Comparison

Weavly vs Half Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Weavly

Features
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Weavly — Private AI Dictation Keyboard Voice typing that stays on your device. Speak in any app and Weavly turns speech to text right on your iPhone or iPad: no cloud, no waiting. It is also a full keyboard, with dual-swipe typing and autocorrect that learns how you write, so you can talk, swipe or tap in one place. On-device AI fixes grammar, rewrites and translates. Transcription, intelligence and your dictionary all run on-device, so your data stays exactly where it belongs: with you. DUAL SWIPE. DICTATE. ORGANIZE. Weavly is a keyboard, a voice dictation, and a notes engine and intelligence runner in one. Type with autocorrect that learns how you write, glide through words with dual-swipe gestures, dictate whole thoughts that transcribe locally, and turn any note into structured, actionable text. SWIPE & TYPE, REIMAGINED Glide to write with dual-swipe gestures, and pull up on any key to reach a second layer with drag-up overlays you design yourself. Auto-space after swipes, auto-capitalization, smart capitalization for acronyms, and automatic contractions keep you in flow — so the mechanics disappear and the words just appear. DICTATION THAT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Speak naturally and watch it transcribe — fast, accurate, fully on-device. No cloud, no waiting. Local speech-to-text Vocabulary boosters for your custom words and names Filler-word removal (no more "uh," "um") Number, date, and unit normalization Manual or automatic punctuation Global and language-specific voice replacements Import external audio to transcribe INTELLIGENCE, BUILT IN — NOT BOLTED ON On-device models understand your words, not just type them. Run flows that extract action items, owners, and due dates; generate titles; translate; polish tone; and auto-tag — automatically, privately, on your terms. Build custom note pipelines that chain it all together, and feed results straight into Reminders. MAKE IT YOURS Weavly customize at your will. Themes you select, create, or share Custom key overlays — design your own or import from an image Adjustable key heights, text size, layouts, and accents Emoji skin-tone locking and haptic tuning Custom app icons, app themes, and light/dark appearance A SMARTER DICTIONARY A personal dictionary that learns as you type. Add words with exact case patterns and bigrams, import wordlists, ban words you never want suggested, toggle autocorrect and the profanity filter, and switch to incognito mode to pause learning anytime. PRODUCTIVITY POWER TOOLS Simple to advanced text replacement with placeholders and smart tags Snippets from clipboard, links, or transcriptions — searchable and exportable A built-in scratch pad and inline math, right in any text field Web processing that saves linked pages as archives or screenshots NOTES THAT ORGANIZE THEMSELVES Capture by keyboard, voice, or imported audio — then filter by type, date, or origin, export to Markdown or plain text, and lock anything sensitive behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN. PRIVACY AT THE CORE Transcription, intelligence, and your dictionary all run on-device. Your data is yours. Just yours. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Weavly Pro is an auto-renewing subscription for unlimited access to premium features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged within 24 hours prior to renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account Settings. Canceling keeps access until the period ends; the current period is not refunded. Any unused free-trial portion is forfeited when you subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://weavly.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://weavly.app/privacy-policy/ There has never been a better time to be productive. Go — you can do it.

About

Half Keyboard

This keyboard app significantly reduces the space taken up on your iPad screen, allowing you to see more of your content. It offers customizable layouts, a trackpad-like space bar for cursor control, and private word suggestions.

Highlights
  • Reduced screen space usage
  • Customizable height, font size, and spacing
  • Space bar as a trackpad for cursor control
  • Private word suggestions
  • Dedicated emoji board
  • iPad-specific layouts
Features
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The standard iOS keyboard takes up almost half your iPad HalfKeyboard takes about two thirds of that, so you keep seeing what you're typing into — your chat, your form, your note. But it's not a stripped-down version. Everything you expect from a keyboard is there, right where your thumb already rests. SWIPE DOWN FOR THE SECOND CHARACTER Swipe down on a letter key to get the character above it: q becomes 1, a becomes @, z becomes %. On the period key, a swipe down gives a comma. You'll rarely need the number layer. SET IT UP YOUR WAY Height, font size, key spacing, bottom row thickness, typeface — all with a slider. Both in the app and in the keyboard itself, so you see the effect right away. Settings made in the app go to the keyboard; not the other way round, because a keyboard without full access isn't allowed to write back. SPACE BAR AS A TRACKPAD Hold the space bar and drag to move the cursor through your text. No more aiming for a single letter. WORD SUGGESTIONS THAT SEND NOTHING A suggestion bar in Dutch, English or German, or automatic. The word list lives inside the app; nothing is looked up and nothing is remembered. EMOJI Its own emoji board with categories and a clock tab that fills with what you used last. ROOMIER ON IPAD On iPad you get two extra layouts: a numeric pad on the right, and a split layout with the pad in the middle and a space bar under each thumb. PRIVACY HERE IS NOT A PROMISE BUT A BOUNDARY HalfKeyboard does not ask for full access. Without that permission, a keyboard on iOS cannot connect to the internet — a technical limit, not a word of honour. No analytics, no ads, no account, no third-party SDKs. What you type stays on your device. Free, with no strings attached: no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Weavly4 screens
Half Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Half Keyboard at none against Weavly's 3. Half Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Weavly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). 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. Weavly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Half Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weavly ships an update every 5 days, Half Keyboard every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Weavly versus Half Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeavlyHalf Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTraftdick hartog

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Weavly

Subscriptions3
  • Weavly Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Weavly Pro Monthly Trial7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Weavly Pro Yearly$44.991 Year
None

Half Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weavly free?
Weavly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Half Keyboard free?
Half Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weavly or Half Keyboard have ads?
Neither Weavly nor Half Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weavly or Half Keyboard?
Weavly ships an update every 5 days, and Half Keyboard every 4 weeks. Most recently, Weavly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Half Keyboard on October 31, 2026.

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