Comparison

SweetKeyboard Pro vs ARC Type Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

SweetKeyboard Pro

Enhance your typing with a familiar QWERTY layout, a permanent number row, and quick access to symbols. This keyboard offers smarter cursor control, context-aware shortcuts, and reusable text snippets for efficient input. It prioritizes privacy with local-first design and no cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Permanent top number row
  • One-page symbol access
  • Dedicated arrow keys and swipe cursor control
  • Context-aware shortcuts
  • Long-press accents and punctuation
  • Save and reuse up to 50 text snippets
  • Local clipboard integration
Features
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SweetKeyboard: Fast, Familiar, and Private Typing SweetKeyboard is a local-first iOS keyboard that keeps numbers, symbols, cursor movement, and reusable clipboard snippets close to the typing flow without forcing users to learn an unfamiliar layout. Built for quick edits, codes, forms, and repeated snippets, it delivers a familiar typing experience with smarter everyday controls. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE • Numbers Stay Visible: The familiar English QWERTY letter layout features a permanent top number row from 1 to 0, reducing interruptions while you type codes, dates, and addresses. • Symbols in One Place: Symbols are grouped on one clean page, designed to avoid deep symbol switching. Tap one symbol and return to letters, or lock symbols when you need to type multiple characters or emojis. • Smarter Cursor Control: Move the cursor without fighting the iOS text magnifier using dedicated arrow keys or speed-aware horizontal swiping across the keyboard. • Context-Aware Typing: SweetKeyboard adapts to the field you are typing in. For example, the keyboard shows a contextual @ shortcut in email fields and suppresses unwanted auto-capitalization. • Long-Press Shortcuts: Hold supported keys for common accents and quick punctuation, keeping the main keyboard free of visual clutter. • Fast Typing Stability: Designed for stable everyday typing, even when you move quickly and your fingers overlap. • Forward Delete: Turn on forward delete, then use manual Shift to delete ahead of the cursor. • Save and Reuse Snippets: Access a local clipboard grid inside the keyboard to save up to 50 local text snippets. • Pin Favorites: Pin favorites so important snippets stay at the top of your list for quick, one-tap pasting. • Native Clipboard Integration: Choose how SweetKeyboard handles text copied to the native iPhone Clipboard. You can import, paste, or do both after initiating a user action. • Clear Text Field: Easily clear short fields directly from the compact keyboard toolbar. CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOUR PREFERENCES Your typing experience should fit your needs. Easily configure settings in the app, including optional haptic feedback for responsive keys, auto-capitalization rules, cursor swipe behaviors, and custom clipboard toolbar options. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT, LOCAL BY DESIGN Privacy is a central product value, not a secondary note. • There are no analytics, no advertising SDKs, no tracking SDKs, and no cloud sync. • SweetKeyboard features no remote text processing or keystroke uploading. A NOTE ON CLIPBOARD FEATURES AND "FULL ACCESS" To enable the optional clipboard features, iOS requires you to grant "Full Access". This simply gives the keyboard the necessary permissions to interact with the phone's native clipboard tools and shared local settings. This does not mean we have access to your data. Because SweetKeyboard is local by design with no cloud sync or remote processing, your typing, snippets, and clipboard history remain completely local to your device and are never compromised. Platform Limitations: Some features depend on what the active app exposes to third-party keyboards. Secure text fields and certain apps may use the system keyboard instead. Clear Text Field works best in short fields and may be limited in long documents.

About

ARC Type Keyboard

Experience a faster, simpler typing method with a unique six-key layout. This keyboard offers on-device word predictions, auto-punctuation, and multiple language support. Customize its appearance and enjoy a privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Six-key ARC typing layout
  • ABC grid mode
  • Numbers and symbols view with calculator
  • On-device word predictions
  • Auto punctuation
  • Multiple language support
  • Customizable appearance
Features
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ARC Type is a fast, private productivity keyboard designed to make everyday typing feel effortless. Built around on-device intelligence, ARC Type helps you write faster with smart word prediction, automatic punctuation, multilingual typing and useful productivity tools — all inside a clean, simple keyboard. POWERED BY NANOLM ARC Type uses NanoLM, our lightweight language prediction system designed specifically for fast on-device typing. Instead of relying on cloud processing, NanoLM analyzes language locally to surface words that naturally fit what you're writing. FAST ON-DEVICE WORD PREDICTION Get useful suggestions as you type without interrupting your flow. ARC Type is designed to anticipate the words that naturally come next, helping you finish sentences with fewer keystrokes. ULTRA PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your keyboard should be one of the most private parts of your phone. ARC Type is built around on-device processing, keeping its core typing intelligence local rather than sending your writing to a remote AI service. MULTILINGUAL TYPING Write naturally across: • English • Spanish • French • German • Italian ARC Type can adapt as you type, making multilingual conversations faster and easier. AUTOMATIC PUNCTUATION Spend less time switching between keyboard layouts. ARC Type helps insert punctuation naturally so you can stay focused on what you're writing. A KEYBOARD THAT FITS YOU Adjust the keyboard to better fit your hands and the way you type. Whether you're typing with one hand or two, ARC Type is designed to make reaching every key more comfortable. BUILT-IN CALCULATOR Access a powerful calculator directly from your keyboard without constantly switching apps. Perfect for quick calculations while messaging, working, shopping or taking notes. ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ARC Type brings prediction, multilingual typing, punctuation, customization and useful tools together in one simple keyboard. No clutter. No distractions. Just a faster way to type. ARC Type is currently free for a limited time.

Screenshots

SweetKeyboard Pro4 screens
ARC Type Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ARC Type Keyboard at every 2 days against SweetKeyboard Pro's every 4 months. ARC Type Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). SweetKeyboard Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SweetKeyboard Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SweetKeyboard Pro ships an update every 4 months, ARC Type Keyboard every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SweetKeyboard Pro versus ARC Type Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweetKeyboard ProARC Type Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid DemriARC Galaxia LLC

Customer experience

SweetKeyboard Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ARC Type Keyboard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SweetKeyboard Pro

No in-app purchases

None

ARC Type Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SweetKeyboard Pro free?
SweetKeyboard Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARC Type Keyboard free?
ARC Type Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SweetKeyboard Pro or ARC Type Keyboard?
SweetKeyboard Pro is rated higher. SweetKeyboard Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ARC Type Keyboard averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do SweetKeyboard Pro or ARC Type Keyboard have ads?
Neither SweetKeyboard Pro nor ARC Type Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SweetKeyboard Pro or ARC Type Keyboard?
SweetKeyboard Pro ships an update every 4 months, and ARC Type Keyboard every 2 days. Most recently, SweetKeyboard Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and ARC Type Keyboard on October 25, 2026.

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