Comparison

QWERTY mini Std ENG vs Gistr

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

Head to head
About

QWERTY mini Std ENG

This keyboard app offers a streamlined 16-key layout designed for comfortable and efficient typing on mobile devices. It features unique input methods like double-tap and simultaneous taps to reduce typos and finger fatigue.

Highlights
  • 16-key reduced layout
  • Double tap for second character
  • Simultaneous tap for edge keys
  • Larger key size for comfort
  • Reduced typos and finger fatigue
  • Local keyboard, no data collection
Features
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Thank you for visiting our store. We sincerely appreciate your feedback and will do our best to update and improve any areas that may be lacking. QWERTY mini works as a local keyboard. No data is collected. Unlike standard QWERTY (26 keys), QWERTY mini reduces the layout to just 16 keys in 2 rows, keeping typing natural and efficient. Main Features Double tap: easily input the second character of each key. Simultaneous tap: quickly input the first or second character using 4 edge keys. (Example: O + T/G = T, L + T/G = G) Why not standard QWERTY? (26 keys) Designed for typewriters and ten-finger typing, the QWERTY keyboard has too many small keys on smartphones. This causes frequent typos, slower typing speed, and high finger fatigue. QWERTY mini solution (16 keys) Key size increased by 66% (25% wider, 33% taller) Comfortable thumb movement on mobile screens Faster typing with fewer errors Note International patent application (PCT/KR2025/099177), published under WIPO.

About

Gistr

Features
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Your YouTube tabs, saved articles, and podcast episodes — all in one place, with notes that stay connected to where they came from. Watch a video. Read an article. Listen to a podcast. Then try to remember it a week later. Gistr is built for that gap. —— Bring in a YouTube video, a podcast, a PDF, or an article. Your notes open right next to it. Ask questions about what you just watched or read. Pull out the parts worth keeping. Come back a month later — it's all still there. The source, your notes, and the conversation you had about it. Still connected. Still yours. —— WHAT YOU CAN BRING IN ▸ YouTube videos and playlists ▸ Podcasts from Spotify and Apple Podcasts ▸ PDFs, Word docs, presentations, EPUB, MOBI, text files ▸ Any article or blog on the web —— WHAT YOU CAN DO ▸ Take notes in a split view — your source on one side, your notes on the other. No switching tabs. ▸ Ask questions and get answers pulled from the specific source you added — not a general guess. ▸ Add more than one source to the same workspace and see how they connect. ▸ Jump-start any session — Gistr suggests questions the moment you add a source, so you always know where to start. ▸ One-click tools for summaries, key takeaways, chapter breakdowns, and quizzes — no prompting needed. —— WHO IT'S FOR Students who want more than a summary the night before an exam. People who learn from YouTube and want it to actually stay with them. Writers who read across many sources and need to connect the ideas. Anyone who saves things they genuinely mean to come back to. —— FREE TO START No card needed. Your first source is ready in under a minute. gistr.so Privacy Policy: https://gistr.so/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://gistr.so/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

QWERTY mini Std ENG4 screens
Gistr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QWERTY mini Std ENG at none against Gistr's 6. Gistr's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Gistr sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. QWERTY mini Std ENG asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QWERTY mini Std ENG ships an update every 6 months, Gistr every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QWERTY mini Std ENG versus Gistr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQWERTY mini Std ENGGistr
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKKeyboardGISTR TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

QWERTY mini Std ENG

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Gistr

Subscriptions6
  • Curious Monthly$8.001 Month
  • Explorer Monthly$15.001 Month
  • Thinker Monthly$80.001 Month
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  • Curious Annual$80.001 Year
  • Explorer Annual$150.001 Year
  • Thinker Annual$800.001 Year

Questions

Is QWERTY mini Std ENG free?
QWERTY mini Std ENG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gistr free?
Gistr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QWERTY mini Std ENG or Gistr have ads?
Neither QWERTY mini Std ENG nor Gistr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QWERTY mini Std ENG or Gistr?
QWERTY mini Std ENG ships an update every 6 months, and Gistr every 3 weeks. Most recently, QWERTY mini Std ENG was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gistr on October 31, 2026.

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