SD Toolkit vs UTUVO Type
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SD Toolkit
Troubleshoot aviation satcom terminals via serial connection. This tool helps diagnose and resolve issues with satellite communication equipment used in aircraft.
- Troubleshoot satcom terminals
- Serial connection support
- Aviation specific
- Diagnose communication issues
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SD Toolkit allows for troubleshooting of aviation based satcom terminals over serial connection.
UTUVO Type
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UTUVO Type lets you type by speaking — in any app. Tap the orb on the keyboard and start talking; the orb moves with your voice. Tap again and clean, finished text lands at your cursor. When a voice session is not open, iOS opens UTUVO Type to start the microphone; tap the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Further dictation does not switch apps while the session stays open. • Works almost everywhere: Messages, LINE, Mail, Notes, Safari… just switch to the UTUVO Type keyboard (except fields iOS reserves, like passwords). • Cleans up as you go: removes filler words, adds commas and full stops from your pauses, and applies your personal dictionary. • Say how to change it: select some text, tap the orb and say "make it more formal" — it's rewritten in place. • Hold the orb to translate: slide to a language and let go. Pick up to five languages. • Fix it on the spot: tap EN, 繁 (Zhuyin or Pinyin) or 简 (Pinyin) beside the orb to type a correction — no need to change keyboards. • History: every dictation stays on your iPhone — searchable, starrable, one tap to copy. Private by default • On-device recognition first; turn on "Only use on-device recognition" and your audio never leaves the phone. • No UTUVO account, analytics, ads, or tracking. • Without a cloud key, editing and translation use available on-device features. If you enable an optional cloud service with your own key, recognized or selected text and relevant personal dictionary entries may be sent to that provider. If you also turn on field context, a bounded excerpt before the cursor is included. Audio is not sent to that service. • Open source — every privacy claim can be checked. About "Allow Full Access" iOS doesn't let keyboards use the microphone, so the keyboard asks the UTUVO Type app to record for it. After tapping the orb, use the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Allow Full Access so the keyboard can use its shared app-group data and any network features you choose to enable. The keyboard never records what you type with other keys; optional cloud features send text, not audio, to the provider you select.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SD Toolkit at none against UTUVO Type's 3. SD Toolkit also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). UTUVO Type's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 27 months). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. UTUVO Type sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SD Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.
SD Toolkit ships an update every 27 months, UTUVO Type daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SD Toolkit | UTUVO Type |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satcom Direct | MIN CHI YANG |
In-app purchases
SD Toolkit
No in-app purchases
UTUVO Type
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me lunch$2.99
- Big cheer$4.99
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