Comparison

Custom Keyboard vs OrbitCal

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

Head to head
About

Custom Keyboard

Features
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TYPE FASTER. DO MORE. Tiped transforms your iPhone keyboard into a powerful everyday productivity tool. Save frequently used text, insert quick replies with one tap, perform calculations while typing, access symbols and emoji, and personalize your keyboard with different colors and themes. Everything you need is available directly from the keyboard, so you can spend less time switching between apps and more time getting things done. QUICK TEXT SNIPPETS Save the text you use most often and insert it instantly wherever you are typing. Create shortcuts for: • Contact details • Frequently asked questions • Customer support replies • Business messages • Prices and service information • Social media captions • Links and signatures • Addresses and personal details • Reusable text templates Your saved snippets remain organized and ready whenever you need them. BUILT-IN CALCULATOR Perform calculations directly from the keyboard without opening another app. Use quick mathematical functions including: • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Percentages • Square roots • Powers • Trigonometric functions • Logarithms • Previous answer recall Calculate a result and insert it directly into your message, note, email or document. LETTERS, SYMBOLS AND EMOJI Switch quickly between dedicated keyboard sections for: • Letters and numbers • Special characters • Currency symbols • Mathematical symbols • Emoji • Calculator • Saved snippets All your most useful tools are always just one tap away. CUSTOM KEYBOARD THEMES Personalize Tiped with different keyboard styles and color presets. Choose the look that best matches your device, your apps or your personal style. MULTIPLE LANGUAGES Use Tiped in: • English • Italian • French • Spanish • German The keyboard can be configured for the language you prefer. WORKS WHERE YOU TYPE Use Tiped in compatible apps across your iPhone, including messaging, email, notes, social media, browsers and productivity apps. IDEAL FOR • Freelancers • Business owners • Customer support • Social media managers • Content creators • Students • Professionals • Anyone who repeatedly types the same text SAVE TIME EVERY DAY Stop rewriting the same answers, searching for saved information or switching between your keyboard and calculator. With Tiped, your shortcuts, calculations and everyday typing tools are always available directly from your keyboard. Download Tiped and make every tap more productive.

About

OrbitCal

Features
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OrbitCal: Your Schedule, Reimagined Spatially. Break free from the grid. OrbitCal transforms your calendar into a beautiful, interactive series of concentric rings, turning time management into a tactile, spatial experience. ### TIME AT A GLANCE See your year, month, day, and hour as nested rings. Navigate from a bird's-eye view of your entire year down to the ticking seconds of your current meeting with intuitive pinch-to-zoom and drag gestures. ### THE RING PARADIGM * Outer Rings: Months and Days provide a long-term horizon. * Inner Rings: Hours and Minutes visualize your immediate focus. * Central Hub: A dynamic "Command Center" that surfaces your next meeting, countdowns to your current event's end, and one-tap actions. ### SMART FOCUS * Visual Whitespace: OrbitCal automatically highlights "Focus Windows"—the gaps in your schedule—helping you find time for deep work. * Pastel Aesthetic: A clean, soft design optimized for clarity and serenity. * Haptic Precision: Feel every hour and minute as you navigate through your day with custom-tuned haptic feedback. ### FEATURES: * Fluid Navigation: Smoothly zoom from the macro (Year) to the micro (Seconds). * EventKit Integration: Seamlessly syncs with your existing iCloud, or Outlook calendars. * Contextual Actions: One-tap access to meeting links and directions directly from the center of the OrbitCal view. * Conflict Visualization: Instantly spot overlaps and scheduling crunches. The calendar isn't a list; it's a cycle. See your time in OrbitCal.

Screenshots

Custom Keyboard4 screens
OrbitCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OrbitCal at none against Custom Keyboard's 1. Custom Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Custom Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OrbitCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Custom Keyboard versus OrbitCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom KeyboardOrbitCal
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREA MARUCCIPosition Games Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Keyboard

One-time1
  • Tiped PRO$2.99
None

OrbitCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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