Comparison

AEI Keyboard URL Note vs MessagEase 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 URL Note

This utility app provides a specialized keyboard designed for faster and easier input of URLs and text. It features adjustable key sizes, arrow keys for precise editing, and custom keys for common web domains. A 'Go' button allows direct browsing within the app.

Highlights
  • Ideal key size for fewer errors
  • Arrow keys for precise caret movement
  • Custom keys for common web domains
  • Automatic 'http://' omission
  • Friendly alphabetical character array
  • Direct browsing with 'Go' button
Features
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Note URL easier and faster with one-hand! 1Hand Mailer series with same 1Hand keyboard also available! *Please note this keyboard appears and works IN THIS APP ONLY. SPECIAL FEATURES: * Ideal key size that reduces probability of typographic errors * Arrow keys to move caret right and left faster for easier text editing * Custom Keys to type “www.”, “.com/”, “.html”, “.net”, “.jp”, “.co.jp”,“.org” with a single touch * No need to type “http://” * Friendly alphabetical character array with 13 multi input keys with just 2 characters each to type faster and easier * “Go” button to browse webpage with Safari. + Also Available!! + - 1Hand Keyboard Series – You can type messages and URLs easier with our original keyboard! ----------------------------------------- 1Hand Keyboard URL List Free ========================= 1Hand Mail / SMS Keyboard English, Spanish, French, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Rumanian ------------------------------- - Easy Mailer Series - Write messages and URLs easier with useful arrow keys & original extended keys! - ----------------------------------------- Easy URL Keyboard Free ========================= Easy Mail / SMS Keyboard English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Danish / Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Rumanian ----------------------------------------- Please check our website www.4us.jp Thank you!

About

MessagEase Keyboard

An innovative, non-QWERTY keyboard designed for touchscreens based on scientific research. It features large keys with optimized letter placement for faster, more accurate typing. Learning games and customization options are included.

Highlights
  • Non-QWERTY keyboard layout
  • Optimized letter assignment
  • Tap and drag input
  • Learning games included
  • Customizable keyboard size, shape, and color
  • Supports multiple languages
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MessagEase is an alternative, non-QWERTY keyboard for your iPhone and iPad. Created based on years of scientific research in user interface, MessagEase is designed and optimized for use on a touchscreen device. MessagEase is a patented, innovative design different from the antiquated QWERTY keyboard. If you believe that every keyboard must be QWERTY-like, then MessagEase is not what you are looking for. But if you are open to new ideas and up for experiencing a completely new way of writing you will be pleasantly surprised at how well, how precisely, and how fast you can enter text with MessagEase. Our current champion’s speed is 87 WPM— that's 87 Words Per Minute! Most people don't type nearly that fast with ten fingers! MessagEase essentially has 9 large keys with an optimized letter assignment to maximize your speed, increase your accuracy, and ease your writing. Since MessagEase is very different, you must spend a few minutes to get used to it. We have included several learning games to help you learn the new, innovative pattern of MessagEase—and you’ll save hours by texting and writing faster. With MessagEase you enter letters and characters with either a tap, or a drag (slide): taps for the most common characters and directional drag for the rest. Please watch the video, or see the section Essential MessagEase, to learn more. MessagEase's design is based on sound user-interface principles such as the Fitts' Law; it uses letter frequency and di-gram data to optimally place the characters on a keyboard with fewer, larger keys. That’s why the letter positions are non-QWERTY! If you are interested to learn more about the scientific details behind the design of MessagEase, please see this paper: http://www.exideas.com/ME/ICMI2003Paper.pdf We have lots of videos to help you become familiar with MessagEase quickly. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3D3f3GWTSg There are many more on our YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/messagease Please also note that you can change the keyboard size by dragging up or down on the Globe Button. You can also reshape and recolor the keyboard in various ways. See Settings for details. MessagEase for iPhone & iPad has specific keyboards designed for the following languages: (These keyboards can also be used to enter text for many other languages) - English - Arabic - Azerbaiani - Danish - Dutch - Esperanto - Finnish - French - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hungarian - Japanese Hiragana - Japanese Katakana - Italian - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese - Russian - Spanish - Swedish - Turkish - Urdu If you like MessagEase, please tell others about it, and please make sure to rate and comment about it on App Store. Please email us if you encounter any issue. Thank you!

Screenshots

AEI Keyboard URL Note3 screens
MessagEase Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AEI Keyboard URL Note at 5.0 against MessagEase Keyboard's 4.0. AEI Keyboard URL Note also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). MessagEase Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AEI Keyboard URL Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MessagEase Keyboard has 95 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AEI Keyboard URL Note's written reviews are positive against 70% of MessagEase Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AEI Keyboard URL Note ships an update every 20 months, MessagEase Keyboard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AEI Keyboard URL Note versus MessagEase Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAEI Keyboard URL NoteMessagEase Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.1% of reviews
Number of ratings195 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.110.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer4usExideas

Customer experience

AEI Keyboard URL Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MessagEase Keyboard

All ratings83 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral13.3%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative18.9%

Bugs and requests

AEI Keyboard URL Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MessagEase Keyboard

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Keyboard expands to full screen and cannot be resized
  • Keyboard fails to appear in Apple apps (Notes, Safari, Skype)
  • Swipe gestures registered as clicks
  • Keyboard crashes on iOS 26.x and iOS 16.x versions
  • Settings reset or don't persist between sessions
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  • Double keyboard instances displaying simultaneously
  • Letters not visible after iOS updates
  • Keyboard stuck in maximized state after reinstall
  • Capitalization mode gets stuck (all caps)
  • Keyboard display corrupted or garbled on iPad
  • Unresponsive input after certain iOS updates
  • Keyboard overlays text field, obstructing view

Requested features

11 requests
  • Word prediction and autocorrect
  • Resizable keyboard with size locking option
  • Copy/paste/select-all gesture shortcuts (like Android version)
  • Voice dictation support
  • Better cursor navigation controls
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  • Customizable keyboard layout (JSON-based)
  • Emoji integration into keyboard
  • Text replacement library support
  • Macro functionality
  • Trackpad mode for cursor control
  • Open-source the application for community maintenance

In-app purchases

None

AEI Keyboard URL Note

No in-app purchases

None

MessagEase Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AEI Keyboard URL Note free?
AEI Keyboard URL Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MessagEase Keyboard free?
MessagEase Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AEI Keyboard URL Note or MessagEase Keyboard?
AEI Keyboard URL Note is rated higher. AEI Keyboard URL Note averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MessagEase Keyboard averages 4.0 from 95 ratings.
Do AEI Keyboard URL Note or MessagEase Keyboard have ads?
Neither AEI Keyboard URL Note nor MessagEase Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AEI Keyboard URL Note or MessagEase Keyboard?
AEI Keyboard URL Note ships an update every 20 months, and MessagEase Keyboard every 6 weeks. Most recently, AEI Keyboard URL Note was updated on October 17, 2026 and MessagEase Keyboard on October 13, 2026.

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