Comparison

Finale Keyboard vs ChronoMetrics

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

Head to head
About

Finale Keyboard

A minimalist keyboard app designed for speed and efficiency. It utilizes intuitive gestures for tasks like auto-completion, deletion, and punctuation insertion, learning your typing style over time. Access emojis and symbols with simple swipes.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Gesture-based typing
  • Auto-completion
  • Word deletion
  • Emoji and symbol access
  • Personalized learning
Features
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Finale Keyboard is a gesture-based minimal keyboard loaded with smart features to help you type faster. Ever used Fleksy (R.I.P)? You'll feel right at home. A new, freshly renovated, modern home. Finale Keyboard is not your typical keyboard. While you type characters as usual, most other actions - like inserting spaces, autocorrecting, adding punctuation, and more - are done using swipe gestures. Gestures allow you to type much faster than traditional keyboards. While they may take a few days to get used to, once they become second nature, you won't want to type without them. Finale Keyboard also has the smallest footprint of any keyboards available on iPhone. So, not only will you type faster, but you'll also reclaim valuable screen real estate. -- Features -- - Smallest keyboard for the iPhone: Save your screen real estate for what matters the most. - Easy-to-master gestures that let you type faster: Type blazingly fast with convenient gestures for your most important actions. - Smart autocorrect: Swipe right after typing a word to quickly autocorrect it and insert a space. Don't worry about typos - Finale will take care of misspellings for you. - Learns your vocabulary: Often use "gonna", "wanna", "yaaas", or have your own unique slang? Finale Keyboard will automatically learn words you type often and add them to its dictionary. - Shortcuts: Add shortcuts to any key and trigger them with a downward swipe or a long-press. Insert emojis, contact information, perform cut / copy / paste, and more. - Clipboard history: Access your clipboard history to quickly paste anything you copied before. Perfect for links, codes, addresses, numbers and other text you might need to reuse. - Dynamic touch zones: Finale Keyboard predicts which characters you are most likely to type next and will dynamically increase their touch zones to help you be more accurate. - Favorite Emojis: Create a personalized emoji layout so your most-used emojis are always exactly where you expect them. - Custom extensions: Build custom actions to load data or trigger actions in third-party apps and services, right from your keyboard. -- Gestures guide -- Essential - swipe right: Autocorrect a word and insert a space - swipe right after a space: Insert punctuation - swipe up or down: Cycle through suggestions - swipe left: Delete words - swipe right on 'shift': Toggle symbols - swipe left on 'backspace': Open emojis - swipe down: Close emojis - swipe up on 'backspace': Return Shortcuts - swipe down on a shortcut key: Use shortcut - hold 'backspace': Peek at shortcuts Miscellaneous - swipe up on 'shift': Change language - swipe up: Learn a new word - hold 'shift': Toggle autocorrection - hold and slide anywhere: Move cursor - swipe up and hold: Continuously type a character - swipe left or right with two fingers: Switch one-handed mode Keyboard controls - swipe down on 'backspace': Hide keyboard - swipe down on 'shift': Change keyboard Supported languages: Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian. Email me at grant@finaletodo.com to request the language you need!

About

ChronoMetrics

Features
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ChronoMetrics: Measure What Matters. Do you ever feel like time is slipping through your fingers or your budget is vanishing without a trace? ChronoMetrics is a futuristic, privacy-focused "Quantified Self" tool designed to help you regain control. No accounts, no clouds, no tracking—just you and your data. Key Features: ● Time Slicer Log your daily hours with a high-end interactive slider. Whether it’s Deep Work, Health, or Sleep, visualize how you allocate your 24 hours with precision. ● Flow Ledger A frictionless way to track expenses. Focus on the big categories that matter. Beautiful typography meets rapid entry to make financial awareness effortless. ● Entropy Dashboard The soul of ChronoMetrics. Using advanced local data analysis, we calculate your "Behavioral Entropy." Are you living a balanced life or falling into chaos? Watch your life-balance index grow through stunning, hand-drawn charts. ● Dynamic Themes Choose your aesthetic. From the neon-lit Cyberpunk to the deep Midnight Purple and professional Classic Blue, ChronoMetrics adapts to your style. Generate App Store ASO Assets ● Privacy First Your data belongs to you. Everything is stored locally on your device in an encrypted database. Export your history to CSV anytime for your own analysis. Planning and generating high-quality ASO (App Store Optimization) assets including Title, Subtitle, Description, and Keywords tailored for a global audience. Why ChronoMetrics? • No Internet Required: Works perfectly in airplane mode. • Glassmorphism UI: A stunning "Space Cabin" console interface. • Haptic Intelligence: Feel every interaction with refined tactile feedback. • Zero Material Charts: Built entirely with code for silky-smooth performance. Stop guessing. Start measuring. Download ChronoMetrics today.

Screenshots

Finale Keyboard4 screens
ChronoMetrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChronoMetrics at Free against Finale Keyboard's $14.99. ChronoMetrics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Finale Keyboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On 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

ChronoMetrics is free to download; Finale Keyboard costs $14.99 up front. Finale Keyboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ChronoMetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finale Keyboard ships an update every 5 days, ChronoMetrics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Finale Keyboard versus ChronoMetrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinale KeyboardChronoMetrics
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrant OganyanHang Thu Tran Thi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Finale Keyboard

One-time2
  • Roll Spacebar$0.99
  • The Spacebar$99.99
None

ChronoMetrics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finale Keyboard free?
Finale Keyboard costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ChronoMetrics free?
ChronoMetrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Finale Keyboard or ChronoMetrics have ads?
ChronoMetrics shows ads; Finale Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Finale Keyboard or ChronoMetrics?
Finale Keyboard ships an update every 5 days, and ChronoMetrics every 2 weeks. Most recently, Finale Keyboard was updated on October 27, 2026 and ChronoMetrics on October 8, 2026.

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