Comparison

DeepPad vs iMic

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

Head to head
About

DeepPad

This AI-powered keyboard allows users to write Korean characters, numbers, and special symbols using handwriting. It offers scene text recognition and works offline, ensuring privacy and quick input without switching keys.

Highlights
  • AI handwriting recognition
  • Scene text recognition
  • Offline functionality
  • No key transitions for input
  • Privacy-focused on-device AI
Features
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DeepPad is a Korean and English keyboard that learns you as you type. Touch correction, auto translation, handwriting, voice and photo recognition. Enjoy English Speaking and Case Deduction too. It looks and works just like the iPhone keyboard, so there is nothing new to learn. The difference is inside. ■ Fast first Letters go in the moment you touch a key. Whatever else the keyboard does, typing speed comes first. ■ The next word, before you type it Three likely next words sit right above the keys. Whether to take one is up to you. Slipped onto the key next to it? DeepPad works out what you meant and still shows what comes next. It even understands Hangul mid-syllable, when a final consonant is about to move to the next character. ■ Learns your words It remembers the words you use, the order you put them in, and the words you have corrected, and suggests those first. Names and slang that no dictionary knows become your words after you type them twice. See everything it has learned in the app's Typing Report, and delete any of it, or all of it, any time. ■ Stops typos as you type, changes text only when you tap · The key you press lights up clearly, so you notice a one-key slip right away. · It learns where your thumb lands and adjusts key edges slightly. · Keys you often miss feel slightly different under your finger. No silent autocorrect. Your words change only when you tap. ■ English right there Live Korean ↔ English translation appears above the next words as you type. Type Korean to see English, type English to see Korean. Tap to use it, or just read along. Translation runs on your device with Apple's translation engine. Download the language pack once and it works offline. ■ Learning Korean? · Draw Hangul by hand. No need to know the layout yet. On-device AI reads Korean, English, numbers and symbols. · Type English and see it in Korean as you go. · Practice right in the app. ■ Three more ways in · Handwriting: write straight on the keyboard. · Voice: tap the mic, speak Korean, get text. · Camera: point at text on paper or a screen and bring it in. ■ Practice that teaches the keyboard · Next Word Guess: reply to a friend's message. If the keyboard already had your word, that is telepathy. If not, it learns it on the spot. Five cards and your real keyboard already feels different. · English Speaking: see a Korean sentence, answer in English by voice or typing. · Case Deduction: solve a mystery with yes-or-no questions. ■ Your words stay on your phone Everything the keyboard does, next words, translation, handwriting and learning, happens on your device. Nothing goes to our servers. In password and number fields it shows nothing and learns nothing. Only practice mode uses Apple's Private Cloud Compute: judging answers and writing cases in Case Deduction, and one word of context when writing the friend's message in Next Word Guess. Apple does not store it. * Haptics need Allow Full Access in Settings. * Case Deduction needs a device with Apple Intelligence turned on. English Speaking and Next Word Guess work without it, and write fresh sentences when it is on. On iPad mini and on iPhone Duo unfolded in landscape, you can split the keyboard in two, just like the built-in one, and type with both thumbs. Switch between full and split from the menu on the left of the bar.

About

iMic

Features
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Turn your phone into a wireless microphone for your computer. iMic streams clear voice over your local Wi-Fi network in under 100 ms — no cables, no cloud, and no account required. iMic creates a virtual microphone input that can be selected by your desktop applications. Use your phone as a high-quality audio source for Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, OBS, QuickTime, and AI-powered applications. Why iMic: - Wireless microphone input with no audio cable - Low latency streaming over local Wi-Fi or peer-to-peer connection - Adaptive jitter buffer, clock drift correction, and automatic reconnect after sleep or network interruptions - Mute directly from your phone with live audio level monitoring - Programmable buttons for desktop shortcuts — push-to-talk, Spotlight, screenshot, recording - Works even when your computer screen is locked - Encrypted device pairing — your voice stays on your local network and is never uploaded Designed for long sessions, iMic is ideal for: - Online meetings - Live streaming - Voice recording - Presentations - Online classes - Remote desktop workflows Requirements: - macOS 14 or later - iOS 17 or later - Both devices connected to the same local Wi-Fi network

Screenshots

DeepPad4 screens
iMic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iMic at 17.0 against DeepPad's 27.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DeepPad versus iMic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepPadiMic
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernosun10005Bingjun Li

In-app purchases

None

DeepPad

No in-app purchases

None

iMic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeepPad free?
DeepPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iMic free?
iMic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeepPad or iMic have ads?
Neither DeepPad nor iMic shows ads.

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