Typos vs ExternalVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typos
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a physical keyboard for Apple Vision Pro. Type messages, URLs, and more with familiar ease, then drag and drop the text directly into your Vision Pro applications.
- Type on iPhone and iPad
- Instant text input
- Drag and drop support
- iPad keyboard compatibility
- Seamless Vision Pro integration
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Use your iPhone as a keyboard for Apple Vision Pro! Stop typing on the slow and cumbersome floating virtual keyboard, just take your iPhone from your pocket and type on there. The text will appear instantly inside Typos on Vision Pro where you can drag or paste it to wherever you want to use it. • Type on iPhone & iPad Quickly input text on Vision Pro using the keyboard you've been using for years to send messages and input URLs. • Drag & drop support Pick up the text from the window in Vision Pro and drag it to anywhere you want to use it. Or just paste in the field you want to use the text. • iPad keyboard support You can also use the Magic Keyboard or folio keyboard attached to your iPad. Makes typing even more convenient!
ExternalVision
This app allows you to read text and QR codes from your iPhone camera directly on your Apple Vision Pro. It enables copying detected text, sharing it, or opening URLs in Safari. All image analysis is performed locally on the Vision Pro, ensuring your data remains private.
- Real-time text and QR code detection
- Seamless iPhone to Vision Pro streaming
- Copy, share, and open detected content
- Local image analysis for privacy
- Works with iPhone/iPad and Apple Vision Pro
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Wouldn't it be useful if you could read text and QR codes written on paper while looking at the real world using Apple Vision Pro's pass-through? "ExternalVision" sends image from the iPhone camera to Apple Vision Pro and detects text and QR codes. The detection result is displayed on Apple Vision Pro, so you can copy it, share it, and open the URL in Safari. All image analysis is done by Apple Vision Pro, so no data is sent externally. **This app requires Apple Vision Pro and an iPhone or iPad.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Typos at 100% against ExternalVision's 0%. Typos also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). ExternalVision's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 19 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. ExternalVision sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Typos asks for nothing beyond the download.
Typos holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Typos's written reviews are positive against 0% of ExternalVision's.
Typos ships an update every 19 months, ExternalVision every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Typos | ExternalVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 17.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nonstrict B.V. | Kohei Kanagu |
Customer experience
Typos
ExternalVision
In-app purchases
Typos
No in-app purchases
ExternalVision
- 1 month$1.991 Month
- 6 months$9.996 Months
- 1 year$19.991 Year
