Comparison

iSureType vs BYVE AI

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

Head to head
About

iSureType

This app offers an advanced on-device AI keyboard with T9 multi-tap and OCR capabilities to extract text from photos. It allows for structured document creation and contact information extraction, with customizable features and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • T9 multi-tap keyboard with contextual ranking
  • On-device OCR for text and document scanning
  • Business card scanning with contact field extraction
  • Structured Markdown export for documents
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Customizable word packs and smart phrases
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
Features
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iSureType reimagines typing on iOS. A T9 multi-tap engine — backed by a 370,000-word dictionary and grammar-aware ranking — turns three or four taps into the word you meant. An on-device OCR wizard powered by Apple's Vision framework lifts text out of any photo, structures documents as Markdown, and extracts contact fields from business cards. Two Liquid Glass home-screen widgets put your most-used surfaces one tap away. iSureType is a subscription app: the keyboard, OCR, widgets, and every feature below require an active iSureType subscription. Try it all free for 7 days, then $39.99/year (US — pricing varies by region). Cancel anytime. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION Every recognition path runs on your iPhone. No photos are uploaded. No typed text is logged. No third-party model weights are bundled. iSureType requests no network entitlement. For more details, see: • https://isuretype.com/privacy • https://isuretype.com/terms KEYBOARD • T9 disambiguation with contextual ranking and contraction expansion. • QWERTY mode with the literal you typed always available as chip 0. • Custom words, smart phrases (with categorised collapsible sections), autocorrect pairs — all editable in the host app, all yours. • Word Packs (Brands, Cities, Animals, Actors, Artists, National Parks) and Phrase Packs (Medicine, Legal) bundled and toggleable. OCR (Image Recognition) • Text mode — quick single-line transcription for signs, captions, receipts. • Document mode — paragraph-clustered output. On iOS 26 the wizard upgrades to RecognizeDocumentsRequest; you get structured Markdown with headings, ordered/unordered lists, and pipe tables. Export as .md to Files, iCloud Drive, or any document provider. • Business Card mode — Apple NSDataDetector + NLTagger pull Name / Title / Company / Email(s) / Phone(s) / Website(s) / Address(es) out of a scanned card. A touch-friendly mapping step lets you re-assign chips before commit. Save as .vcf, drop into Contacts.app, or copy the vCard body to the system pasteboard. WIDGETS (iOS 26 Liquid Glass) • Clipboard — recent captures with per-row pin / star / delete buttons, source-app badges, and a Capture-pasteboard-now footer. Small, Medium, Large. • Scan — one tile, three OCR modes, recent-scans list. Small is a tap-to-scan launcher; Medium and Large add three large finger- friendly glass buttons. POWER USERS • Profiles — duplicate, switch, customise. Tab order is per-profile. • Per-tab Siri shortcuts — "Scan this", "Learn new word", "Learn new phrase". • Background OCR — keep typing while a long document transcribes; toast confirms when it lands. • Accessibility-first — Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, Increase Contrast all honoured. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or later (older OS support drops with this release for the Liquid Glass surface). • Allow Full Access on the keyboard so it can read the shared clipboard. iSureType has no network entitlement; Full Access is not used to send any data anywhere. SUBSCRIPTION • iSureType is an auto-renewable annual subscription. • Length: 1 year. Price: $39.99/year (US; prices vary by storefront), after a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. • 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 period. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://isuretype.com/terms • Privacy Policy: https://isuretype.com/privacy Made in Texas by PenDraco.

About

BYVE AI

Features
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Never coded? No problem. BYVE AI is an AI app builder: describe an app in chat, and AI builds it and runs it on the spot. Now with an editor to change it by hand. That's vibe coding: making apps by describing them, not writing code. Make and edit apps on your phone alone, no PC or developer tools needed. Easy from day one No idea yet? Tap a category example on the main screen. Writing your own? Say it like you'd tell a friend: "Log my water with a + button and show in big numbers how many glasses are left to my goal of 8." It suggests useful features before building; just pick what you like. Or speak instead of typing. Real apps that use your phone Your apps can take photos, scan QR codes, recognize text in pictures, transcribe or read aloud, find places and routes on maps, send reminders at set times, open Excel and PDF files, show the weather and play YouTube videos in-app. Each asks your permission first. Use it right away Most apps open in about a minute. Use other apps meanwhile; with notifications on, you'll hear when it's done. No store listing or install: it opens right in BYVE AI. New: Edit it yourself In your app, tap 'Edit it yourself', tap the spot to change and pick what you need in the panel below. Hand edits use no tokens. • Text: edit wording in place, even in lists and records. • Color: text and background colors, or pick one from the screen. • Size & layout: text size, position, order; drag with a finger. • Style: corners, borders, shadows, transparency, Effects. • Photos: your photo behind the app or any part; adjust brightness, blur, focus. • Font: match your app's mood. • Add & duplicate: buttons, text, photos, new screens; copy any card. • Menus & On tap: a bottom menu and what each button does. • Record lists: new lists that collect entries, like shopping or budgets. • Undo, Redo & Changes: go back to any moment after a mistake. • Try it & small-phone view: test while editing; preview on a small screen. AI for the hard parts Too hard by hand? Select that part and tap 'Ask AI to change this part', or a quick request like "Make this stand out more." Only that part changes, not the whole app, so the rest you like stays. Or just say what to change Not what you pictured? No need to start over. Say in chat, "Move the button down and add a monthly total," and the same app updates. Each prior version is kept as a backup to return to, and you can save under a new name to try a new version and keep the original. Photo icons on your Home Screen Make an app icon from your photo or any color, letter or symbol, and name it. A few guided taps in the Shortcuts app put it on your Home Screen like a real icon that opens your app in one tap. Home Screen widgets and Siri open your apps too. Your apps stay on your phone Apps, records and added photos are saved on your phone; finished apps run offline. Photos are never sent, even when you ask the AI for changes. Export a .byve file to keep in the Files app or iCloud Drive, or move to a new iPhone. Deleted an app by mistake? Restore it from the trash within 7 days. For everyone, everywhere 78 languages, and your large text setting carries over. Pictures and icons make it easy even for people who find reading hard. Apps you can make To-do lists, budget trackers, habit and workout logs, vocabulary and quizzes, receipt text readers, shop menus, inventory and sales logs, staff clock-in logs, walk step counters, event info, timers, calculators, mini games: build the tool that fits you. BYVE AI tokens Making an app or an AI change uses 1 token; editing it yourself is free. Start with 2 free tokens, then get up to 3 more every 24 hours by watching ads on My Page. No in-app purchases. If a request fails due to a server problem, your token is refunded. Contact Something felt inconvenient, or an app didn't turn out right? Tell us at mark@bymysidelabs.com. FAQ: https://byve.bymysidelabs.com/faq Privacy policy: https://byve.bymysidelabs.com/privacy

Screenshots

iSureType4 screens
BYVE AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BYVE AI at none against iSureType's 1. BYVE AI also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). iSureType's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. iSureType sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. BYVE AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSureType ships an update every 2 months, BYVE AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
iSureType versus BYVE AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSureTypeBYVE AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPenDraco Limited CompanyMinjae Gwak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iSureType

Subscriptions1
  • iSureType Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

BYVE AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSureType free?
iSureType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BYVE AI free?
BYVE AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iSureType or BYVE AI have ads?
BYVE AI shows ads; iSureType does not.
Which is updated more often, iSureType or BYVE AI?
iSureType ships an update every 2 months, and BYVE AI weekly. Most recently, iSureType was updated on November 5, 2026 and BYVE AI on November 6, 2026.

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