Comparison

maskingtape vs HusKyBoard

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

Head to head
About

maskingtape

Create unique photo collages with a variety of tape designs and colors. Add characters and customize tape width to achieve a hand-torn texture. Save your creations to your album or share them directly to social media.

Highlights
  • 60+ color choices
  • 100+ tape designs
  • Hand-tearing texture reproduction
  • Draw characters on tape
  • Save to album
  • Direct social media sharing
Features
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Let's make a collage of your pictures with "maskingtape" app. [Point to appeal] - choices are possible from about 60 different colors and 100 tape designs - It has enables to reproduce the texture and sense of hand-tearing. - Characters can be drawn on the tape. - Collages products can be stored in album or posted directly to twitter/instagram/etc. - It can provide the history of designs used and register preference. [how to use] 1)Choose photos from "Album" button. 2)Choose color and type of tape by "Tape" Button. Width of the tape can be change by flicking. 3)Tape can be attached by moving figure while tapped. 4)Tape can be removed by a double-tap. 5)"Save" can store the modified image into Camera Roll. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HusKyBoard

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Bring the layout your fingers know to your iPad and iPhone. HusKyBoard supports two-set and three-set Korean layouts, chorded input, and English stenography. Make it your own with adjustable layouts, key sizes, themes, and typing settings. Use your chosen layout with a physical keyboard in the app’s notepad and the typing preview in Settings. Supported Layouts · Korean two-set: Standard Dubeolsik, Danmoeum, Dugeobi, and chorded Dubeolsik · Korean three-set: Sebeolsik 3-90, Final (3-91), and Sinsebeolsik P2 · Semo-e 2018, Semo-e Mobile · QWERTY, Dvorak, Colemak, Workman, Steno, and more One-Handed and Split Modes · Swipe left or right on the space bar for one-handed mode. Available in portrait on iPhone and in either orientation on a full-width iPad keyboard. Steno layouts do not support this mode. · Drag the empty area to adjust the width. On iPad, you can also adjust the position. · Place two fingers on the space bar and spread them apart to split the keyboard. Available in landscape on iPhone and on supported iPad keyboard designs. · Choose whether to keep the keyboard’s height in each mode. Keyboard Designs · Familiar Layout: Based on the standard iPad keyboard. · Physical Keyboard Sizing: Based on a physical keyboard’s key sizes and layout. · Full Key Layout: Keeps all keys in the standard ANSI layout visible, regardless of screen size. · Three iPhone designs: iPhone-style, a uniform 11-column grid, or a grid with Backspace on the bottom row. · Save separate keyboard heights for portrait and landscape. VIA-Style Customization · Edit keys with an editor inspired by VIA. · Save up to 20 custom layouts. · Assign characters or functions across Base, Shift, Fn, Option, and custom layers. · Copy an Option layer preset, then edit individual keys. · Customize Korean composition rules and chord timing per layout. Semo-e layouts also support symbol extension and medial/final Shift editing, plus custom abbreviations. · Export and import layouts to back them up or share them. Appearance and Themes · Choose from three built-in themes and five custom theme slots. · Adjust keyboard and key backgrounds, borders, shadows, and label colors and font weight. · Adjust secondary label size, color, and opacity. · Give initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant keys different background colors to help learn a three-set Korean layout. · Set each theme to light, dark, or automatic mode. Keyboard Sounds (Experimental) · Choose iOS clicks or mechanical keyboard sounds. · Set sounds by key type and preview them. Physical Keyboard Support · Use custom layouts in the notepad and the typing preview in Settings. · By default, Caps Lock switches Korean/English, Control switches chorded/sequential input, Option activates the Option layer, and Option + Backspace deletes a word. · Assign layer switching or other functions to special keys such as Control and Option. Markdown Notepad · Save notes as .md files in a folder you choose, including iCloud Drive. · Markdown syntax is highlighted as you type. · Customize styles for individual Markdown elements. Typing Settings · Choose different layouts for portrait and landscape. · Switch between chorded and sequential input on supported layouts. · Swipe in four directions: choose a layer for each direction and set actions per key in custom layouts. · Adjust chord timing to match your typing speed. · Delete Korean text by character, individual letter (jamo), or a mix of both. · Turn key repeat and Option + Backspace word deletion on or off separately. · Adjust repeat speed, layer hold timing, label size, number row visibility, and the bottom row. · Open the typing preview with the keyboard button in Settings to try your changes. · Use two English steno layouts and Plover JSON dictionaries to turn chords into words.

Screenshots

maskingtape4 screens
HusKyBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HusKyBoard at none against maskingtape's 1. HusKyBoard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. maskingtape sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. HusKyBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

maskingtape ships an update every 3 weeks, HusKyBoard weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
maskingtape versus HusKyBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermaskingtapeHusKyBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightcraft Inc.NAM KYUNG YEO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

maskingtape

Subscriptions1
  • My Designs$0.991 Month
None

HusKyBoard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is maskingtape free?
maskingtape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HusKyBoard free?
HusKyBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do maskingtape or HusKyBoard have ads?
Neither maskingtape nor HusKyBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, maskingtape or HusKyBoard?
maskingtape ships an update every 3 weeks, and HusKyBoard weekly. Most recently, maskingtape was updated on November 10, 2026 and HusKyBoard on November 6, 2026.

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