Comparison

RR vs Keepad

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

Head to head
About

RR

Enhance your reading efficiency with this app. It offers customizable speed, font, and size settings for a personalized experience. Track your progress and improve comprehension on iOS, iPadOS, and Mac.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading speeds
  • Adjustable fonts and sizes
  • Personalized reading experience
  • Progress tracking
  • Word-by-word reading
Features
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Read saved text one word at a time at a pace you choose. • Create a reading from your own text • Find saved readings by searching titles and text • Adjust reading speed, font, and text size • Pause and resume the reader • Edit and share saved text • Search Wikipedia and read short result excerpts Saved readings work offline. Wikipedia search requires an internet connection and sends your search terms to Wikimedia. Search text is sent as you type after three characters. No app account is required.

About

Keepad

Features
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Keepad turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless keyboard, touchpad, macropad, and MIDI controller for your computer. Create custom layouts with buttons for shortcuts, macros, mouse actions, MIDI notes, MIDI CC controls, and more. Nearly every button can be customized, including its label, color, function, modifiers, and behavior. Use layers to build different control surfaces for different apps, workflows, or machines. With the optional Beecon desktop app, Keepad can automatically switch layers based on the active app on your computer. Keepad requires a compatible custom Bluetooth dongle, available separately with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

RR1 screens
Keepad1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Keepad at monthly against RR's every 14 months. RR's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

RR ships an update every 14 months, Keepad monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
RR versus Keepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRRKeepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNathan FennelWillbotic, LLC

In-app purchases

None

RR

No in-app purchases

None

Keepad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RR free?
RR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keepad free?
Keepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RR or Keepad have ads?
Neither RR nor Keepad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RR or Keepad?
RR ships an update every 14 months, and Keepad monthly. Most recently, RR was updated on November 4, 2026 and Keepad on November 8, 2026.

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