Comparison

Textify vs Shyft Shortcuts

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

Head to head
About

Textify

Enhance your messaging with an AI-powered keyboard. It offers instant replies, grammar correction, tone adjustments, and translation directly within your conversations. Personalize your typing experience with custom themes and fonts.

Highlights
  • AI-powered replies
  • Grammar and spelling correction
  • 12 customizable tones
  • One-tap translation
  • Paraphrase and text continuation
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Write better messages in any app. Textify is an AI keyboard that replies, fixes grammar, changes your tone and translates with one tap, right where you type. No more rewriting the same text five times. ONE TAP, RIGHT IN YOUR KEYBOARD • Reply: get a ready-to-send answer to any message • Check Grammar: fix spelling and grammar mistakes instantly • Tone Changer: 12 tones, including friendly, professional, academic, confident, witty, flirty and sarcastic • Translate: translate your message before you send it, using Apple's translation • Paraphrase: say the same thing more clearly • Continue Text: let AI finish your thought • Find Synonyms: find a better word • Ask AI: get answers and ideas without leaving your chat MORE IN THE APP • Chat with AI • Email Writer: turn a few words into a polished email • Custom Commands: create your own AI actions and use them from the keyboard A KEYBOARD THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS • Themes in 8 styles, including Minimal, Aesthetic, Neon and Candy Shop • Around 50 fancy fonts, emoji, GIFs and a clipboard • Autocomplete, spell check and 11 typing layouts, including Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Korean and Chinese Works in iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, Gmail and almost any app with a text field. HOW IT WORKS Add Textify in Settings > General > Keyboard and allow Full Access. Text is sent for AI processing only when you tap an AI action. FREE AND PRO Try 3 free AI actions every day. Textify Pro unlocks unlimited AI and all themes. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shaffans.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://shaffans.com/terms-conditions

About

Shyft Shortcuts

Discover and learn about useful automation shortcuts to enhance your daily workflows. Browse, search, and save shortcuts with detailed instructions. Connect with a community to share ideas and improve your productivity.

Highlights
  • Discover useful shortcuts
  • Browse by category
  • Search and filter
  • Save favorites
  • Detailed usage steps
  • Community sharing
  • Automation guides
Read full description

Shyft is a hub for discovering useful shortcuts, learning smarter automation, and connecting with people who want to get more from their everyday workflows. Browse shortcuts by category, search for exactly what you need, save your favorites, and open detailed pages that explain what each shortcut does and how to use it. With Shyft you can: • Discover useful shortcuts • Browse featured and newly added shortcuts • Search and filter by category • Save shortcuts for later • View detailed descriptions and usage steps • Check compatibility and verification information • Learn automation through practical guides • Join the community to share ideas, requests, and useful shortcuts • Report problematic shortcuts or community content • Receive notifications for relevant activity and updates Shyft makes shortcuts easier to discover, understand, and use. Fewer steps. More done.

Screenshots

Textify4 screens
Shyft Shortcuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shyft Shortcuts at 5.0 against Textify's 4.4. Shyft Shortcuts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Textify's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 14). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Textify sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Shyft Shortcuts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shyft Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Textify's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shyft Shortcuts's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Textify versus Shyft Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextifyShyft Shortcuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (46 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better14
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShaffans StudiosMoataz AbdElkawy

Customer experience

Textify

All ratings46 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

Shyft Shortcuts

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Textify

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One‑Time: Lifetime Access$29.99
None

Shyft Shortcuts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textify free?
Textify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shyft Shortcuts free?
Shyft Shortcuts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textify or Shyft Shortcuts?
Shyft Shortcuts is rated higher. Textify averages 4.4 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Shyft Shortcuts averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Textify or Shyft Shortcuts have ads?
Textify shows ads; Shyft Shortcuts does not.

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