Comparison

AEI Keyboard Note English vs Retro Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

AEI Keyboard Note English

This keyboard app allows for faster and easier one-handed typing with unique input methods. It features special keys for quick vowel and alphabet input, along with helpful editing tools like arrow keys and auto-capitalization.

Highlights
  • One-push vowel input
  • Less than two-push alphabet input
  • Two-thumb typing
  • Arrow keys for caret movement
  • Auto-determination of characters
  • Auto capitalization
  • Auto save messages
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You can type messages easier and faster with one-hand wherever you are! What is Good about AEI Keyboard - Only One Push to input Vowel (letter). - Less than Two Push to input Alphabet. (any letter) - Input faster with Two Thumbs. ************************************************* *This Keyboard works only in this App. ===================================== SPECIAL FEATURES: * Friendly alphabetical character array with 13 multi input keys with just 2 characters each in order to type faster and easier * Ideal key size that reduce probability of typographic errors * Arrow keys to move caret right and left faster for easier text editing * Useful keyboard Settings (touch the “tools” icon for setting): * Auto determination of character typed with multi-input key (eg. When “OP=” key is typed once, the character “O” will be determined automatically after certain time interval, which is adjustable at the “tool” menu. This means you can type the same character continuously without using the right arrow key) * Auto capitalization on the 1st letter of each sentence * Useful buttons equipped: * “Clear” button to erase subject and/or body of the message immediately * “Hide” button to hide the keyboard for better view of longer messages * “Mail” button to send the content to Mail application * “Other” key to call another keyboard with major extended characters (multi input keys) * Auto save feature to save messages in “list” ----------------------------------------- Please visit our website www.4us.jp Thank you!

About

Retro Keyboard

Experience a nostalgic typing interface reminiscent of older mobile phones. This utility offers a unique way to interact with your device, appealing to those who prefer a classic feel or want to introduce a retro aesthetic to their smartphone.

Highlights
  • Old-fashioned cell phone keyboard simulation
  • Nostalgic typing experience
  • Alternative to QWERTY keyboards
  • Unique user interface
Features
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Keyboard from old fashioned cell phones. You could use it to persuade old folks to finally switch to iPhone or by yourself if it's cozier for you then QWERTY.

Screenshots

AEI Keyboard Note English3 screens
Retro Keyboard1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AEI Keyboard Note English at Free against Retro Keyboard's $0.99. AEI Keyboard Note English also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%). Retro Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

AEI Keyboard Note English is free to download; Retro Keyboard costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retro Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of AEI Keyboard Note English's written reviews are positive against 21% of Retro Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AEI Keyboard Note English versus Retro Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAEI Keyboard Note EnglishRetro Keyboard
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)1.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshihiro NakanepanRobotics

Customer experience

AEI Keyboard Note English

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Retro Keyboard

All ratings14 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative72.4%

In-app purchases

None

AEI Keyboard Note English

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AEI Keyboard Note English free?
AEI Keyboard Note English is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Keyboard free?
Retro Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AEI Keyboard Note English or Retro Keyboard?
Retro Keyboard is rated higher. AEI Keyboard Note English averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Retro Keyboard averages 1.9 from 14 ratings.
Do AEI Keyboard Note English or Retro Keyboard have ads?
Neither AEI Keyboard Note English nor Retro Keyboard shows ads.

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