Francis Keyboard vs ImproveType
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Francis Keyboard
This AI writing assistant learns your unique style to help you write faster and more authentically across any app. Choose between professional or casual personas that adapt to your voice. It prioritizes privacy with encrypted data storage.
- Personalized AI writing based on your style
- Two writing personas (Professional, Casual)
- Continuous learning and adaptation
- Works in any app
- Privacy-focused with encrypted data
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Write like yourself, only better. Francis Keyboard is your personal AI writing assistant that learns your unique writing style and helps you write faster, smarter, and more authentically—anywhere you type. KEY FEATURES: • Personalized AI Writing Complete a quick writing assessment, and Francis learns your unique voice. Get personalized writing styles that sound authentically like you. • Two Writing Personas Choose between "Professional Me" for business communication or "Casual Me" for everyday messages. Both personas learn and adapt to your writing style. • Continuous Learning The more you use Francis, the better it gets. Your keyboard continuously learns from your writing to provide increasingly personalized suggestions. • Works Everywhere Use Francis in any app—Messages, Mail, Notes, and more. Your AI writing assistant is always available when you need it. • Privacy-Focused Your data is encrypted in transit and stored securely. We protect your privacy and never share your data with third parties for advertising. Perfect for professionals, students, and anyone who wants to write better while staying true to their unique voice.
ImproveType
This AI-powered keyboard enhances your writing by correcting grammar, rewriting text, changing tone, and translating languages directly as you type. It offers smart replies and voice typing for faster, more confident communication across all your apps.
- AI writing assistant
- Rewrite and rephrase text
- Change writing tone
- Multi-language translation
- Smart auto-reply
- AI voice typing
- Keyboard customization
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Write smarter, faster, and more confidently wherever you type. ImproveType is an AI-powered keyboard and writing assistant that helps you rewrite messages, correct grammar, change your writing tone, translate text, create replies, and use voice typing — directly from your keyboard. Whether you're writing a message, email, social post, or work communication, ImproveType helps make your writing clearer, more natural, and more professional. AI WRITING ASSISTANT Improve your writing without switching between apps. • Rewrite messages instantly • Improve clarity and readability • Fix grammar and spelling • Rephrase sentences naturally • Make your writing more polished • Write faster with AI assistance CHANGE YOUR WRITING TONE Say the same thing in the right way for every situation. Choose from 10+ writing tones, including: • Professional • Casual • Funny • Friendly • Confident • And more Transform your existing text into the tone that fits your conversation. SMART AUTO REPLY Respond faster with AI-generated replies. ImproveType can help you create suitable responses for messages and emails directly from your keyboard. You can also create your own reply presets for frequently used responses. MULTI-LANGUAGE TRANSLATION Communicate more easily across languages without leaving your keyboard. Translate and write in multiple languages, including: • English • Spanish • Portuguese • French • German • Italian • Dutch • Russian • Chinese • Japanese • Thai • And more AI VOICE TYPING Turn your voice into text and spend less time manually typing. Use voice input with intelligent punctuation to create messages quickly and naturally. PERSONALIZE YOUR KEYBOARD Customize ImproveType to match the way you type. Available options include: • Keyboard layouts and themes • Suggestions and auto-correction • Auto-capitalization • Number row • Emoji and symbol preferences • Language switching • Clipboard history • Personal dictionary • Gesture and glide typing • Voice input settings YOUR AI WRITING TOOL, RIGHT IN YOUR KEYBOARD ImproveType combines everyday keyboard features with powerful AI writing tools so you can communicate clearly and confidently across your favorite apps. Rewrite, correct, translate, reply, and type with your voice — all from one smart keyboard. Download ImproveType and make every message better. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Francis Keyboard at 5.0 against ImproveType's 4.7. ImproveType's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Francis Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Francis Keyboard | ImproveType |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Etienne | Envobyte LLC |
In-app purchases
Francis Keyboard
No in-app purchases
ImproveType
No in-app purchases
