Comparison

QText vs MicButton

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

Head to head
About

QText

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QText is a fast, minimalist custom keyboard that keeps your favorite text snippets, templates, and emojis right at your fingertips. Key Features: 1. Instant Access: Paste your most-used texts, addresses, and replies directly into any app with a single tap. 2. Clean & Minimalist: Designed to look seamless and feel effortless to use. 3. Pinned Emoji Shortcuts: Keep your top emojis ready in the keyboard toolbar, and long-press to customize them anytime. 4. Simple & Private: No account required, no tracking, and no unnecessary complexity—your data stays safely on your device. 5. Free Forever: Store up to 3 text slots completely free. 6. Optional Upgrade: Unlock unlimited text slots with a one-time purchase—no subscriptions, ever.

About

MicButton

Features
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MicButton is your physical mute button for working by voice. It lets you mute or unmute your Mac’s system microphone from your Apple Watch or iPhone Action Button without leaving a ChatGPT Voice or Codex conversation. Whether you're stepping away for a quick side conversation during a video call or working alongside a voice assistant that shouldn't hear you talking to someone else, MicButton lets you mute in an instant — right from your wrist or phone. It’s a master mute switch. MicButton mutes your Mac’s system microphone itself rather than muting inside a single app — so when it’s off, nothing running on your Mac is listening: not a call, not a browser tab, not an assistant. Your mic is off because you turned it off, and you can confirm it from your wrist without walking back to your desk. FEATURES • One-tap mute/unmute from Apple Watch • iPhone Action Button and Lock Screen control support • Live mute status shown in the Dynamic Island • Mutes the Mac’s system microphone at the source, not inside a single app • Works entirely over your local network — no internet connection required, and no audio ever leaves your devices • Lightweight menu bar app that stays out of your way MicButton is built for anyone who works from a Mac and wants mute control without breaking their flow.

Screenshots

QText4 screens
MicButton2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MicButton at none against QText's 1. MicButton also leads on device support (3 vs 1). QText's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price and ads 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. QText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MicButton asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
QText versus MicButton: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQTextMicButton
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKok Lam Chongnedrelow, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QText

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99
None

MicButton

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QText free?
QText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicButton free?
MicButton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QText or MicButton have ads?
Neither QText nor MicButton shows ads.

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