Comparison

Briefoard vs TextExpander

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

Head to head
About

Briefoard

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Save once. Paste anytime. Briefoard is a fast text and image keyboard for reusable replies, addresses, social captions, work messages, and frequently used images. BUILD YOUR COLLECTIONS • Organize reusable content into clear categories. • Choose from 18 colors to recognize content at a glance. • Search, pin, duplicate, reorder, edit, or delete saved items. • Save either text or an image in each item. USE IT FROM THE KEYBOARD • Tap saved text to insert it into the current text field. • Tap a saved image to copy it, then paste it in a supported app. • Save clipboard text directly into the selected collection. • Browse recent items, emoji, kaomoji, and multiple languages. • Adjust the keyboard's number of columns and visible rows. AI REPLY, ONLY WHEN YOU ASK • Copy a message and tap the magic wand to preview it locally. • Nothing is sent until you select a reply tone. • Generate one reply in your chosen style, review it, then decide whether to insert it. • AI Reply requires Briefoard Pro Lifetime. • A verified Briefoard Pro Lifetime purchase adds 30 AI replies once. • Optional packs add 30, 100, or 300 AI replies. Packs never expire and are not subscriptions. BRIEFOARD PRO • Start a 3-day Pro trial from Purchase & Restore. • Unlock the core Briefoard features permanently with one non-consumable purchase. • Briefoard Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and does not renew automatically. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Normal typing, browsing collections, and inserting saved content do not use the network. • Full Access is needed only for user-initiated clipboard saving, image copying, keyboard-side deletion, and AI Reply. • AI Reply sends only the previewed message after you select a tone. • Collections stay on the device by default. • Optional iCloud sync uses your private CloudKit database, which Briefoard cannot view. • No Briefoard account, advertising, or third-party analytics SDK is required. BACKUP ON YOUR TERMS Export a JSON backup containing your text and images, save it where you choose, and import it when needed. Briefoard is designed for customer replies, social media work, administration, and anyone who wants to stop retyping the same content. Note: iOS does not allow third-party keyboards in secure password fields and certain phone fields. Privacy Policy: https://brief-key-support.judy666.chatgpt.site/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TextExpander

Access your saved text snippets and expand them instantly across any app on your iPhone and iPad. This keyboard app offers features like autocorrect, emoji search, and swipe typing, making it easier to input frequently used phrases, addresses, or links.

Highlights
  • Instant text expansion via custom abbreviations
  • Customizable keyboard with swipe typing
  • Emoji search and suggestions
  • Autocorrect and long-press for accented characters
  • Snippet suggestions in the suggestion strip
  • Fill-ins for dynamic snippet content
Features
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Your TextExpander snippets, on your iPhone and iPad. Sign in with your TextExpander account to access your snippet library at your fingertips. Type ";addr" to expand to your mailing address. Type "zcal" to expand to a link to your schedule / availability. You can type it in Messages, in Mail, in Slack, in your CRM, in your EHR. You get the idea. Your shared snippets are readily synced with the rest of your team. A KEYBOARD WITH SNIPPETS, SWIPE, EMOJI, AND AUTOCORRECT Swipe across the keys, and TextExpander now matches your path to English words and to your abbreviations. Swiped abbreviations automatically expand to their snippets. Plus you have everything else that you'd expect in a keyboard: Autocorrect, emojis (searchable by name, with skin tones, and recents), long-press for accented characters, one-handed mode, haptic feedback, and undo/redo. SNIPPETS THAT COME TO YOU Start typing, and matching snippets appear in the suggestion strip beside your word suggestions. Tap it to expand it. You never need to go looking. PERSONALIZE AND CUSTOMIZE WHAT YOU TYPE Fill-ins give superpowers to your TextExpander snippets, and they work in the app as well. Type the abbreviation, complete your fill-ins, and send. WHAT YOU NEED A TextExpander account, created at textexpander.com. Then add the keyboard in Settings and switch on Full Access (TextExpander needs this to read your abbreviations and insert your snippets). Your snippets now work everywhere you type.

Screenshots

Briefoard4 screens
TextExpander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextExpander at none against Briefoard's 5. 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. Briefoard sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. TextExpander asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Briefoard versus TextExpander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBriefoardTextExpander
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTING YU LINTextExpander, Inc.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Briefoard

One-time5
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • 30 AI Replies$0.99
  • 100 AI Replies$1.99
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  • 300 AI Replies$3.99
  • Briefoard Pro$14.99
None

TextExpander

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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