miTypewriter vs ShotWeb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
miTypewriter
Experience the nostalgic feel of a typewriter on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Compose documents with realistic typing sounds and visual effects, then share them via email or print them directly.
- Realistic typewriter simulation
- Email documents by image or text
- Backspace key functionality
- Multiple font options
- Adjustable ink ribbon colors
- Document management system
- External keyboard support
- AirPrint compatibility
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This is your typewriter on iPhone/iPod Touch. Features: - Realistic typewriter on your iPhone - Email by image or text - Backspace key to erase type - Fonts (Old Typewriter / American Typewriter) - Colors (Red/Black ink ribbon) - Document management - External Keyboard - Drag to move cursor - AirPrint - Retina display Updates: - Update for iOS Compatibility
ShotWeb
This app transforms web pages into PDF files, offering two layout options for printing or on-screen reading. Save, share, or read web content offline with ease.
- Convert web pages to PDF
- Print layout option
- Display layout option
- Save and share PDFs
- Offline reading
- Copy and paste text from PDFs
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ShotWeb converts web pages to a PDF file. You can even turn an entire web page such as the Twitter timeline or recipes into a PDF file. There are two PDF layouts available: "Print layout" and "Display layout". - Print Layout Place a large web page onto a single sheet. It can put the contents of about 9 web pages in one A4 page. It provides you a comfortable reading layout when printed out and saves paper. -Display Layout It converts the web page into a single page PDF without splitting. There are no page breaks when reading on iPhone. Once you create a PDF file, you cannot only save the contents but also use AirDrop to share or send by mail in iOS. The converted PDFs: - can be viewed with iBooks and other readers. - can be printed out with a decent layout. - can be read even if you are offline or have weak connection. No hustle to read Web pages. - provide you web pages to read even with the Wi-Fi only iPad when you are not connected. Of course, you can copy and paste the sentences on a PDF. PDF files will be saved in ShotWeb, however they can also be opened with external apps by using the iOS features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: miTypewriter at every 3 months against ShotWeb's every 8 months. ShotWeb's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
miTypewriter costs $1.99 and ShotWeb $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
miTypewriter ships an update every 3 months, ShotWeb every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | miTypewriter | ShotWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Teruaki Onoda | iWare Inc. |
Customer experience
miTypewriter
ShotWeb
In-app purchases
miTypewriter
No in-app purchases
ShotWeb
No in-app purchases
Questions
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