Comparison

Lefty Keyboard vs Quill Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Lefty Keyboard

A universal keyboard layout designed specifically for left-handed iPhone and iPad users. It prioritizes privacy with no tracking or full access, and is optimized for performance and battery life.

Highlights
  • Left-handed layout
  • Universal for iPhone/iPad
  • No full access required
  • No tracking
  • No ads
  • Lightweight and battery-friendly
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Lefty Keyboard — the keyboard built for the 10% who are left out. Every mainstream keyboard is laid out for right-handers. Lefty Keyboard mirrors the layout for your left hand, so one-handed typing finally feels natural. FEATURES • Left-hand optimized layout — keys placed for easy left-thumb reach • 8 English locales (US, UK, AU, CA and more) + Turkish • Numpad for numbers • Spacebar-drag cursor control — slide the spacebar to move the caret • Custom key & letter colors for light and dark mode • Key press sounds • Smart auto-correction with downloadable dictionaries • Lightweight and battery-friendly PRIVACY FIRST The keyboard has NO Full Access and never logs your keystrokes — what you type never leaves your device. Privacy Policy: https://www.hiddenmine.com/apps/lefty-keyboard/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Quill Keyboard

Features
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Quill Keyboard puts an AI assistant right inside your keyboard. Select or type text and tap an action — Summarize, Explain, fix Grammar, make it Formal or Casual, Shorten, Look Up a word, find better wording with Thesaurus, or translate between German and English — without leaving the app you're in. Bring your own Anthropic (Claude) API key: your text is sent only to Anthropic to perform the action you choose. Nothing is collected, sold, or used for tracking, and your key is stored privately on your device. ACTIONS • Summarize — condense long text • Explain — plain-language explanation • Grammar — fix spelling, grammar, and clarity • Formal / Casual — change the tone • Shorten — make it concise • Look Up — quick definition • Thesaurus — stronger word choices • DE → EN / EN → DE — German–English translation FEATURES • Works in any app via the system keyboard • Customizable Quick row and My Actions tab • English and Persian keyboard layouts • Results appear inline or in a dismissable panel Requires "Allow Full Access" so the keyboard can reach the AI service and act on your selected text.

Screenshots

Lefty Keyboard4 screens
Quill Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quill Keyboard at none against Lefty Keyboard's 6. Quill Keyboard also leads on ads (none vs shown). 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. Lefty Keyboard sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quill Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lefty Keyboard versus Quill Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLefty KeyboardQuill Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEMiR EMRAH UCKANMohsen Arjmandi

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lefty Keyboard

Subscriptions3
  • Lefty Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Destekçi - Aylık$4.991 Month
  • Lefty Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Küçük Bahşiş$0.99
  • Orta Bahşiş$2.99
  • Büyük Bahşiş$4.99
None

Quill Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lefty Keyboard free?
Lefty Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quill Keyboard free?
Quill Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lefty Keyboard or Quill Keyboard have ads?
Lefty Keyboard shows ads; Quill Keyboard does not.

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