboard app offers a redesigned layout based on alphabetical order, making typing intuitive and stress-free. It features word suggestions to speed up messaging and ensures 100% privacy by keeping data on your device.
- Alphabetical key layout
- Built-in word suggestions
- 100% private, no full access needed
- Works in all apps
- Easy to learn
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Typing that finally makes sense The keys are in the order you already know. A, B, C, all the way to Z. There is no QWERTY to decode and no hunting for letters. Most people are texting, searching and emailing with confidence minutes after they install it. NEW: THE KEYBOARD FINISHES YOUR SENTENCE On iPhone with Apple Intelligence, ABCDEF now predicts what you are about to write. Not only the next word, but the rest of your sentence, shown right above the keys. Tap it and it is written. • A whole sentence in one tap, not just single words • Four suggestions in the row, so there is always a useful one • The prediction reads the conversation you are in. Answering a friend is not the same as filling in a search box • Type in two languages and it follows you, switching to the language you are actually writing in • Everything runs on your iPhone. Your words are never uploaded and never stored • Prefer it quiet? Turn the sentence row off in the app 100% PRIVATE, AND WE MEAN IT ABCDEF does not require Full Access. That is the iOS switch that lets a keyboard send everything you type to a server. We never ask for it, so we could not read your messages even if we wanted to. The predictions run on Apple's on-device model, so your words never leave your iPhone. BUILT FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR TYPISTS • Instant familiarity for anyone who never trained on QWERTY • Big, clear keys in a layout that does not move around under your finger • Works well with VoiceOver: it reads each letter, then a sample word starting with it, so you always know which key you are on • Emojis, numbers and accented letters on a long press • Works in every app, from Messages and Mail to your banking app Whether you are setting up an iPad for a parent, helping a friend stay in touch, or you simply never got on with QWERTY, this keyboard turns a daunting screen back into a conversation. Sentence predictions need an iPhone or iPad with Apple Intelligence on iOS 26 or later. On older devices the keyboard keeps its dictionary suggestions and works exactly as before. Download it and find the letters where you expect them.
Pastes
This app acts as a personal clipboard manager, automatically saving everything you copy, including text, links, and images. It allows you to organize your clipboard history into notes and folders, search them instantly, and even extract text from photos. Your data is kept private and synced across your Apple devices.
- Automatic clipboard saving
- Instant search of history
- Organize into notes and folders
- Extract text from images (OCR)
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Local and secure data storage
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Pastes for iOS is your personal clipboard superpower — always available, perfectly organized, and lightning fast. Save everything you copy on your iPhone — text, links, images, code, even text from photos. Reuse, search, and organize your clipboard history into notes and folders that stay synced across all your Apple devices. What You Can Do with Pastes on iOS: - Automatically save your clipboard — no more lost copies - Search your history instantly - Turn clips into organized notes and folders - Extract text from images with built-in OCR - Sync everything via iCloud to your Mac - Stay private — everything is local and secure Whether you're researching on Safari, saving a recipe, copying code, or gathering references — Pastes makes your iPhone smarter and your workflow smoother. Perfect for: Students & researchers on the go Developers testing and saving snippets Creatives collecting ideas Anyone who copies and pastes daily Get Pastes for iOS now — and never lose a copy again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pastes at Free against ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout's $3.99. Pastes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Pastes is free to download; ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout costs $3.99 up front. Pastes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout asks for nothing beyond the download.
ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout ships an update every 4 months, Pastes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout | Pastes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Baldauf | Splash Colors |
Customer experience
ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout
Pastes
In-app purchases
ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout
No in-app purchases
Pastes
- Pastes Pro / Single User$9.99
- Pastes Pro / Family Pack$19.99
Questions
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