Comparison

Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard vs Cloud Memo

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

Head to head
About

Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard

This keyboard offers a traditional 10-key numeric keypad layout for iPhone messaging, designed for users transitioning from older mobile phones. It features larger keys to reduce typing errors and supports multiple languages with special characters. Useful buttons for clearing, hiding, mailing, and copying text are also included.

Highlights
  • Traditional 10-key numeric keypad layout
  • Larger key size to reduce typing errors
  • Multi-language support with special characters
  • Auto-determination of characters
  • Auto-capitalization for sentences
  • Quick access buttons (Clear, Hide, Mail, Copy, Paste)
  • Save messages in a list
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Having hard time getting used to tiny full keyboard? Now you got traditional cellphone's 10 key numeric key-pad on your iPhone for messaging! (SMS for only iPhone) Please try FREE version "Phone Pad URL Keyboard Free" first. *THIS KEYBOARD IS NOT APPEAR OR WORK IN OTHER APPS. (All developer can not show own keyboard in other app) We made this app who switched to iPhone from mobile phone. SPECIAL FEATURES: * Ideal key size that reduce probability of typographic errors * Easy to type Spanish, French, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Rumanian, Danish / Norwegian (eg. á ö ñ ø è â ç å β æ œ ì ñ ö ü ú, etc) * Useful keyboard Settings (touch the “tools” icon for setting): - Auto determination of character typed with multi-input key (eg. When “ABC” key is typed once, the character “A” 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 - “I’m here!” button to get map URL of your Location. - “Copy” button to copy All text and you can choose to open twitter site. - “Paste” button to paste text into body field. - “(^_^)” button to input face mark. * Save messages in “list” + 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

Cloud Memo

Features
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Main features 1. Simple and easy-to-use memo function 2. Cross-device with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch(read only) 3. Encrypt and store data in iCloud 4. Data Backup (Upgrade) 5. Data Export / Import (Upgrade) 6. Pressing the music note button will play lively background music * When the mobile data connection is not on the primary line, please turn the mobile data OFF/ON on your iPhone to reflect it on your Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard3 screens
Cloud Memo2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cloud Memo at Free against Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard's $0.99. Cloud Memo also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 25 months). Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

Cloud Memo is free to download; Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard costs $0.99 up front. Cloud Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard ships an update every 25 months, Cloud Memo every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard versus Cloud Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhone Pad SMS / Mail KeyboardCloud Memo
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshihiro NakaneNAOTO UENO

In-app purchases

None

Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cloud Memo

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Plus$0.99

Questions

Is Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard free?
Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloud Memo free?
Cloud Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard or Cloud Memo have ads?
Neither Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard nor Cloud Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard or Cloud Memo?
Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard ships an update every 25 months, and Cloud Memo every 11 days. Most recently, Phone Pad SMS / Mail Keyboard was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cloud Memo on November 4, 2026.

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