Comparison

SweetKeyboard Pro vs Hoardware

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

Hoardware

Catalog and manage your collection of Apple hardware, including details like model information and firmware versions. Organize devices into custom groups, track updates, and sync your library across devices via iCloud. Export your collection in various formats.

Highlights
  • Catalog Apple devices
  • Track firmware versions
  • Check for software updates
  • Organize into collections
  • Sync via iCloud
  • Export collection data
Features
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Hoardware is a collection manager for people who keep Apple hardware. Catalog the devices you own, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, HomeView, AirPods, AirTag, and Beats. Look up model details and firmware using AppleDB, an independent community database. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE - Look up model identifiers, names, and release details - Record installed firmware versions and builds - Check available stable and beta updates - Receive optional alerts for new software releases OS COVERAGE - See which software generations your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch collection covers - Filter covered and missing versions to find the gaps ORGANIZE - Organize devices into collections and groups - Save notes, serial numbers, colors, and custom fields - Keep a wishlist for your next find - Search by name, model, serial number, or software version TAKE YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU - Sync your library and custom fields across Mac, iPhone, and iPad using iCloud - Export your collection as text, JSON, PDF, or an image - Create library backups and restore them later - Share selected collection details through an optional read-only web link No separate Hoardware account is required. iCloud sync uses your Apple Account. Device and firmware information is provided by AppleDB (appledb.dev). Hoardware is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple and the Apple product and service names referenced here are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

SweetKeyboard Pro4 screens
Hoardware3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hoardware at every 2 days against SweetKeyboard Pro's every 4 months. Hoardware also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). SweetKeyboard Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SweetKeyboard Pro ships an update every 4 months, Hoardware every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SweetKeyboard Pro versus Hoardware: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweetKeyboard ProHoardware
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid DemriAaron Perris

Customer experience

SweetKeyboard Pro

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

Hoardware

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SweetKeyboard Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Hoardware

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SweetKeyboard Pro free?
SweetKeyboard Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hoardware free?
Hoardware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SweetKeyboard Pro or Hoardware?
SweetKeyboard Pro is rated higher. SweetKeyboard Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hoardware averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do SweetKeyboard Pro or Hoardware have ads?
Neither SweetKeyboard Pro nor Hoardware shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SweetKeyboard Pro or Hoardware?
SweetKeyboard Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Hoardware every 2 days. Most recently, SweetKeyboard Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hoardware on October 26, 2026.

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