Comparison

Scribe vs German Keyboard +

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

Head to head
About

Scribe

Enhance your language learning with custom keyboards that offer instant translation, verb conjugation, and noun pluralization. Get grammar rule reminders and context-aware annotations directly on your keyboard.

Highlights
  • Translate words or phrases
  • Verb conjugation charts
  • Noun pluralization
  • Noun gender and preposition case annotations
  • Pronoun declension assistance
  • Supports 7 languages
Features
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Scribe is a pack of iOS and iPadOS keyboards for language learners! It provides features to help users remember grammar rules so they can effectively communicate without ever leaving their keyboard. Included Languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Current Features: - The Translate feature can translate single words or phrases from English into the language of the current keyboard. - With the Conjugate feature, a user is presented with the grammar charts for an entered verb instead of the keyboard. Pressing an example in the charts inserts the chosen conjugation into the text field. - The Plural feature allows a user to enter a noun and then insert its plural into the text field. - Scribe further annotates noun genders and preposition cases in the command bar to help users understand the context of what they're typing. Annotations are displayed once a user has typed a given word and pressed space, by pressing the Scribe key while a word is selected as well as under autocompletions and autosuggestions. - For languages with pronoun declension, Scribe also allows for the case annotation to be clicked and then the user can select the pronoun they want based on case, subject and object. Being fully open-source including data from Wikidata, the Scribe team loves to get both feedback and contributions. Please visit us at https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS!

About

German Keyboard +

Features
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- German keyboard with suggestion words, multiple fonts, change keyboard background colour,image and text color. - Easily switch between English and German keyboard - Can access keyboard not only in this app but also all the app in your iPhone - You can type by voice when you are online

Screenshots

Scribe4 screens
German Keyboard +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scribe at none against German Keyboard +'s shown. Scribe also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 52 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribe ships an update every 3 weeks, German Keyboard + every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Scribe versus German Keyboard +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribeGerman Keyboard +
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 52 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew McAllisterJamil Hossain

In-app purchases

None

Scribe

No in-app purchases

None

German Keyboard +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scribe free?
Scribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is German Keyboard + free?
German Keyboard + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scribe or German Keyboard + have ads?
German Keyboard + shows ads; Scribe does not.
Which is updated more often, Scribe or German Keyboard +?
Scribe ships an update every 3 weeks, and German Keyboard + every 52 months. Most recently, Scribe was updated on September 25, 2026 and German Keyboard + on October 9, 2026.

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