Comparison

Swipeys Keyboard vs Retro Numpad

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

Head to head
About

Swipeys Keyboard

Features
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A keystroke is a tap or a flick. Swipeys puts every letter on a 3x3 grid of nine keys. Tap a key for its center letter. Flick, a short swipe in one of eight directions, for the rest. Nine keys reach every letter, with no row-hunting and no reaching across the screen. It's built for one thumb. Once your hand learns the nine positions, you stop looking at the keyboard and type. MAKE IT YOURS - Edit any key and any flick direction right inside the keyboard. Put letters, symbols, or emoji wherever you want them. - Adjust key size, flick threshold, and gutter width. Switch to a compact layout with fewer side controls. - Layouts are plain JSON. Tweak them, share them, and import a .swipey file. Import stays local and validated, and works with Full Access off. LANGUAGES - English, Finnish, and Spanish letter layouts, plus a numerals and symbols layer. - Switch languages from the keyboard. Touch and hold the 123 key to pick one. NUMBERS, SYMBOLS, EMOJI - A numbers page with digits on tap and a curated, editable symbol set on the flicks, shared across every language. - Emoji picker with recents and categories. Place emoji on any flick in the editor. GESTURES AND SHORTCUTS - Slide along the spacebar to move the cursor. Long-press for accents, double-tap space for a period, and let backspace auto-repeat. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No tracking, ever. The keyboard makes no network requests. - No analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no ads, no server. Data Not Collected. - Core typing, the symbol layer, the emoji picker, and every customization work with Full Access off. Full Access is optional and only enables haptic feedback. BUY IT, DON'T RENT IT - Start with a 30-day free trial. No feature gates, no card required to try. - Unlock Swipeys permanently with a one-time purchase. No subscription, no recurring fees. - The lifetime unlock is Family Sharing enabled and restores across your devices. iPhone only. Built by slantedt.

About

Retro Numpad

Features
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Retro Numpad brings back the feel of a real desktop calculator โ€” a warm, matte case, a glowing LCD readout, and number keys that actually click when you press them. Built for fast, everyday math: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages, with chained operations so you can work through a full expression without losing your place. The display keeps your last expression in view above the current result, just like a physical calculator's tape. FEATURES โ€” Full arithmetic: +, โˆ’, ร—, รท, % โ€” Chained operations (2 + 3 ร— 4, entered left to right) โ€” Decimal entry, backspace, and all-clear โ€” Clear "Error" state instead of a crash on divide-by-zero โ€” Light and dark mode, each with its own tuned palette โ€” Haptic feedback and a physical key-press animation โ€” No accounts, no ads, no tracking

Screenshots

Swipeys Keyboard4 screens
Retro Numpad1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Numpad at none against Swipeys Keyboard's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Swipeys Keyboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Numpad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Swipeys Keyboard versus Retro Numpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipeys KeyboardRetro Numpad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToni VaisanenRyan Hopkins Inc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swipeys Keyboard

One-time2
  • 30-day TrialFree
  • Swipeys Lifetime$9.99
None

Retro Numpad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swipeys Keyboard free?
Swipeys Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Numpad free?
Retro Numpad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swipeys Keyboard or Retro Numpad have ads?
Neither Swipeys Keyboard nor Retro Numpad shows ads.

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