Comparison

AI Text Expander vs ClawEar

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

Head to head
About

AI Text Expander

This keyboard app streamlines typing by allowing you to insert full messages with short abbreviations. It also offers clipboard history and AI-powered text manipulation directly from your keyboard.

Highlights
  • Text expansion with custom abbreviations
  • Clipboard history for quick access
  • AI-powered text rewriting and summarization
  • Organize text templates into folders
  • Instant search for saved text
  • Inline suggestions as you type
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Type a few letters. Insert the full message. SmartType is an intelligent iOS keyboard built around powerful text expansion. Turn short abbreviations into complete messages, email replies, links, addresses, contact details, and any other text you type often. Save your text once, then reuse it wherever you type. SmartType shows relevant inline suggestions as you enter an abbreviation, so the text you need is always ready without switching apps or searching through notes. TEXT EXPANSION Create reusable text templates for everyday conversations and workflows. Add short abbreviations, organize your templates into folders, and find any saved item with instant search. Use SmartType to: • Reply to common questions • Write emails faster • Share links and contact details • Enter addresses and other repeated information • Reuse complete messages with only a few taps Your saved text stays available directly from the keyboard in any app that supports third-party iOS keyboards. CLIPBOARD HISTORY Keep useful copied text close at hand. SmartType helps you find and reuse recent clipboard items without repeatedly switching between apps or copying the same content again. AI COMMANDS Use AI commands when you need more than a saved reply. Rewrite, improve, summarize, translate, or generate text directly from the keyboard. AI features run only when you explicitly select a command. Your ordinary typing and messages are not sent to external AI providers. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY TYPING Whether you are messaging friends, answering customers, working, or studying, SmartType helps you spend less time typing the same text again. Create your shortcuts once. Use them wherever you type. Type less. Say more. The app offers a SmartType Pro auto-renewable subscription that unlocks: • Unlimited AI Writing • Rewrite & Translate with AI • Unlimited Collections & Folders • Unlimited Snippets Privacy Policy: https://luckybeans.app/smarttype/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://luckybeans.app/smarttype/terms-of-use

About

ClawEar

Features
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Talk instead of type, in any app. ClawEar is a voice keyboard. Tap the mic, say what you want to write, and ClawEar turns it into clean text ready to send: filler words like "um" and "you know" removed, punctuation added, and self-corrections resolved to what you meant. It works in chats, email, notes, and any other app with a text field. SAY IT, SEND IT • Talk the way you normally do. ClawEar keeps your words and tone, and cleans up the rest. • "Tell him I'm running late" becomes the message itself: "I'm running late." • Ask for what you need: "write a polite note asking for tomorrow off." • Lists turn into bullet points when you're clearly listing things. EDIT BY VOICE Select text, or edit the whole field, and just say what to change: "make it more polite," "change Friday to Monday," "add that I'll call later." TRANSLATE AS YOU SPEAK Speak English or Chinese and have it come out in another language: Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, French, or German. PHOTO INPUT Snap a receipt, a sign, or a screenshot (up to 5 photos), then tell ClawEar what to do with it: "send him the account number" or "summarize this menu." Numbers are copied exactly, and anything unclear is flagged for you to check. Like voice, photos are processed with ClawEar Cloud and use the same credits: one photo is about 20 seconds of dictation. HANDS-FREE For when your hands are busy: pause when you're done and ClawEar stops, types the text in, and sends it in chat apps. YOUR WORDS, YOUR RULES • Dictionary: add names, brands, and terms so they're recognized correctly, and set up replacements for words that keep getting misheard. • Custom instructions: tell ClawEar how you like to write, like how to address people or how to sign off. • Tone: casual, natural, or formal. PRIVACY • Recording happens only when you tap the mic. While a voice session is on standby, the microphone isn't used. • Recordings are deleted as soon as they're processed. • ClawEar Cloud is used by default: recordings, text, and photos pass through our servers to a provider for processing. Except for surveys and Issues & wishes posts you choose to submit, we never store your recordings, photos, or text. • You can switch to on-device, where recognition and cleanup happen entirely on your device. • History is off by default. If you turn it on, it stays only on your device and is deleted automatically after 3, 7, or 30 days. PLANS • Free: unlimited on-device recognition and cleanup, plus monthly credits for about 20 minutes of cloud dictation. • Pro: monthly credits for about 300 minutes of cloud dictation. Out of credits? It switches to on-device at no extra charge. New subscribers can try it free for 7 days, with credits for about 60 minutes of cloud dictation. • Credit packs: a one-time purchase of credits for about 100 or 300 minutes of cloud dictation, no subscription needed. Purchased credits never expire and are used after this period's credits. On-device cleanup requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. The keyboard needs Full Access so it can receive text from the ClawEar app; it never sends what you type anywhere. SUBSCRIPTIONS ClawEar Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://clawear.dimanyen.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://clawear.dimanyen.com/en/privacy

Screenshots

AI Text Expander4 screens
ClawEar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClawEar at every 3 days against AI Text Expander's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. AI Text Expander sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ClawEar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Text Expander ships an update monthly, ClawEar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AI Text Expander versus ClawEar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Text ExpanderClawEar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr MomotiukSHENG HAO YEN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Text Expander

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Access$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
4 purchases

ClawEar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Credit pack (about 100 min)$1.99
  • Credit pack (about 300 min)$4.99

Questions

Is AI Text Expander free?
AI Text Expander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClawEar free?
ClawEar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Text Expander or ClawEar have ads?
Neither AI Text Expander nor ClawEar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Text Expander or ClawEar?
AI Text Expander ships an update monthly, and ClawEar every 3 days. Most recently, AI Text Expander was updated on October 25, 2026 and ClawEar on October 24, 2026.

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