Comparison

A Good Keyboard vs Smart Dictation Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

A Good Keyboard

Features
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RESPONSIVE AND SMOOTH! The animations are a nice touch, but the main focus is making A Good Keyboard smooth and responsive. It has to help you avoid typos as much as possible. This is constantly being improved. NO DATA IS COLLECTED. REALLY. Unlike almost every third-party keyboard, A Good Keyboard works without Full Access. Nothing you write is sent anywhere or read in any way. No tracking. Nothing. A GOOD KEYBOARD ENCOURAGES YOU TO WRITE WELL! Every correctly spelled word you type brings you closer to a new key animation. MORE PERSONALIZATION Everyone has their own tastes and ways of writing. Lots can be customized, like the strength of the haptic feedback, the contrast of the key press color, or subtler things like how long you hold a key before the accent panel appears. SUBSCRIPTION 5 levels can be reached without a subscription. The subscription lets you progress to level 6 and beyond. Subscription details: A Good Keyboard Plus, monthly or yearly, auto-renewing. Price and duration are shown in the app before any purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unbonclavier.com/en/privacy.html

About

Smart Dictation Keyboard

This app converts your speech into text for use in any application. It offers AI-powered polishing, translation, and voice editing. Your dictation is private and not tied to any user profile.

Highlights
  • Live speech-to-text
  • AI text polishing and translation
  • Voice editing of dictated text
  • System-wide integration
  • Supports 28 languages
  • No user accounts or ads
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Smart Dictation Keyboard turns speech into text you can insert in almost any iPhone or iPad app—Messages, Notes, email, and more. Dictate, polish or translate with AI, then voice-edit the draft before it goes into the field. You never create a name, email, or password account. What you say is not tied to a user identity we can profile. If you do not want to expose private emails, messages, notes, or other personal information to a chatbot, you can dictate, rewrite, translate, and edit here—in the app you are already typing in. HOW IT WORKS • Enable Smart Dictation Keyboard in Settings (Full Access required) and turn on Background mic readiness in the app • In any text field, switch to this keyboard with the globe key • Choose your speaking language • Tap Start Dictation, choose reasoning effort or leave at none • Review, tap Edit and speak changes if you want, then insert FEATURES • Speech-to-text with high accuracy for everyday and professional use—medical, legal, business, technical, and general content • 28 languages, including English (US, UK, India), Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, and more • Optional AI polish for clearer, better-formatted text on verbal instructions • Voice Edit: after Transcript or AI, speak revisions (shorten, rephrase, add a greeting, fix a name, text format change) and insert the updated text • Works system-wide where you already type • Copy text from your device and rewrite using ai • Reply to message or tweet using AI - copy the message and then ask AI to respond the way you want - right into the keyboard. • No chatbot account, no conversation history under your name, no ads, and no profile built from what you dictate • We do not store your audio or transcripts on our servers. Speech is processed to produce the text you insert; when that job is done, that content is not kept in a durable archive on our end—only limited subscription and usage records needed to run the service • Store notes locally on device or on iCloud for multi-device access. SUBSCRIPTIONS • Weekly and monthly auto-renewable plans • 1-week free trial for eligible first-time subscribers (subject to Apple’s eligibility rules) • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period REQUIREMENTS • Microphone permission, internet connection, and Full Access (required for network transcription) Privacy Policy: https://kalpaisolutions.com/products/smart-dictation-keyboard/privacy Support: admin@smartdictationpro.com

Screenshots

A Good Keyboard3 screens
Smart Dictation Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Dictation Keyboard at none against A Good Keyboard's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. A Good Keyboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Smart Dictation Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Good Keyboard ships an update every 5 days, Smart Dictation Keyboard every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
A Good Keyboard versus Smart Dictation Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Good KeyboardSmart Dictation Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElliott RobinKalp AI Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

A Good Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • A Good Keyboard1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • A Good Keyboard (yearly)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • All customizations$14.99
None

Smart Dictation Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Good Keyboard free?
A Good Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Dictation Keyboard free?
Smart Dictation Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A Good Keyboard or Smart Dictation Keyboard have ads?
Neither A Good Keyboard nor Smart Dictation Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Good Keyboard or Smart Dictation Keyboard?
A Good Keyboard ships an update every 5 days, and Smart Dictation Keyboard every 9 days. Most recently, A Good Keyboard was updated on October 28, 2026 and Smart Dictation Keyboard on October 8, 2026.

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