Comparison

FeedDesk vs hot.keys

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

Head to head
About

FeedDesk

Features
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Craft seamless user experiences with FeedDesk, your ultimate news layout prototyping companion. Whether you're a seasoned designer or just starting out, our intuitive tools empower you to bring your ideas to life effortlessly. Designing stunning news app layouts has never been easier. Elevate your design process with FeedDesk today!

About

hot.keys

Enhance your mobile typing experience with a specialized keyboard designed for developers and content creators. It provides quick access to essential symbols, a dedicated number row, and navigation keys to streamline coding and writing.

Highlights
  • Always-on number row
  • Dedicated symbol strip
  • Left/right arrows and tab
  • Backspace repeat on hold
  • Live shift/caps labels
  • Offline-first data collection
  • Typing practice drills
Features
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hot.keys brings a desktop-style keyboard to iPhone and iPad for code, Markdown, JSON, XML, and structured prompts. Keep numbers and common symbols visible while you type. KEYS WITHIN REACH • Always-visible numbers and quick access to brackets, braces, angle brackets, and other common symbols. • Larger letter keys in iPhone portrait mode. • Left and right arrows for moving the cursor. • Tab inserts spaces, with a configurable indent size. • Hold Delete to keep deleting. • Tap Shift for a capital, hold Shift while typing, or slide from Shift to a letter. • A dedicated Caps Lock key and optional keypress haptics. TRY THE KEYBOARD Practice with 30-second typing drills in Easy, Medium, and Hard modes. See your words per minute, characters per minute, accuracy, and errors, then try again. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE No account is needed. hot.keys does not collect or transmit what you type. Core typing works without Full Access. Full Access is required to customize and synchronize keyboard settings; you can turn it off after finishing your changes. GET STARTED Add hot.keys in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard. Then use the globe key in a text field to switch to hot.keys.

Screenshots

FeedDesk4 screens
hot.keys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: hot.keys at daily against FeedDesk's every 2 months. FeedDesk's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FeedDesk ships an update every 2 months, hot.keys daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FeedDesk versus hot.keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedDeskhot.keys
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrzysztof RozgaTing-Chun Matthew Man

In-app purchases

None

FeedDesk

No in-app purchases

None

hot.keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FeedDesk free?
FeedDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hot.keys free?
hot.keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FeedDesk or hot.keys have ads?
Neither FeedDesk nor hot.keys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FeedDesk or hot.keys?
FeedDesk ships an update every 2 months, and hot.keys daily. Most recently, FeedDesk was updated on October 13, 2026 and hot.keys on October 2, 2026.

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