VersaKey vs Hourline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VersaKey
This keyboard app lets you customize your typing experience with remappable keys, custom long-press actions, and an optional number row. It also offers intelligent typing features like autocorrect and word suggestions, all while prioritizing on-device privacy.
- Remap characters
- Custom long-press actions
- Optional number row
- Intelligent typing assistance
- On-device privacy
- Customizable themes
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VersaKey is a customizable keyboard for iPhone and iPad that makes everyday typing more convenient. Access numbers, punctuation, and symbols with a simple flick, without constantly switching between keyboard layouts. Choose your preferred layout, customize your keys, and adjust the keyboard to suit how you type. Numbers and symbols, right where you need them Why switch keyboard layouts just to type a number or symbol? With VersaKey, simply flick down on a key to enter its alternate character. Numbers, punctuation, and frequently used symbols are always within reach. You can also customize which characters appear on your keys and choose additional characters for long-press menus. Make the keyboard yours VersaKey gives you control over your typing experience. • Choose from QWERTY, AZERTY, Colemak, Dvorak, and Workman layouts • Remap letters, punctuation, and other supported keys • Assign custom characters and symbols to long-press menus • Add or remove a dedicated number row • Customize your toolbar with up to seven tools, or hide it entirely • Show or hide dedicated comma and period keys in portrait mode • Personalize your keyboard with different themes and visual styles • Adjust keyboard behavior to match your preferences Typing assistance that fits your needs VersaKey provides typing assistance to help reduce mistakes and make everyday writing more comfortable. Use basic Apple-powered corrections, or enable VersaKey’s optional typing assistance for additional features. Depending on your settings, typing assistance includes: • Autocorrect and spelling corrections • Word completion and suggestions • Next-word predictions • Auto-capitalization • Emoji suggestions for English words and emoticons • Adaptive touch targets that account for slightly misplaced taps Practice typing while VersaKey learns your touch Improve your typing speed and accuracy with VersaKey’s built-in Practice Lab. Practice with passages and word drills while tracking your progress. When personalization is enabled, VersaKey can use these exercises to learn where your fingers naturally land on the keyboard, helping it better interpret your touches over time. More than a keyboard VersaKey includes additional tools to make typing more convenient. • Save frequently used text and insert it using shortcuts or the toolbar • Apply Unicode text styles to your writing • Move the cursor by swiping across the space bar • Delete words and sentences using gestures • Browse emojis with an improved emoji palette and integrated search • Access accented characters and combining marks for more flexible multilingual typing English and French support Type in English or French with language-specific keyboard support. Choose the familiar QWERTY layout or switch to AZERTY for French typing. VersaKey also provides access to additional Unicode characters and combining marks, making it easier to write characters that aren’t readily available on standard keyboards. Built with privacy in mind Core keyboard features work directly on your device. Normal typing and customization do not require Full Access. Optional learning and typing analysis require Full Access, and you can choose to sync personalization through your private iCloud account. iCloud synchronization is disabled by default. VersaKey is designed to give you more control over your keyboard without sacrificing your privacy.
Hourline
Customize your device's appearance with illustrated cityscapes and dynamic weather widgets. Personalize your Home and Lock Screens with unique wallpapers, stickers, and time-based information. Access advanced features like detailed forecasts and city-specific alarms with a Pro subscription.
- Illustrated city wallpapers
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Local weather display
- Customizable widget designs
- World time comparison
- Live Activities integration
- City-specific alarms (Pro)
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Make your screen your own with Hourline. Create illustrated city wallpapers, add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and check local weather as the sky changes from day to night. Your city. Your wallpaper. Choose an illustrated city, adjust its position and zoom, and make it your Home Screen or Lock Screen wallpaper. Add stickers, or cut yourself out of a photo and stand in the scene. Set up and preview weather information for free; save it with Pro. Scenery wallpapers are free. Refresh with Shortcuts; automation needs your own Shortcuts setup. A little city on your screen. Keep city time, weather and the sky close with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: Now & Next, Year of Light, Moon Month, Two-City Calendar, Reminders Across Time, Golden Hour, a world timer dial and more. Design your own widget in Widget Studio. Many widgets are free. Postcard, Landmark, Illustration, City Status, Window, Departures and other premium widgets require Pro, as does adding a Widget Studio design to your Home Screen. Postcards from your cities. Print the clock's city as a postcard in color or in one of three inks, and decorate it with stickers from your photos. A place of your own. Add My Location to keep your own place beside your cities, with its time, weather and sun. It is free; Pro members can ask for an illustration of their place. World time, when you need it. • Compare cities on a shared time ruler and a day-and-night world map. Time zones and daylight saving changes follow the system. See calendar events alongside the hours you are comparing, and compare working hours when planning a meeting. • Open any city's day from the clock's calendar. With Pro, see its public holidays and stock market hours. • Check Apple Weather, then open the forecast. Choose color or ink, light or dark, and 12- or 24-hour time. • Free Live Activities show up to three cities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Follow saved cities on Apple Watch; Pro adds weather details there. • With Pro on iOS 26+, set alarms in a city's local time, choose the weekdays they repeat, and hear the weather read aloud when you stop one. System alarm permission is required. CITY STROLL AND WEATHER BRIEF Follow a fictional conversation through real city places (iOS 27+), or read a short weather brief (iOS 26+). The first three City Stroll lines are free; Pro lets the walk continue. Use Apple Intelligence or a configured supported model. Availability depends on device, model, language and region. Model setup is free; third-party providers may charge separately. FREE AND HOURLINE PRO Free includes up to six saved cities, 199 places, your own place, the selected city's weather and Live Activities. Pro adds all 372 places and unlimited saved cities, weather for every city, hourly and ten-day forecasts, holidays and market hours, calendar event creation, city alarms, iCloud Sync, premium widgets, weather information in wallpapers and continued City Stroll conversations. Choose Yearly, an auto-renewing subscription, or Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Yearly renews automatically at the price shown in the app unless cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hourline.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VersaKey at none against Hourline's 3. VersaKey also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 days). Hourline's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Hourline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. VersaKey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hourline holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of VersaKey's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hourline's.
VersaKey ships an update every 2 days, Hourline every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VersaKey | Hourline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chokhlei | 成琦 李 |
Customer experience
VersaKey
Hourline
In-app purchases
VersaKey
No in-app purchases
Hourline
- Hourline Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Hourline Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
- Hourline Pro Lifetime$17.99









