Comparison

Colemak vs Residency Tasks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Residency Tasks

Features
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This beautiful looking app has many handy features that residents and preceptors or attending might find useful. All data is from medhub or your program coordinator. Unless your institution permits API,you cannot have live data integration 1. Weekly schedule 2. Weekly didactic schedule with reminders and ability to connect to zoom or Webex directly from app or schedule 3. Attendings can find the names of all students, residents or fellows with them 4. Call schedule 5. Ability to fill out evaluations 6.Abililty to pull the names of residents on backup call 7. Ability to find didactic assignments for attending or residents 8. More features coming such as phone integration, messaging etc All data is on your phone. But it is not HIPAA compliant or encrypted Usage of the app requires importing data in proper format. This data can be easily given to you by your program or imported from medhub. Email me for questions

Screenshots

Colemak4 screens
Residency Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Residency Tasks at every 3 days against Colemak's every 6 weeks. Colemak's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). 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

Colemak ships an update every 6 weeks, Residency Tasks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Colemak versus Residency Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColemakResidency Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarFetchedBhavin Dave

In-app purchases

None

Colemak

No in-app purchases

None

Residency Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colemak free?
Colemak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Residency Tasks free?
Residency Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colemak or Residency Tasks have ads?
Neither Colemak nor Residency Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colemak or Residency Tasks?
Colemak ships an update every 6 weeks, and Residency Tasks every 3 days. Most recently, Colemak was updated on October 14, 2026 and Residency Tasks on October 8, 2026.

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