FeedDesk vs hot.keys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FeedDesk
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FeedDesk ships an update every 2 months, hot.keys daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FeedDesk | hot.keys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krzysztof Rozga | Ting-Chun Matthew Man |
In-app purchases
FeedDesk
No in-app purchases
hot.keys
No in-app purchases









