Remote Keyboard vs Text4Me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Keyboard
Control your phone's keyboard from your desktop browser. This app allows you to type on your computer and have the input appear on your mobile device, making text entry faster in specific scenarios.
- Type on desktop browser
- Input into phone
- Faster phone typing
- Remote keyboard control
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Remoboard turns your computer browser into a keyboard for your iPhone or iPad. Type in a text field on your device from a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer on the same Wi-Fi network. No desktop app or account is required. Getting started 1. Add the Remoboard keyboard in iOS or iPadOS Settings and allow Full Access for local network access. 2. Switch to the Remoboard keyboard in any text field. Open the URL shown on the keyboard in your computer browser. 3. If PIN pairing is enabled (on by default), enter the six-digit code shown on the keyboard, then start typing. Features • Smoother Chinese and other composed text input. • Automatic reconnection and clear connection status. • Reusable phrases for text you type often. • Browser controls for text entry and clipboard actions. • Light and dark appearance, with support for 10 languages. Both devices must be on the same local network. Full Access lets the keyboard serve its local page.
Text4Me
This app transcribes text from popular messaging apps, videos, and audio files. It utilizes internal device functionality for secure audio processing, ensuring your data remains private. Simply install and set up the extension to begin converting speech to text.
- Transcribe messages from popular apps
- Recognize text from videos
- Convert audio files to text
- Secure internal audio processing
- Easy extension setup
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Text4Me is transcriber application for ability recognise text from popular messages like: Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Youtube, TikTok, Files, Videos. You should just install application and setup extension via instructions in application. Also it can help recognise text from audio and video files. It's secure for user, you can use internal device functionality for audio processing without sending audio to any service via internet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Remote Keyboard at Free against Text4Me's $2.99. Remote Keyboard also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Remote Keyboard is free to download; Text4Me costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Remote Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 95 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Remote Keyboard ships an update fortnightly, Text4Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Keyboard | Text4Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (89 ratings) — better | 4.2 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 峰 朱 | Dmytro Hrebeniuk |
Customer experience
Remote Keyboard
Text4Me
In-app purchases
Remote Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Text4Me
No in-app purchases
