Comparison

TabKey vs Text Clock Widget

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

Head to head
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
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A system wide custom keyboard with one and only key, TAB.

About

Text Clock Widget

Features
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This app includes widgets that displays the current time as text, a faster way to perceive the time than reading numbers. Add the widgets to the different places where widgets can be displayed on iPhone, iPad, AppleWatch and MacOS. Three different time text styles can be used: • Hour and minutes • To and past the hour • To and past the half hour Choose to show the current date and whether the time should be rounded to the nearest 5 minutes. You can choose between 6 different background colors.

Screenshots

TabKey2 screens
Text Clock Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TabKey at 13.0 against Text Clock Widget's 17.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

TabKey costs $0.99 and Text Clock Widget $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TabKey ships an update every 7 months, Text Clock Widget every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TabKey versus Text Clock Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabKeyText Clock Widget
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZininworks Inc.Magne Roald

In-app purchases

None

TabKey

No in-app purchases

None

Text Clock Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TabKey free?
TabKey costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Clock Widget free?
Text Clock Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TabKey or Text Clock Widget have ads?
Neither TabKey nor Text Clock Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TabKey or Text Clock Widget?
TabKey ships an update every 7 months, and Text Clock Widget every 10 months. Most recently, TabKey was updated on September 23, 2026 and Text Clock Widget on August 8, 2026.

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