Comparison

TidyType vs AI Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

TidyType

This smart keyboard automatically corrects grammar, spelling, and phrasing as you type. It also offers instant translation between English, Korean, and Spanish, with adjustable formality levels. Use it across all your apps to refine your messages and emails.

Highlights
  • Grammar, spelling, and phrasing correction
  • English, Korean, and Spanish translation
  • Adjustable output formality
  • Works in any app
  • Highlight specific text for editing
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TidyType is a smart keyboard that fixes typos and translates your text right where you type — with a single tap. Whether you're smoothing out a text message, tightening up an email, or writing to a Korean friend in casual 반말, TidyType edits your draft in place. Type the way you usually do, then tap Tidy. WHAT IT DOES • Fixes grammar, spelling, and phrasing • Translates between English, Korean, and Spanish • Formality control for output (auto, casual / 반말, or formal / 존댓말) • Works wherever you type — messages, email, notes, social media • Highlight specific text to Tidy just that part BUILT FOR • Non-native speakers writing in English or another language • Anyone messaging friends or family across a language gap • Fast typers who don't want to slow down to fix mistakes Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tidytype.a19labs.com/privacy.html

About

AI Keyboard

Features
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ClearWrite is a custom keyboard that fixes grammar and rewrites your text in any app — Messages, Mail, Notes, Slack, and more. Works in any app Use ClearWrite anywhere you type. No copy-pasting into another app. Fix grammar, instantly Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar with one tap, without leaving your keyboard. Switch tone in one tap Rewrite text to sound Friendly, Formal, Clearer, Shorter, or Simpler — or build your own custom shortcut. Custom shortcuts Add, name, and reorder your own rewrite styles and instructions so the keyboard matches how you write. Private by design Rewrites run on-device for free, using Apple Intelligence. Nothing leaves your phone. ClearWrite Pro Unlock unlimited custom shortcuts and get early access to Cloud AI rewrites, coming soon. Term of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TidyType4 screens
AI Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TidyType at none against AI Keyboard's 2. AI Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AI Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. TidyType asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TidyType ships an update every 3 weeks, AI Keyboard every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TidyType versus AI Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidyTypeAI Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer0923Labs LLCPham Anh Tuan

In-app purchases

None

TidyType

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Annually$69.991 Year

Questions

Is TidyType free?
TidyType is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Keyboard free?
AI Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TidyType or AI Keyboard have ads?
Neither TidyType nor AI Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TidyType or AI Keyboard?
TidyType ships an update every 3 weeks, and AI Keyboard every 2 days. Most recently, TidyType was updated on October 31, 2026 and AI Keyboard on October 31, 2026.

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