Comparison

Calendar® vs ARC Type Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Calendar®

Design personalized monthly and yearly calendars using your own photos. Save them as PDF files, print them, or share them with friends. Supports a wide range of languages for global usability.

Highlights
  • Create custom monthly calendars with photos
  • Design 12-page yearly calendars with multiple photos
  • Save calendars as PDF files
  • Print created calendars
  • Share calendars with friends
  • Supports numerous languages
Features
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- Create current month calendar with your selected photo; - Make 12 pages year calendar by selecting 12 photos for any of the recent 4 years; - Save your new calendar to PDF file; - Print your calendar; - Sharing your calendar with friends - Multiple languages support: English Arabic Catalan Chinese (Hong Kong) Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English (Australia) English (India) English (United Kingdom) Finnish French French (Canada) German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Malay Norwegian Bokmal Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Romanian Russian Slovak Spanish Spanish (Latin America) Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese

About

ARC Type Keyboard

This keyboard app enhances typing speed and privacy with on-device AI for word prediction and automatic punctuation. It supports multilingual typing and includes a built-in calculator for ultimate productivity.

Highlights
  • On-device word prediction
  • Automatic punctuation
  • Multilingual typing
  • Built-in calculator
  • Customizable layout
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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ARC Type is a fast, private productivity keyboard designed to make everyday typing feel effortless. Built around on-device intelligence, ARC Type helps you write faster with smart word prediction, automatic punctuation, multilingual typing and useful productivity tools — all inside a clean, simple keyboard. POWERED BY NANOLM ARC Type uses NanoLM, our lightweight language prediction system designed specifically for fast on-device typing. Instead of relying on cloud processing, NanoLM analyzes language locally to surface words that naturally fit what you're writing. FAST ON-DEVICE WORD PREDICTION Get useful suggestions as you type without interrupting your flow. ARC Type is designed to anticipate the words that naturally come next, helping you finish sentences with fewer keystrokes. ULTRA PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your keyboard should be one of the most private parts of your phone. ARC Type is built around on-device processing, keeping its core typing intelligence local rather than sending your writing to a remote AI service. MULTILINGUAL TYPING Write naturally across: • English • Spanish • French • German • Italian ARC Type can adapt as you type, making multilingual conversations faster and easier. AUTOMATIC PUNCTUATION Spend less time switching between keyboard layouts. ARC Type helps insert punctuation naturally so you can stay focused on what you're writing. A KEYBOARD THAT FITS YOU Adjust the keyboard to better fit your hands and the way you type. Whether you're typing with one hand or two, ARC Type is designed to make reaching every key more comfortable. BUILT-IN CALCULATOR Access a powerful calculator directly from your keyboard without constantly switching apps. Perfect for quick calculations while messaging, working, shopping or taking notes. ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ARC Type brings prediction, multilingual typing, punctuation, customization and useful tools together in one simple keyboard. No clutter. No distractions. Just a faster way to type. ARC Type is currently free for a limited time.

Screenshots

Calendar®4 screens
ARC Type Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ARC Type Keyboard at 50% against Calendar®'s 0%. ARC Type Keyboard also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.0). Calendar®'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On 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

ARC Type Keyboard is free to download; Calendar® costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARC Type Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARC Type Keyboard has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Calendar®'s written reviews are positive against 50% of ARC Type Keyboard's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calendar® versus ARC Type Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar®ARC Type Keyboard
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuizheng LiuARC Galaxia LLC

Customer experience

Calendar®

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ARC Type Keyboard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calendar®

No in-app purchases

None

ARC Type Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar® free?
Calendar® costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARC Type Keyboard free?
ARC Type Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar® or ARC Type Keyboard?
ARC Type Keyboard is rated higher. Calendar® averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ARC Type Keyboard averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Calendar® or ARC Type Keyboard have ads?
Neither Calendar® nor ARC Type Keyboard shows ads.

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