Control vs Custom Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Control
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Your AI conversations with complete privacy. Control is a free LLM interface that puts you in charge of your AI experience. Chat with lightweight open source language models while keeping your data completely private. These mobile-optimized models offer basic AI assistance with the trade-off of complete privacy and offline functionality - everything runs locally on your device. This is a basic tool. Privacy & Data Protection: All processing happens on your device with no data collection or sharing. Your conversations never leave your phone and no accounts, logins, or cloud storage are required. Works completely offline with zero network dependencies for chat, no tracking or analytics. Your data stays yours and history resets after every session or 24 hours, whichever comes first, ensuring no persistent data storage. Choice: Choose from various open source language models and switch between models instantly to find the perfect AI assistant for your specific needs. Free and open source with no subscriptions or hidden costs.
Custom Keyboard
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WorkType is a custom keyboard for people who type the same useful things every day. Save routine text once, then use it anywhere you type. WorkType keeps phrases, dates, cleanup tools, calculator input, and Apple Shortcuts buttons close to the text field, so you can move faster without jumping between apps. Use WorkType to: - Insert dates and times in your favorite formats - Save quick replies, signatures, addresses, and snippets - Organize phrases by work, home, school, travel, or any routine - Clean pasted text with trim, case change, sort, bullet, encode, and URL tools - Calculate numbers without leaving the keyboard - Run Apple Shortcuts from custom keyboard buttons WorkType is built for everyday writing: messages, notes, forms, emails, planning, support replies, and any place where repeated typing slows you down. Privacy note: iOS custom keyboards need Full Access for clipboard utilities and Shortcuts handoff. Date, phrase, and calculator features can be used without clipboard access. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Control at none against Custom Keyboard's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Custom Keyboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Control ships an update every 5 days, Custom Keyboard weekly. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Control | Custom Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Tarrats | Bhagya Silva |
In-app purchases
Control
No in-app purchases
Custom Keyboard
- WorkType Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- WorkType Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- WorkType Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









