Comparison

Oysterun vs UTUVO Type

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

Head to head
About

Oysterun

Features
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Oysterun lets you run powerful AI agents on your own computer while controlling everything from your phone. Unlike cloud-only AI products, Oysterun gives you ownership of your agents, data, and workflows. Connect your Mac, start AI sessions remotely, receive notifications, review tool actions, and stay productive wherever you are. Whether you're building software, researching information, automating tasks, or helping family members use AI, Oysterun makes advanced AI accessible from anywhere. Features: • Connect to your own Mac • Run AI agents remotely • Real-time notifications • Approve or reject tool actions • Monitor agent progress • View conversations and outputs • Secure device pairing • Bring your own AI provider Built for makers, professionals, and families who want AI that works for them—not the other way around.

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UTUVO Type

Features
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UTUVO Type lets you type by speaking — in any app. Tap the orb on the keyboard and start talking; the orb moves with your voice. Tap again and clean, finished text lands at your cursor. When a voice session is not open, iOS opens UTUVO Type to start the microphone; tap the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Further dictation does not switch apps while the session stays open. • Works almost everywhere: Messages, LINE, Mail, Notes, Safari… just switch to the UTUVO Type keyboard (except fields iOS reserves, like passwords). • Cleans up as you go: removes filler words, adds commas and full stops from your pauses, and applies your personal dictionary. • Say how to change it: select some text, tap the orb and say "make it more formal" — it's rewritten in place. • Hold the orb to translate: slide to a language and let go. Pick up to five languages. • Fix it on the spot: tap EN, 繁 (Zhuyin or Pinyin) or 简 (Pinyin) beside the orb to type a correction — no need to change keyboards. • History: every dictation stays on your iPhone — searchable, starrable, one tap to copy. Private by default • On-device recognition first; turn on "Only use on-device recognition" and your audio never leaves the phone. • No UTUVO account, analytics, ads, or tracking. • Without a cloud key, editing and translation use available on-device features. If you enable an optional cloud service with your own key, recognized or selected text and relevant personal dictionary entries may be sent to that provider. If you also turn on field context, a bounded excerpt before the cursor is included. Audio is not sent to that service. • Open source — every privacy claim can be checked. About "Allow Full Access" iOS doesn't let keyboards use the microphone, so the keyboard asks the UTUVO Type app to record for it. After tapping the orb, use the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Allow Full Access so the keyboard can use its shared app-group data and any network features you choose to enable. The keyboard never records what you type with other keys; optional cloud features send text, not audio, to the provider you select.

Screenshots

Oysterun4 screens
UTUVO Type4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oysterun at none against UTUVO Type's 3. Oysterun also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). UTUVO Type's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price and ads 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. UTUVO Type sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Oysterun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oysterun ships an update every 9 days, UTUVO Type daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Oysterun versus UTUVO Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOysterunUTUVO Type
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHsuanChung WangMIN CHI YANG

In-app purchases

None

Oysterun

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

UTUVO Type

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me lunch$2.99
  • Big cheer$4.99

Questions

Is Oysterun free?
Oysterun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTUVO Type free?
UTUVO Type is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Oysterun or UTUVO Type have ads?
Neither Oysterun nor UTUVO Type shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oysterun or UTUVO Type?
Oysterun ships an update every 9 days, and UTUVO Type daily. Most recently, Oysterun was updated on September 29, 2026 and UTUVO Type on October 15, 2026.

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