Acti vs Use Via
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acti
This app transforms your keyboard into an AI-powered action layer. Type your intent and access relevant information, links, or actions without leaving your current conversation. Build and share custom workflows to enhance productivity.
- AI-powered intent understanding
- Instant results, links, and actions
- Customizable skill keys
- Build and share custom workflows
- Privacy-focused design
- Seamless integration with apps
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Acti: Your Agentic Keyboard Acti turns everyday input into action. Bringing AI, voice, and personalized shortcuts into your keyboard, it helps you express yourself, find what you need, and get things done right where you type. With Acti AI and a growing collection of 5,000+ Acts, your keyboard becomes a place to explore ideas, get answers, and handle everyday tasks. Make it your own with capabilities that fit how you communicate and work, with Acti Wheel keeping your favorites within reach. Voice gives you another way to create and act. Dictate your thoughts, communicate across languages, and turn spoken intentions into commands, all through a natural way of expressing yourself. Acti also connects your phone and desktop. With experiences like Clips and Phone Mic, your content and voice can move across devices, bringing more continuity to your everyday workflow. COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY We believe in "Privacy by Design." Your personal data belongs to you. Acti uses industry-standard encryption for all API connections and maintains a strict no-log policy for your keystrokes. You are always in control of what you share. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Acti Terms of Service: https://www.openacti.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.openacti.com/privacy/
Use Via
This app transforms scattered thoughts into an actionable schedule. It's designed for individuals who struggle with task overwhelm or decision paralysis, automatically organizing ideas into prioritized tasks and adapting the day as circumstances change.
- Capture tasks via voice, text, or email
- AI-driven task structuring and prioritization
- Real-time adaptive scheduling
- Optimized task sequencing
- Capacity-aware planning with flexibility
- Manual control options
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Via is the planner that turns your messy thoughts into a schedule you can actually follow. Designed for people with ADHD and anyone who struggles with choice paralysis, task overwhelm, or plans that fall apart the moment life happens. Dump in voice notes, emails, or half-formed ideas. Via structures them into tasks with priorities and durations, then builds an optimised day around your energy and availability. When a meeting runs late or focus shifts, Via reshuffles automatically. No more staring at a to-do list wondering where to start. Just sit down and follow the next step. Key features Capture tasks by voice, text, or email, however your brain works AI automatically structures, prioritises, and estimates your work Smart scheduling that adapts in real time Always know the optimal next thing to do, without decision fatigue Plans for your actual capacity, with breathing room built in Full manual control when you need it Made for ADHD founders, professionals, students, and anyone whose brain has more ideas than bandwidth. Core app features require a subscription or in-app purchase. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Use Via at 5.0 against Acti's 4.2. Use Via also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Acti's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 3) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Acti sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Use Via sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Use Via holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acti has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Acti's written reviews are positive against 100% of Use Via's.
Acti ships an update weekly, Use Via every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Acti | Use Via |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (43 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TypeX Limited | DATON SOFTWARE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Acti
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In-app purchases
Acti
- Acti Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Acti Pro Annual7 Days trial$94.991 Year
Use Via
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$15.991 Month
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Lifetime Via Licence$89.99









