TypeWay vs Lightning Sync
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
Lightning Sync
Access your iOS device's photos from your PC's web browser. Easily browse, convert images to JPG/PNG, and download them in batches. Unlock premium features with a subscription for enhanced functionality.
- Access photos from PC web browser
- Convert images to PNG/JPG
- Batch download photos/videos
- Preview photos/videos
- Setup web server on iOS device
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Lightning Sync helps you access your photos from your PC web browser.It setup a web server on your iOS device, and you can easily browse and download photos via web page.Its core features includes: convert image to PNG/JPG format, batch download, preview photos/videos. we offer three subscriptions: yearly,3 months,6 months, each subscription unlock all premium functions, such as batch images/videos download, and many new features that coming soon. terms of use: https://gitee.com/vctr/support/raw/master/termsOfUse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lightning Sync at Free against TypeWay's $0.99. Lightning Sync also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 27 months) and device support (3 vs 1). TypeWay's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Lightning Sync is free to download; TypeWay costs $0.99 up front. Lightning Sync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. TypeWay asks for nothing beyond the download.
TypeWay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of TypeWay's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lightning Sync's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TypeWay ships an update every 27 months, Lightning Sync every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TypeWay | Lightning Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ralf Trachte | 振强 劳 |
Customer experience
TypeWay
Lightning Sync
In-app purchases
TypeWay
No in-app purchases
Lightning Sync
- 3 Months Premium Access$3.993 Months
- 6 Months Premium Access$4.996 Months
- Yearly Premium Access$9.991 Year









