Colemak vs Hoikey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colemak
This keyboard application provides an alternative typing experience with the Colemak layout, designed for increased speed and comfort on mobile devices. It offers multiple layout variations and an intuitive interface for efficient typing on the go.
- Alternative Colemak keyboard layout
- Faster and more comfortable typing
- Sleek design and user-friendly interface
- Multiple layout variations (Default, OG, Colemak-DH, Tabbed, Tarmak)
- Open Source Software
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Colemak Keyboard is an efficient and intuitive keyboard application designed specifically for mobile devices. It offers you an alternative typing experience with the Colemak keyboard layout, which has been created to be faster and more comfortable than traditional QWERTY keyboards. With its sleek design and user-friendly interface, Colemak makes it easy to type quickly and accurately on the go. Whether you're a student, professional or casual typist, Colemak is the perfect keyboard app for anyone looking to improve their typing speed and comfort. After installation, you’ll be able to select any of the 5 different Colemak layouts (Default, OG, Colemak-DH, Tabbed, and Tarmak) right from Settings! Colemak is Open Source Software, if you want to make it better feel free to submit an Issue or PR at github.com/colemak-ios/colemak.
Hoikey
This keyboard extension aims to provide a superior typing experience. It addresses subtle issues to enhance your digital communication.
- Enhanced typing experience
- Keyboard extension
- Addresses subtle issues
- Improved digital communication
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This keyboards extension solves a problem you didn't even know was one... so maybe don't download this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hoikey at 5.0 against Colemak's 2.9. Hoikey also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Colemak's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hoikey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colemak has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Colemak ships an update every 6 weeks, Hoikey every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colemak | Hoikey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FarFetched | Hongill Bratko |
Customer experience
Colemak
Hoikey
In-app purchases
Colemak
No in-app purchases
Hoikey
No in-app purchases
