Comparison

TypeShelf vs Percentime

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

Head to head
About

TypeShelf

Create custom shortcuts for frequently used text and images to insert them instantly with a dedicated keyboard. Automate dates, times, and clipboard content for dynamic messages. Save time and reduce repetitive typing.

Highlights
  • Custom text and image shortcuts
  • Magic Variables for dates, times, clipboard
  • Custom keyboard access
  • Share reply collections
  • Typing speed test and time saved statistics
  • Group assignment and quick filters
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Keep your customer replies ready. Save the answers you send again and again — shipping questions, opening hours, quotes, booking links, follow-ups — then switch to the TypeShelf keyboard and tap a reply to insert it, in any app where you type. TYPE ONCE, REUSE ANYWHERE • Tap a saved reply from the keyboard to insert it • Pin favorites and jump back to your recent replies • Create text and image snippets • Organize replies with custom tags and quick filters • Search, reorder, import, export, and share your collection PERSONALIZE EVERY MESSAGE • Fill-in fields ask for a name, option, date, or time before the reply goes in • My details: save your business name, booking link, or signature once and reuse it in any reply • Magic Variables add live dates, times, clipboard content, cursor placement, or a random option START IN MINUTES Choose a ready-made reply pack or write your own. Your first replies are on the keyboard in a few taps. SEE THE TIME YOU SAVE Review usage statistics, find your most-used replies, and run the typing test for a more personal time-saved estimate. QUICK SETUP 1. Create or choose your replies. 2. Add TypeShelf in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. 3. Switch to the TypeShelf keyboard in any app and tap a reply to insert it. iOS requires Allow Full Access so the keyboard can read the reply library shared by the main app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Percentime

Features
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The flow of time, read as a percentage. Today, this month, this year and the 2020s: see how far each one has gone in a single view. Set a start and an end to make a span of your own. When a span ends it does not stop, it carries straight on into the next one. ■ Spans you can watch • Today, this week, this month, this quarter, this year, the 2020s • Any stretch of time you set yourself ■ Everywhere at a glance • Lock Screen circular and rectangular widgets • Home Screen widgets in every size • StandBy support ■ Ways to read the time • A grid of smaller units: hours of a day, days of a month • Decimal places matched to the length of the span • Years and months, days, decimal years, full-moon counts • Time that keeps counting past the goal • Timers and settings that follow you across devices ■ Percentime Pro • Weekly hours: one schedule to begin with, no limit with Pro • More timers: three of your own to begin with, no limit with Pro • Repeating timers: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly • Life units: full moons, weekends, springs, birthdays • Up to six decimals: from two places to six • Span alerts: a notice when a point you set is reached ■ Privacy • No personal data collected • No account and no sign-in • No ads and no outside analytics See how far today has gone, right from your Lock Screen.

Screenshots

TypeShelf3 screens
Percentime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Percentime at every 4 days against TypeShelf's fortnightly. TypeShelf's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. TypeShelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Percentime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypeShelf ships an update fortnightly, Percentime every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TypeShelf versus Percentime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeShelfPercentime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolai RodionovDohyun Kim

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TypeShelf

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Percentime

One-time1
  • Percentime Pro$1.99

Questions

Is TypeShelf free?
TypeShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Percentime free?
Percentime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TypeShelf or Percentime have ads?
Neither TypeShelf nor Percentime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TypeShelf or Percentime?
TypeShelf ships an update fortnightly, and Percentime every 4 days. Most recently, TypeShelf was updated on October 25, 2026 and Percentime on October 25, 2026.

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