Comparison

Line vs 定型文キーボード

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

Head to head
About

Line

Streamline message creation and sending via SMS and email using customizable templates. Quickly edit and insert text, time, date, and location data. Attach pictures and reuse saved text pieces across templates.

Highlights
  • Send SMS and Email from one template
  • Divide messages into editable pieces
  • Automated time and date input
  • Location data integration for Maps URLs
  • Attach multiple pictures to emails
  • Reusable text 'models' across templates
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"Line-Writer" saves your time to make a message and send it. Features --- - Send a message to SMS and Email from same template - Divide a message of template into some pieces to quickly access and modify these pieces of template that you need to edit it - Select how to input text for each piece, - keyboard typing, selecting text, Input time and date automatically - Change whether text of each piece will be added on message Input text style of piece --- * Long Tap allows you to edit text with the keyboard Enter text (keyboard typing) ・Specify keyboard type (Ex. number pad, phone pad, URL, and so forth) ・Cache the history of text you save in each piece ・Use assist menu to enter text  - UNDO(Maximum number of undos is 20)  - Search / Replace  - Clipboard  - Paste text of Notes  - Use function of model of piece  - Paste text of data in Contacts  - Insert Text  - Convert piece to 'Select Text' type / Divide piece Select text ・Pick one out from all ・Select multiple text Input time automatically ・Now ・Add or reduce time you specified(Ex. 1hour later) ・Round time to the nearest minute interval you set (5, 10, or 15 minutes) ・Specify time (preset) ・Select time by using picker Input date automatically ・select date by using picker ・Add or reduce number of days you specified to date (you can shift the day before or later if the day calculated is the day of the week you specified) ・Add or reduce number of days without day of the week you specified to date ・Change whether elements of date, year, month, day, and day of the week, will be included in a message Location (Make URL of Maps) ・Use Location services ・Search the location by address or keyword ・Drop a Pin in Map ・Save a screenshot of Maps as an attachment Piece for the others --- Recipient ・SMS ・E-Mail Attachment (picture) ・Attach multiple pictures to email * SMS is not supported ※ All templates can share the piece which is saved as 'model'. So you don't need to make same pieces, for example signature, group of recipients, and greeting, for each template. Other Functions --- Notes ・Save text such as drafts and various information. Widgets ( Up to iOS13 ) URL scheme ・Launch this app from other apps. ( Please enter this " linewriter: " ) ・Select the template when launching Line-Writer by URL scheme. (Please copy URL scheme in the view of template setting) Copy text / Open In… Ways you can copy and export text is below. ・"Open In..." option ( Export .txt file ) ・Open Mail App ( Copy text to pasteboard ) ・Run text as URL Scheme ・Open LINE App * To use this function, please tap text part in Preview. * The function of exporting text file is only available in case that other app which supports text file is exist on your device. Please notes --- ※ HTML template is not supported. ※ The SMS sending feature is only available on the iPhone. ※ In case iOS takes the address you set to be invalid, you need to add the address to field of recipient after launching view of Email or SMS. ※ An single e-mail cannot be sent if the number of recipient you set is more than the recipient limit by cellphone company's spam policy that you can email at one time. ※ An Internet connection is required to display maps or to search the location by address. ※ You must enable Location Services on your device and give your permission to “Line-Writer” before it can use your location data. You can turn Location Services on or off at Settings > Privacy > Location Services. ※ Please check the information about precision or privacy of Location Services on Apple website https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056

About

定型文キーボード

Features
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「定型文キーボード - PhraseBoard」は、よく使う文章をワンタップで入力できる定型文キーボードアプリです。 メッセージ、メール、SNS、問い合わせ返信、業務連絡など、毎回同じ文章を入力する手間を減らします。 キーボードから登録済みの定型文をすぐに呼び出せ、カテゴリごとに整理して管理できます。 使わないカテゴリは削除せず、一時的に無効化して非表示にできます。 Apple Intelligenceが利用可能な端末では、表示名を空欄のまま定型文を保存すると、本文の内容から用途に合った表示名を自動生成できます。 定型文の中では、「定数」「変数」「関数」「便利タグ」を利用できます。 名前、会社名、金額など、繰り返し使う値は定数として登録し、{{名前}} のように定型文へ入れておけば、入力時に登録した値へ自動的に置き換えられます。 変数には、文字列や数値など後から変更できる値を保存できます。 たとえば連番、回数、状態、商品名などを変数として管理し、{{連番}} のように定型文から現在の値を利用できます。 さらに関数を使うと、変数を計算したり、文字列を組み合わせたり、値を更新したうえで、その結果を定型文へ入力できます。 たとえば連番を1つ増やしてからその値を入力する、といった定型文も作成できます。 定型文で使用されている未登録の定数や変数は、追加画面に候補として表示され、タップするだけで簡単に登録できます。 {date:yyyy年MM月dd日(EEEE)} のような便利タグでは、今日の日付や曜日を自動入力できます。 ランダム数字、ランダム英字、ランダム英数字のタグも利用できます。 文字定数では、過去に保存した値を履歴から選択できます。 よく使う値は固定履歴として残せるため、宛名、配送方法、署名、案内文などを場面に応じて切り替えられます。 キーボード上の定型文を長押しすると、入力欄に挿入せずクリップボードへコピーできます。 関数を含む定型文を展開してコピーした場合は、関数も実行されます。 Macとのユニバーサルクリップボードを利用している場合、iPhone / iPad でコピーした定型文を Mac 側で貼り付けることもできます。 PC送信モードでは Koyomi-Link と連携し、定型文を Windows PC に送信できます。

Screenshots

Line4 screens
定型文キーボード4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 定型文キーボード at Free against Line's $4.99. 定型文キーボード also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). Line's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

定型文キーボード is free to download; Line costs $4.99 up front. 定型文キーボード sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Line asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line ships an update every 3 months, 定型文キーボード every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Line versus 定型文キーボード: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine定型文キーボード
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKESHI ONOSatoshi Sakuma

In-app purchases

None

Line

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

定型文キーボード

One-time1
  • PhraseKeyboard Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Line free?
Line costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 定型文キーボード free?
定型文キーボード is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Line or 定型文キーボード have ads?
Neither Line nor 定型文キーボード shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Line or 定型文キーボード?
Line ships an update every 3 months, and 定型文キーボード every 8 days. Most recently, Line was updated on October 23, 2026 and 定型文キーボード on October 5, 2026.

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