Comparison

TiltType Keyboard vs Desktop mini @ your Homescreen

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

Head to head
About

TiltType Keyboard

An experimental touch-based keyboard designed for unique text input and user experience exploration. While not a replacement for daily keyboards, it offers a promising glimpse into innovative input methods.

Highlights
  • Experimental text input
  • Unique UX design
  • Proof-of-concept for input methods
  • Fun to use and explore
Features
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The TiltType Keyboard is an experiment in touch-based text input and UX design. It wasn't intended to replace our day-to-day keyboards, as it is not much more than a polished proof-of-concept, but I do think it shows real promise. It's something that was fun to build, is still fun to play with, and which I hope can in some ways contribute to or influence other such experiments in the future. Enjoy!

About

Desktop mini @ your Homescreen

Enhance your mobile device's productivity with desktop-like shortcuts and features. Create shortcuts for files, folders, and web links, and easily paste images, text, and URLs directly from a home screen widget. Enjoy a streamlined workflow with copy-paste functionality and customizable options.

Highlights
  • File and folder shortcuts
  • Webpage and system URL links
  • Image, text, and link pasting
  • Clipboard copying
  • Desktop item management
  • Customizable background colors
  • Dark mode
Features
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Desktop mini enables you to save time and work more productively by adding familiar desktop features with a home screen widget. – File and folder shortcuts – Links to webpages and system URLs – Pasting of images, text, and links right from your widget – Copying of pasted files to your clipboard with a single tap – Move desktop items and edit shortcut names – Custom background colors and a beautiful dark mode Test the app for three days completely for free. After this period you can decide if you want to unlock the full version with a one-time purchase. ––– Important compatibility information: This app works with iOS 26, iOS 18 and iOS 17. The compatibility with future versions can‘t be guaranteed due to possible native changes in the iOS file system and the iOS internal URL handling. The landscape shots that are used as example images are provided by the artists Fabian Wiktor (https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@fabianwiktor) and Pok Rie (https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@pok-rie-33563).

Screenshots

TiltType Keyboard4 screens
Desktop mini @ your Homescreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TiltType Keyboard at none against Desktop mini @ your Homescreen's 1. TiltType Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Desktop mini @ your Homescreen's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Desktop mini @ your Homescreen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TiltType Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TiltType Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TiltType Keyboard versus Desktop mini @ your Homescreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiltType KeyboardDesktop mini @ your Homescreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.8 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings721 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric ReedyMarian Koenig

Customer experience

TiltType Keyboard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Desktop mini @ your Homescreen

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TiltType Keyboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Desktop mini @ your Homescreen

One-time1
  • Desktop mini +$0.99

Questions

Is TiltType Keyboard free?
TiltType Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desktop mini @ your Homescreen free?
Desktop mini @ your Homescreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TiltType Keyboard or Desktop mini @ your Homescreen?
TiltType Keyboard is rated higher. TiltType Keyboard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Desktop mini @ your Homescreen averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do TiltType Keyboard or Desktop mini @ your Homescreen have ads?
Neither TiltType Keyboard nor Desktop mini @ your Homescreen shows ads.

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