Comparison

TypeIt4Me Touch vs Genius Vault

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

Head to head
About

TypeIt4Me Touch

This app enhances note-taking and messaging with powerful text expansion. Define custom abbreviations that automatically convert to longer phrases as you type, saving time and effort. Seamlessly integrate with your Mac's abbreviations via iCloud for a unified experience across devices.

Highlights
  • Text expansion with custom abbreviations
  • Create and store unlimited notes
  • Share notes via email, message, or clipboard
  • Bundled keyboard extension for any app
  • iCloud sync with Mac TypeIt4Me
  • Import snippets via email attachments
Features
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TypeIt4Me Touch is a simple notepad app with built-in text expansion for swiftly composing notes and messages. Define your own custom shorthand abbreviations and they’ll instantly be replaced as you type with the longer texts they represent, saving you time and effort. Create and store snippet abbreviations on your iPhone or iPad and gradually build up your own custom shorthand library for quickly jotting things down. Store as many notes as you like to use and reuse later. These can be emailed, messaged and shared straight from within the app, or copied to the clipboard in a couple of taps. Install the bundled TypeIt4Me Touch keyboard extension and quickly bring it up in any app to access long snippets of frequently used text. Addresses, email signatures and boilerplate paragraphs stored locally or in iCloud will always be right at your fingertips. Use them in Mail, Safari, Messages or anywhere else you can type. (NB: the keyboard extension is for on-screen typing only. Bluetooth hardware support is limited to composing notes in the app itself.) Ever wished you could use your Mac TypeIt4Me abbreviations in iOS? This is the app for you. If you use TypeIt4Me 6 (or TypeIt4Me 5.4.x from the Mac App Store) and you keep your abbreviations in iCloud, you can use them on your iPhone and iPad. They will be available in the TypeIt4Me Touch app and keyboard as long as you’re signed in to iCloud. You can also add new snippets and sync them across all your Macs and iDevices. If you’re still using TypeIt4Me 5.5.3 (or earlier versions for Mac) downloaded directly from the Ettore Software website, automatic iCloud syncing of your abbreviations between Mac and iOS is not available. However, you can still use snippets created on your Mac. Just email your Mac TypeIt4Me snippet set files to yourself and open the attachments in TypeIt4Me Touch on your iPhone or iPad to import your abbreviations. With TypeIt4Me Touch installed on your iPhone or iPad, greetings, common phrases, boilerplate texts, URLs or even large chunks of programming code can all be just a couple of prods away. Enjoy :)

About

Genius Vault

Organize research notes, ideas, URLs, and code snippets in a centralized digital vault. Easily save, categorize, and retrieve information across your Apple devices. Perfect for students and researchers seeking focused organization.

Highlights
  • Store research notes and ideas
  • Save URLs, instructions, and code snippets
  • Detect and paste from clipboard
  • Highlight, favorite, and pin records
  • URL validation and direct linking
  • Cloud sync across Apple devices
  • 7-day record restore
Features
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Genius Vault is a powerful app that helps you store and organise all your research project notes and ideas in one place. With Genius Vault, you can easily save information, URLs, instructions, and snippets of code or text. A VAULT of project data that can help you keep your mind in focus but not overloaded. Need a better way to Group and store useful data or research, Genius Vault is here to help. The app is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can access your notes from anywhere. Whether you're a student, researcher, or just someone who likes to keep their ideas organised, Genius Vault is the perfect tool for you. Features *Ability to detect text and urls from clipboard when you open the app and paste them into new records *highlight, favourite, and pin records * Url validation check URLs that are saved are complete urls. *quickly jump to the url by tapping on the links *copy snippets of text to the clipboard from the app to easily smoothen your workflow *syncs in cloud between iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Macs *delete records and restore them within 7 days Search through your ideas, urls, instructions and snippets

Screenshots

TypeIt4Me Touch4 screens
Genius Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Genius Vault at Free against TypeIt4Me Touch's $4.99. Genius Vault also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). TypeIt4Me Touch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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

Genius Vault is free to download; TypeIt4Me Touch costs $4.99 up front. Genius Vault sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TypeIt4Me Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Genius Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypeIt4Me Touch has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypeIt4Me Touch ships an update every 3 months, Genius Vault every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TypeIt4Me Touch versus Genius Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeIt4Me TouchGenius Vault
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEttore Software Ltd.Oliver Rider

Customer experience

TypeIt4Me Touch

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral9.0%
Negative52.2%

Genius Vault

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TypeIt4Me Touch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Genius Vault

One-time2
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Unlock Pro Access$2.99

Questions

Is TypeIt4Me Touch free?
TypeIt4Me Touch costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Genius Vault free?
Genius Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TypeIt4Me Touch or Genius Vault?
Genius Vault is rated higher. TypeIt4Me Touch averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Genius Vault averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TypeIt4Me Touch or Genius Vault have ads?
Neither TypeIt4Me Touch nor Genius Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TypeIt4Me Touch or Genius Vault?
TypeIt4Me Touch ships an update every 3 months, and Genius Vault every 6 weeks. Most recently, TypeIt4Me Touch was updated on November 6, 2026 and Genius Vault on November 3, 2026.

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