Half Keyboard vs BYVE AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Half Keyboard
This keyboard app significantly reduces the space taken up on your iPad screen, allowing you to see more of your content. It offers customizable layouts, a trackpad-like space bar for cursor control, and private word suggestions.
- Reduced screen space usage
- Customizable height, font size, and spacing
- Space bar as a trackpad for cursor control
- Private word suggestions
- Dedicated emoji board
- iPad-specific layouts
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The standard iOS keyboard takes up almost half your iPad HalfKeyboard takes about two thirds of that, so you keep seeing what you're typing into — your chat, your form, your note. But it's not a stripped-down version. Everything you expect from a keyboard is there, right where your thumb already rests. SWIPE DOWN FOR THE SECOND CHARACTER Swipe down on a letter key to get the character above it: q becomes 1, a becomes @, z becomes %. On the period key, a swipe down gives a comma. You'll rarely need the number layer. SET IT UP YOUR WAY Height, font size, key spacing, bottom row thickness, typeface — all with a slider. Both in the app and in the keyboard itself, so you see the effect right away. Settings made in the app go to the keyboard; not the other way round, because a keyboard without full access isn't allowed to write back. SPACE BAR AS A TRACKPAD Hold the space bar and drag to move the cursor through your text. No more aiming for a single letter. WORD SUGGESTIONS THAT SEND NOTHING A suggestion bar in Dutch, English or German, or automatic. The word list lives inside the app; nothing is looked up and nothing is remembered. EMOJI Its own emoji board with categories and a clock tab that fills with what you used last. ROOMIER ON IPAD On iPad you get two extra layouts: a numeric pad on the right, and a split layout with the pad in the middle and a space bar under each thumb. PRIVACY HERE IS NOT A PROMISE BUT A BOUNDARY HalfKeyboard does not ask for full access. Without that permission, a keyboard on iOS cannot connect to the internet — a technical limit, not a word of honour. No analytics, no ads, no account, no third-party SDKs. What you type stays on your device. Free, with no strings attached: no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.
BYVE AI
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Never coded? No problem. BYVE AI is an AI app builder: describe an app in chat, and AI builds it and runs it on the spot. Now with an editor to change it by hand. That's vibe coding: making apps by describing them, not writing code. Make and edit apps on your phone alone, no PC or developer tools needed. Easy from day one No idea yet? Tap a category example on the main screen. Writing your own? Say it like you'd tell a friend: "Log my water with a + button and show in big numbers how many glasses are left to my goal of 8." It suggests useful features before building; just pick what you like. Or speak instead of typing. Real apps that use your phone Your apps can take photos, scan QR codes, recognize text in pictures, transcribe or read aloud, find places and routes on maps, send reminders at set times, open Excel and PDF files, show the weather and play YouTube videos in-app. Each asks your permission first. Use it right away Most apps open in about a minute. Use other apps meanwhile; with notifications on, you'll hear when it's done. No store listing or install: it opens right in BYVE AI. New: Edit it yourself In your app, tap 'Edit it yourself', tap the spot to change and pick what you need in the panel below. Hand edits use no tokens. • Text: edit wording in place, even in lists and records. • Color: text and background colors, or pick one from the screen. • Size & layout: text size, position, order; drag with a finger. • Style: corners, borders, shadows, transparency, Effects. • Photos: your photo behind the app or any part; adjust brightness, blur, focus. • Font: match your app's mood. • Add & duplicate: buttons, text, photos, new screens; copy any card. • Menus & On tap: a bottom menu and what each button does. • Record lists: new lists that collect entries, like shopping or budgets. • Undo, Redo & Changes: go back to any moment after a mistake. • Try it & small-phone view: test while editing; preview on a small screen. AI for the hard parts Too hard by hand? Select that part and tap 'Ask AI to change this part', or a quick request like "Make this stand out more." Only that part changes, not the whole app, so the rest you like stays. Or just say what to change Not what you pictured? No need to start over. Say in chat, "Move the button down and add a monthly total," and the same app updates. Each prior version is kept as a backup to return to, and you can save under a new name to try a new version and keep the original. Photo icons on your Home Screen Make an app icon from your photo or any color, letter or symbol, and name it. A few guided taps in the Shortcuts app put it on your Home Screen like a real icon that opens your app in one tap. Home Screen widgets and Siri open your apps too. Your apps stay on your phone Apps, records and added photos are saved on your phone; finished apps run offline. Photos are never sent, even when you ask the AI for changes. Export a .byve file to keep in the Files app or iCloud Drive, or move to a new iPhone. Deleted an app by mistake? Restore it from the trash within 7 days. For everyone, everywhere 78 languages, and your large text setting carries over. Pictures and icons make it easy even for people who find reading hard. Apps you can make To-do lists, budget trackers, habit and workout logs, vocabulary and quizzes, receipt text readers, shop menus, inventory and sales logs, staff clock-in logs, walk step counters, event info, timers, calculators, mini games: build the tool that fits you. BYVE AI tokens Making an app or an AI change uses 1 token; editing it yourself is free. Start with 2 free tokens, then get up to 3 more every 24 hours by watching ads on My Page. No in-app purchases. If a request fails due to a server problem, your token is refunded. Contact Something felt inconvenient, or an app didn't turn out right? Tell us at mark@bymysidelabs.com. FAQ: https://byve.bymysidelabs.com/faq Privacy policy: https://byve.bymysidelabs.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Half Keyboard at none against BYVE AI's shown. BYVE AI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Half Keyboard ships an update every 4 weeks, BYVE AI weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Half Keyboard | BYVE AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dick hartog | Minjae Gwak |
In-app purchases
Half Keyboard
No in-app purchases
BYVE AI
No in-app purchases









