TypeWay vs ContactHelper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TypeWay
This app offers a customized keyboard designed for 10-finger typing on iPads. It adapts to your hand size and typing habits, allowing you to save and restore configurations. It also functions as a separate note-taking app with export capabilities.
- Adaptive 10-finger typing keyboard
- Save and restore keyboard configurations
- Freeze current keyboard layout
- Integrated note-taker app
- Text export via share button
- Multiple language layouts
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CUSTOMIZED KEYBOARD FOR 10-FINGER TYPING TypeWay supports touch typing with automatic adaptation of the key configuration. It adapts to individual hands and typing habits (only on iPad, in landscape mode). You can “Save” and “Restore” a configuration as a favorite. “Freeze” fixes the actual configuration. “Save” / “Restore” and “Freeze” your personalized keyboard. For beginners, we recommend a fixed configuration (“Freeze”) and the slow adaptation in TypeWay’s “Settings”. The keyboard layout offers British English, US English, and German with several international accents. iOS features are integrated, like cut, copy & paste, etc. TypeWay provides fast typing, e.g., for protocols, lesson scripts, interviews, emails, and basic text editing. TYPEWAY AS A SEPARATE APP Activate the separate note-taker app by tapping on the TypeWay icon. “New” opens a new text file. You can “Edit” and “Rename” the text notes. For text export, the share button offers, e.g., Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Print, DropBox, Pages, etc. TYPEWAY AS A UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD For use in various iPad applications, you can activate TypeWay in iPad’s settings: > “General” > “Keyboard” > “Keyboards” > “Add New Keyboard” > “TypeWay” This installation of TypeWay offers the question for “Full Access”. “Full Access” also can be activated or deactivated in the iPad settings: > “General” > “Keyboard” > “Keyboards” > “TypeWay” > “Full Access” ( TypeWay does not need “Full Access”, does not need to connect to the internet, and does not transfer information. It works with and without “Full Access” mode. All typed data stays local on the iPad. ) Each keyboard shows the Globe Button to switch between available keyboards. TypeWay and its logo are registered trademarks in several countries. © 2011-2024 Ralf Trachte, Switzerland, all rights reserved. Engineering: Pierre Bernard Support: app@typeway.com Information: www.typeway.com
ContactHelper
Effortlessly manage your address book with advanced organization and lightning-fast search capabilities. Improve your native dialing experience for quicker connections. Take full control of your contacts and stay efficiently connected.
- Organize contacts with tags
- Add pinyin nicknames
- Instant search by name or number
- T9 input search
- Tap to dial functionality
- Improved T9 dialing accuracy
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Tired of struggling to find your contacts? This app helps you take full control of your address book! - Organize with tags and pinyin nicknames - Search instantly by name, number, or T9 input - Tap to dial — faster than ever Even better, it improves the native T9 dialing experience, ensuring more accurate contact sorting in English system settings. Stay efficient, stay connected — no more fumbling around!
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Verdict
TypeWay and ContactHelper both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ContactHelper's written reviews are positive against 30% of TypeWay's. ContactHelper also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). TypeWay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, ads, monetization model 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
TypeWay costs $0.99 and ContactHelper $1.99 up front. ContactHelper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TypeWay asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TypeWay against 5.0 for ContactHelper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of TypeWay's written reviews are positive against 100% of ContactHelper's.
TypeWay ships an update every 27 months, ContactHelper every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | TypeWay | ContactHelper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ralf Trachte | 虎 伏 |
Customer experience
TypeWay
ContactHelper
In-app purchases
TypeWay
No in-app purchases
ContactHelper
- Upgrade to Premium$1.99
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