Comparison

Macro Keyboard Prime vs Type

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

Head to head
About

Macro Keyboard Prime

Features
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Stop copying and pasting. Start automating. Macro Keyboard Prime is the ultimate AI-powered custom keyboard and text expander that lets you paste snippets, autotype phrases, and run Claude AI prompts from any app on your iPhone. Whether you are replying to emails, writing code, or drafting release notes, your ultimate productivity templates are now just one tap away. Assign your favorite shortcuts to emoji keys and watch your mobile workflow move at lightspeed. Why Macro Keyboard Prime? - One-Tap Text Expander: Save your frequently used text, email templates, clipboards, and links as custom snippets. Tap an emoji to autotype them instantly into any text field. - Claude AI Integration: Connect your own Anthropic API key to unlock an advanced AI writer and assistant directly inside your iOS keyboard. - Claude Generate: Type a prompt, tap a key, and watch Claude stream a custom response directly into your active app in real-time. - Claude Transform: Highlight any rough text and instantly polish, summarize, or debug it using custom prompt templates. - Fully Customizable: Effortlessly manage, edit, and drag-to-reorder your macros using a beautiful dark-mode dashboard. Built for Power Users No more switching between apps to fetch templates or prompt an AI assistant. Macro Keyboard Prime puts a powerful prompt mapping engine and phrase template manager directly beneath your fingertips. Privacy-First Design Your data belongs to you. This custom keyboard operates with a secure, zero-logging architecture. Keystrokes are never tracked or stored. Your user-supplied Anthropic API key is securely encrypted inside your device’s native iOS Keychain. Text is transmitted directly to Anthropic only when you explicitly trigger an AI shortcut.

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Type

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Type-Cat brings AI-powered writing directly into your keyboard - no app switching, no copy-pasting.. Wherever you type on iPhone, Type-Cat is there. Select your text or start typing, and let AI fix your grammar, adjust your tone, or translate - all without leaving the app you're in. FEATURES β€’ Fix Grammar - Automatically detects and corrects grammar, spelling, punctuation, and verb agreement errors while preserving your original meaning. β€’ Rewrite Tone - Instantly rewrite your text as Casual, Concise, Formal, Gen Z, Singlish. β€’ Translate - Translate your text into English, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, French, German, or Spanish. β€’ Quick Fix Bar - Spelling corrections appear inline above the keyboard so you can apply them with a single tap. BRING YOUR OWN KEY Type-Cat works with your own API key - you choose your AI provider: β€’ OpenAI (GPT) β€’ Google Gemini β€’ xAI Grok β€’ Anthropic Claude Your API key is stored securely in the iOS Keychain and never shared with anyone. Text is sent directly from your device to your chosen provider - the developer never sees it. PRIVACY FIRST β€’ No account required β€’ No data collection β€’ No tracking or analytics β€’ Spelling checks run entirely on-device HOW TO GET STARTED 1. Install Type-Cat 2. Go to Settings β†’ General β†’ Keyboard β†’ Keyboards β†’ Add New Keyboard β†’ Type-Cat 3. Tap Type-Cat and enable Allow Full Access 4. Open Type-Cat and add your API key 5. Start typing anywhere β€” tap the cat icon to open the assistant

Screenshots

Macro Keyboard Prime4 screens
Type3 screens

Verdict

The call

Macro Keyboard Prime and Type are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Macro Keyboard Prime versus Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacro Keyboard PrimeType
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReginald ChinthrajahOoi Way Min

In-app purchases

None

Macro Keyboard Prime

No in-app purchases

None

Type

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Macro Keyboard Prime free?
Macro Keyboard Prime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Type free?
Type is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Macro Keyboard Prime or Type have ads?
Neither Macro Keyboard Prime nor Type shows ads.

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