Typing vs Current
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typing
Capture and retain important words, quotes, or ideas encountered daily. This app allows you to type and save these valuable pieces of text, helping them to become memorable and deeply ingrained.
- Type and save text
- Capture important words
- Save memorable quotes
- Engrave text in your heart
- Aid memory retention
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Type it down to remember it. We come across many words in a day, but we can't remember them all. Do you have a quote that you want to hold onto in your heart? Don't let any good quotes slip away. Now, type them out and engrave them in your heart. As you write, let them also sink into your soul. So, take a moment, type them out with care, and engrave them in our hearts.
Current
Personalize your lock screen with custom text. Display any phrase or letters you choose directly on your device's lock screen and StandBy mode. Enhance your device's appearance with unique text widgets.
- Customizable text display
- Lock screen widgets
- StandBy mode integration
- Personalized phrases and letters
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You can configure what phrase or letters you want to display on your lock screen. Privacy Policy: https://current.anybox.cc/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://current.anybox.cc/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Typing at Free against Current's $0.99. Typing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Typing is free to download; Current costs $0.99 up front. Current sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Typing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Typing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Typing's written reviews are positive against 78% of Current's.
Typing ships an update every 2 weeks, Current every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typing | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongwon Ahn | Anybox LTD |
Customer experience
Typing
Current
In-app purchases
Typing
No in-app purchases
Current
- Buy Me a Soda$0.99
- Buy Me Some Chips$1.99
- Buy Me a Coffee$4.99
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- Buy Me a Pizza$9.99
