Comparison

ScratchPads vs Mister Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

ScratchPads

Quickly jot down notes and have them automatically saved. This utility app offers multiple scratch pads for easy organization and instant recall of your thoughts. Simply close the app to save your work.

Highlights
  • Multiple scratch pads
  • Automatic note saving
  • Quick text deletion
  • Restores last active pad
  • Simple interface
Features
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Very simplistic utility app to allow for scratch pad notes to be quickly added and automatically saved. USE: Open app, select one of the "Pads", and record scratch pad notes. To clear a pad, tap the trash icon in the upper right side of the screen and then confirm to delete the pad text. To save the text, just close the app. FEATURES: Five different "Pads" to store scratch pad notes. Delete all text on a Pad with two taps. Scratch pad notes are automatically saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened. The last active Pad tab is saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened.

About

Mister Keyboard

Create a personalized typing experience with custom keys, clipboard management, and smart typing features. Enhance productivity with snippets, translation, and AI-powered tools. Supports multiple languages, themes, and advanced scripting.

Highlights
  • Customizable key layouts and actions
  • Clipboard history and text snippets
  • Smart autocorrect and swipe typing
  • Themes, fonts, and emoji access
  • Translation and OCR capabilities
  • AI-powered proofreading and suggestions
  • JavaScript scripting for advanced workflows
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Mister Keyboard is a powerful custom keyboard for iPhone that lets you build your ideal typing experience—from custom keys and clipboard tools to swipe typing, smart autocorrect, themes, snippets, AI features, scripting, fonts, and more. Whether you want a better everyday keyboard or a deeply personalized productivity tool, Mister Keyboard gives you the flexibility to type your way. KEY FEATURES Build Your Own Keyboard Add, delete, move, and rearrange keys however you like. Customize tap, hold, and pull-down actions, including secondary swipe-down keys for faster access to the tools you use most. Powerful Custom Keys & Actions Go far beyond standard typing. Mister Keyboard includes 50+ custom key actions, including copy, cut, paste, cursor movement, and granular deletion such as previous/next word, forward/backward, and delete to beginning/end. Clipboard History & Snippets Access your clipboard history directly from the keyboard with search and a dedicated clipboard row. Save frequently used text in the built-in snippet manager and find it instantly. Smart Typing Enjoy smart autocorrect that learns how you type, with multi-language support. Mister Keyboard also supports advanced swipe typing, including multi-finger swipe and swipe-and-tap gestures. Themes & Personalization Choose from lots of built-in and animated themes, or create your own. Use the theme creator for custom backgrounds, or the advanced theme creator for full theming control. Emoji, Symbols & Fonts Quickly browse and search emojis and symbols using built-in galleries and quick-access rows. Switch between Unicode fonts that work in almost any app, and add font tools directly to your keyboard. Contacts, Translation & OCR Link contacts to your keyboard to quickly insert addresses, emails, phone numbers, and more. Use translation tools in your workflow, or extract text from photos with OCR. AI Features Use Apple Intelligence-powered tools such as AI proofreading, AI emoji suggestions, and AI chat inside the in-app keyboard preview. Scripting & Advanced Tools Extend the keyboard with JavaScript scripting to create your own custom behavior and workflows. Mister Keyboard is built for users who want more power and control. Multiple Layouts & Languages Create and use multiple keyboards with different layouts and languages. Quickly switch between them from the space bar with the built-in keyboard switcher. More Great Features Mister Keyboard also includes a quick period shortcut by double-tapping space, an ellipsis shortcut by triple-tapping space, quick-access emoji and symbol rows, built-in games, extensive behavior settings, and support for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass. Why Mister Keyboard? Mister Keyboard can be as simple or as powerful as you want. Use it as a great everyday keyboard with swipe typing, autocorrect, emojis, and themes—or turn it into a fully customized typing system built around your workflow. Download Mister Keyboard today and build a keyboard that actually works the way you want. ---- PLEASE READ: A Mister Keyboard Pro subscription is required to access all features. Once purchased, subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before the end of the current billing period. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in your Apple App Store account. The free version supports limited keyboard editing and allows previewing most features inside the app, but does not allow using Pro features or themes in other apps. Keys using pro features will simply be disabled in use, and you can still use the rest of your keyboard normally. Privacy Policy: https://fivesheep.co/privacy/misterkeyboard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScratchPads3 screens
Mister Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScratchPads at 100% against Mister Keyboard's 54%. ScratchPads also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Mister Keyboard's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). On ads and device support 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

Mister Keyboard is free to download; ScratchPads costs $0.99 up front. Mister Keyboard sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. ScratchPads asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScratchPads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mister Keyboard has 95 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ScratchPads's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mister Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScratchPads ships an update every 10 months, Mister Keyboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ScratchPads versus Mister Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchPadsMister Keyboard
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings195 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas DalkeFiveSheep OU

Customer experience

ScratchPads

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mister Keyboard

All ratings95 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

ScratchPads

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Mister Keyboard

Subscriptions4
  • Mister Keyboard Pro2 variants$1.997 Days
  • Mister Keyboard Pro2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Mister Keyboard Pro1 Month trial$16.991 Year
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  • Mister Keyboard Pro14 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mister Keyboard Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is ScratchPads free?
ScratchPads costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mister Keyboard free?
Mister Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScratchPads or Mister Keyboard?
ScratchPads is rated higher. ScratchPads averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mister Keyboard averages 4.0 from 95 ratings.
Do ScratchPads or Mister Keyboard have ads?
Neither ScratchPads nor Mister Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScratchPads or Mister Keyboard?
ScratchPads ships an update every 10 months, and Mister Keyboard weekly. Most recently, ScratchPads was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mister Keyboard on October 25, 2026.

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