1Direct vs My Way Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1Direct
Easily communicate with temporary phone numbers without saving them to your contacts. Utilize reusable message templates, private favorites, and QR code tools for efficient and organized communication.
- Communicate without saving contacts
- Reusable message templates
- Private favorites and history
- QR code creation and scanning
- Quick actions for messaging and calls
- Local data storage for privacy
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1Direct is a private communication utility for phone numbers you need temporarily but do not want to add to Contacts. Enter a number, choose its country code, add an optional message, and continue using a supported communication service, SMS, or a phone call. 1Direct also provides locally stored tools that make repeated communication faster and more organized. COMMUNICATE WITHOUT SAVING A CONTACT Choose a country code, enter a phone number, and start the appropriate action without adding the number to your address book. REUSABLE MESSAGE TEMPLATES Create and organize frequently used messages for introductions, sales enquiries, support replies, order updates, and follow-ups. Insert a template into the composer with one tap. PRIVATE FAVORITES AND HISTORY Save useful numbers with a nickname inside 1Direct. Review recent and frequently used numbers without writing them to Apple Contacts. QR CODE TOOLS Create QR codes for a phone number, contact card, or compatible message link. Share the generated QR image or scan supported QR codes to bring a number into the composer. QUICK ACTIONS Continue through supported messaging services, SMS, or a phone call from one place. Availability depends on the services installed on your device. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Favorites, recent numbers, and templates are stored locally on your device. 1Direct does not require an account and does not add or modify entries in Apple Contacts. Key features: - Country-code picker with search - Optional prewritten messages - Reusable message templates and categories - Recent and frequently used numbers - Private favorites with nicknames - QR code creation, sharing, and scanning - Clipboard number suggestions when enabled - Light, dark, and system appearance - Responsive iPhone and iPad interface Third-party services are separate from 1Direct and are subject to their own availability and terms. 1Direct is not affiliated with or endorsed by WhatsApp, Telegram, or their owners.
My Way Keyboard
Customize your typing experience with familiar layouts and personalized themes. This keyboard offers multiple languages, advanced typing tools like a clipboard and text shortcuts, and unique sound effects. Your data stays private as the keyboard has no internet access.
- Multiple language layouts
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Clipboard and text shortcuts
- Emoji search
- Trackpad cursor control
- Customizable key sounds and effects
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Type on the layout you know. Style it your way. My Way Keyboard is a keyboard for iPhone and iPad. Keep typing on the layout your thumbs already know, and make the keyboard look and sound the way you like. ■ THE LAYOUT YOU KNOW • 17 languages in one keyboard — switch between them with one key • The layouts each language expects: QWERTY, QWERTZ and AZERTY, Japanese kana and romaji, Chinese Pinyin and Zhuyin, Vietnamese Telex and VNI, and 7 Korean layouts • Long-press for accents, plus a number row, one-handed mode, adjustable key height and spacing, and a separate landscape layout ■ THEMES, YOUR WAY • 62 themes, including 21 gradients, photo themes and Liquid Glass • Make your own gradient: pick two or three colors and an angle, or use a photo of your own • 16 key fonts, and key colors and shapes to match • Premium themes are yours to keep after watching a single ad ■ TYPE FASTER • Clipboard: everything you copy in one place. Verification codes paste as just the digits, and card numbers, ID numbers and passwords are never saved • Text shortcuts: type a shortcut like “@addr” and press space to expand it. iOS Text Replacements work too • Emoji search: type a word like “celebrate” to find the right emoji, with emoticons and symbols in the same panel • Edit panel: move the cursor by character, word or line, then copy, cut and paste • Hold the space bar to turn the keyboard into a trackpad and move the cursor left, right, up and down • Drag the delete key to delete whole words, and drag back to restore them ■ SOUNDS AND EFFECTS • 9 key sounds, including typewriter, mechanical and bubble • Press effects like hearts, sparkles and ripples, with adjustable haptic strength ■ WHAT YOU TYPE STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE • The keyboard has no internet access. Nothing you type is ever sent anywhere • Settings, themes and clipboard history are stored only on this device • Every feature is free. Ads appear only inside the app — never in the keyboard ■ HOW TO TURN IT ON Settings › General › Keyboard › Keyboards › Add New Keyboard › My Way Keys Allow Full Access is optional. Turn it on for haptic feedback, clipboard history and syncing settings with the app — every layout works without it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: My Way Keyboard at Free against 1Direct's $1.99. My Way Keyboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). 1Direct's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
My Way Keyboard is free to download; 1Direct costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Way Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
1Direct ships an update every 9 days, My Way Keyboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1Direct | My Way Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ram Tulugu | Myung Jae Park |
Customer experience
1Direct
My Way Keyboard
In-app purchases
1Direct
No in-app purchases
My Way Keyboard
No in-app purchases









