Comparison

TabKey vs Plainpage

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.

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Plainpage

Features
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Plainpage installs two Safari extensions that clean up ads and pop-ups on the pages you browse. Rule-based filtering plus an on-device AI model work together, the AI runs locally on your iPhone, with no network lookups and nothing about your browsing ever leaves your phone. Plainpage would rather miss an ad than break a page, so it only removes elements it is highly confident about, and protects captchas, maps, video players, payment forms, and login screens. TWO LAYERS OF AD BLOCKING 1. Plainpage Rule Blocking: about 86,000 rules (from EasyList, EasyList China, and supplementary rules) are applied directly by Safari to block ad URLs and ad slots, and to block new pages that pop open after tapping an ad. This is the most battery-efficient layer. 2. Plainpage AI Filter: a local AI model catches ads the rules miss, such as a site's own ad placements or empty boxes left behind after an ad is blocked. The model was trained with the Jev model, learning from nearly 50,000 real webpage elements across websites in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and a dozen more languages. PRIVACY Everything happens on your device. No network calls to judge content, no browsing data uploaded, no data collected, and no account or API key required. CAREFUL BY DESIGN Plainpage only removes elements it's very confident are ads. Captchas, maps, video players, payment forms, and login screens are protected, to help keep pages working. HOW TO USE 1. After installing Plainpage, open Settings, then Safari, then Extensions 2. Turn on both "Plainpage Rule Blocking" and "Plainpage AI Filter" 3. Browse in Safari and enjoy a cleaner reading experience Plainpage is free, for iPhone, requiring iOS 17 or later. Rule sources: Plainpage's blocking rules include EasyList, used under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

Screenshots

TabKey2 screens
Plainpage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plainpage at Free against TabKey's $0.99. TabKey's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TabKey versus Plainpage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabKeyPlainpage
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB22 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperZininworks Inc.Guangdong Mifeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

TabKey

No in-app purchases

None

Plainpage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TabKey free?
TabKey costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plainpage free?
Plainpage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TabKey or Plainpage have ads?
Neither TabKey nor Plainpage shows ads.

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