The Right Dvorak vs Colemak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Right Dvorak
This app provides a Dvorak keyboard layout optimized for right-handed users on iPads and iPhones. It offers an alternative typing experience to the standard QWERTY layout.
- Dvorak keyboard layout
- Right-handed optimization
- iPad and iPhone support
- Alternative typing experience
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Dvorak-Right-Handed keyboard layout for your iPad/ iPhone.
Colemak
This keyboard application provides an alternative typing experience with the Colemak layout, designed for increased speed and comfort on mobile devices. It offers multiple layout variations and an intuitive interface for efficient typing on the go.
- Alternative Colemak keyboard layout
- Faster and more comfortable typing
- Sleek design and user-friendly interface
- Multiple layout variations (Default, OG, Colemak-DH, Tabbed, Tarmak)
- Open Source Software
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Colemak Keyboard is an efficient and intuitive keyboard application designed specifically for mobile devices. It offers you an alternative typing experience with the Colemak keyboard layout, which has been created to be faster and more comfortable than traditional QWERTY keyboards. With its sleek design and user-friendly interface, Colemak makes it easy to type quickly and accurately on the go. Whether you're a student, professional or casual typist, Colemak is the perfect keyboard app for anyone looking to improve their typing speed and comfort. After installation, you’ll be able to select any of the 5 different Colemak layouts (Default, OG, Colemak-DH, Tabbed, and Tarmak) right from Settings! Colemak is Open Source Software, if you want to make it better feel free to submit an Issue or PR at github.com/colemak-ios/colemak.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colemak at 56% against The Right Dvorak's 0%. The Right Dvorak's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 2.9). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Right Dvorak holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of The Right Dvorak's written reviews are positive against 56% of Colemak's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Right Dvorak ships an update every 2 months, Colemak every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Right Dvorak | Colemak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better | 2.9 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taylor Shaw | FarFetched |
Customer experience
The Right Dvorak
Colemak
In-app purchases
The Right Dvorak
No in-app purchases
Colemak
No in-app purchases
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