Comparison

Phraseboard vs Smart Focus

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

Head to head
About

Phraseboard

This keyboard app allows you to quickly paste pre-written text and photos directly from your keyboard. Save time by creating custom phrase templates for frequently used responses, emails, or addresses. Personalize your keyboard with unique fonts and colors.

Highlights
  • Customizable phrase templates
  • Quick paste functionality
  • Creative font options
  • Keyboard style customization
  • Categorization of phrases
  • Use in any app
Features
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Phraseboard Keyboard Lite is a free custom keyboard app that helps users easily fill template text directly from their keyboard without having to switch to any other app to automatically paste text or photos. If you find yourself struggling with typing similar text multiple times like email, address, phone number and customer responses, then this free auto paste keyboard app is perfect for you to save your time. Simply go to the categories menu to prepare several phrase templates that you use frequently. When you need to fill those sentences just tap on the keyboard icon to switch to Phraseboard Keyboard Lite to fill them easy and fast. Tired of typing the same response over and over all the time? Phraseboard customizes and categorizes your keyboard with easy to access phrases. Add a category and a few common phrases and immediately use the in any app like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or simply send by email, LINE or as SMS. Customize your phrases and keyboard with unique fonts and colors! 100+ Creative fonts to choose from! If you have used apps like gboard keyboard or swift key keyboard you will love our app! Download the ultimate quick response personal keyboard app now for free! Features: • Full keyboard with creative fonts. • Swap quickly between phrase keyboard and full keyboard. • Create your most common phrases and sort them by categories. • Use your phrases in any App right in your keyboard. • Change the font of phrases to match the look and feel of your choice.* • Design your keyboard styles including button and background colors.* • Set custom photos as keyboard background. • Save your styles and pick from curated themes in the styles manager. • Choose which fonts are enabled and manage their order. • Change keyboard and button size • Use all types of Emojis to express your creativity. • Simply tap a button to send off a quick reply. • Great tool for business professionals and social media creators! Also: • Send GIFs and images in any app. • Share your location with a single tap. • Switch between various fonts without changing phrases.* • Choose from a large collection of fonts.* • Customize font size.* • Customize font color.* • Protect your phrases using the Secure category. • Add phrases directly from Notification Center using the Phraseboard Widget. • Sync you’re phrases in all your devices using iCloud. • Use directly inside your favorite social media app like Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. • Use directly in iMessage, SMS or Apps. • Create auto reply text that helps with quick and easy typing. • Communicate with confidence using phrase shortcuts. • Easily auto paste and copy paste text and images directly in your keyboard. (*) Requires an active subscription REMEMBER: In order to show your phrases on the keyboard and use the media features you must allow OPEN ACCESS. To allow it please go to Settings > Keyboard, click on Phraseboard and turn the switch ON. ( Phraseboard ONLY needs open access to be able to show your custom phrases on the keyboard. We never save or log any of your keystrokes). Phraseboard Premium Subscription Information Joining Phraseboard Premium enables a 3-day free trail followed by a monthly membership fee. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. Get up to 5 phrases for free or upgrade to Pro to get unlimited phrases, unlock over 100 fonts and share your phrases. Privacy Policy : https://phraseboard.wixsite.com/phraseboard/untitled-c82w Terms of Service : https://phraseboard.wixsite.com/phraseboard/terms

About

Smart Focus

Features
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THE RIGHT FOCUS MODE FOR EVERY SITUATION Focus modes let your iPhone adapt to different parts of your life. You may use Work to silence personal distractions, Personal to hide professional notifications, Holiday to disconnect from work, or Sleep to reduce interruptions at night. But the automation options built into iOS may not be flexible enough for every schedule. Smart Focus adds the missing logic. AUTOMATICALLY CHOOSE THE RIGHT FOCUS MODE Smart Focus determines which Focus mode should be activated based on your configuration, including: - working and non-working days; - working hours; - wake-up and bedtime schedules; - ongoing calendar events; - accepted or tentative meetings; - all-day events; - keywords found in event titles; - public holidays from a dedicated calendar; - custom exclusion keywords. FLEXIBLE AND FULLY CONFIGURABLE Choose which Focus modes you want to use and enter their exact names as configured on your iPhone. You can configure modes such as: - Do Not Disturb; - Work; - Personal; - Holiday; - Sleep; - or no active Focus mode. You can also define different schedules for working days and non-working days. WORKS WITH APPLE SHORTCUTS For privacy and security reasons, third-party apps cannot directly change the active Focus mode. Smart Focus determines the appropriate mode, then Apple Shortcuts applies it automatically. A ready-to-use shortcut template is available from the support page, or you can create your own automation. PRIVACY-FOCUSED Your configuration and calendar information are processed on your device. Smart Focus does not require an account and does not upload your calendar content to an external server. TRY IT FREE Smart Focus can be used free for 30 days. After the trial period, you can choose: - a monthly subscription; - a yearly subscription; - or a one-time lifetime purchase. An additional trial period may be available when starting a subscription. The standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stilltrue.hsd.me/privacy

Screenshots

Phraseboard3 screens
Smart Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Phraseboard at 13.0 against Smart Focus's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Phraseboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Smart Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phraseboard ships an update every 8 days, Smart Focus every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Phraseboard versus Smart Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhraseboardSmart Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel SofferStephane DEFAYE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Phraseboard

Subscriptions2
  • Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Smart Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Smart Focus3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Smart Focus7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Smart Focus (Lifetime)$3.99

Questions

Is Phraseboard free?
Phraseboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Focus free?
Smart Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phraseboard or Smart Focus have ads?
Neither Phraseboard nor Smart Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phraseboard or Smart Focus?
Phraseboard ships an update every 8 days, and Smart Focus every 10 days. Most recently, Phraseboard was updated on August 27, 2026 and Smart Focus on September 11, 2026.

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