Comparison

ReachType vs Duoboard

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

Head to head
About

ReachType

This app offers a highly customizable keyboard experience for iPhones and iPads. It supports various layouts, including split keyboards and one-handed modes, with advanced options for Pro users. Enjoy enhanced typing efficiency and privacy without needing full access.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard layouts
  • Split keyboard for wider screens
  • One-handed typing mode
  • Adjustable padding and key height
  • Extra key rows for coding and terminal
  • Animated decorations (Pro feature)
  • Privacy-focused, no full access required
Features
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ReachType supports iPhone and iPad, including iPhone Duo. On iPhone and folded iPhone Duo, use a mobile keyboard with four bottom-row arrangements and a one-handed mode. On iPad and wider Duo windows, choose a basic or split keyboard when there is enough room. Four phone arrangements Choose where the globe and number keys sit, put the globe below the keys, or add a punctuation key beside the space bar. The punctuation key types a period on tap and ? , ! or ` with a directional swipe. One-handed typing Hold the globe key to open the menu and choose full-width or one-handed mode. Pro lets you adjust the left padding and bottom padding in the iPhone tab. Split the keys to fit your hands On wider screens, put the keys into left and right thumb clusters. Drag each row's split point separately. With Pro, adjust key height, letter-key width, side padding and bottom padding. Portrait and landscape settings are kept separately. Extra keys for wider layouts Pro adds cursor, coding and terminal presets, or a row you build yourself, with Esc, Ctrl, arrows, brackets and shell actions. Mobile layouts keep their own compact rows. A little company while you type Pro adds animated decorations, including cats, paper airplane, kite, retriever and cherry blossoms. Availability depends on free space below the keys. Privacy without Full Access No Full Access or account is required. The keyboard does not send network requests or store or transmit what you type. No analytics, advertising or tracking SDKs. Free features English and Korean input, basic and split layouts where supported, per-row split positions, key repeat and switching between full-width and one-handed phone modes. ReachType Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks phone bottom-row arrangements and padding, wider-layout size and padding controls, extra key rows and decorations. Purchase or restore Pro in the app using the same Apple Account. Available features follow the device, window width, orientation and free space. On a folded Duo or ordinary iPhone, the iPhone tab controls the mobile keyboard. Basic, Split and Extra Keys controls are for wider layouts.

About

Duoboard

Features
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Duoboard puts your keyboard on one half of the open iPhone Duo and a productivity sidekick on the other. Or split the keys across both. LIVE EDIT No more cursor dance. Everything you've typed shows up right beside the keys, word by word, big enough to hit. Tap any word to swap it, fix it or retype it, without wrestling with the text in your app. Pinch two words to join them, or spread one to split it. In Half and in Split. HALF The keys on the screen you're holding, and your sidekick on the other: Live Edit, emoji with search, a number pad and symbols, your snippets and your clipboard. SPLIT One keyboard, a half under each thumb, like on iPad. Spread two fingers on the keys to split them, pinch to bring them back together, and drag the halves wider or narrower to fit your hands. Choose which keys show on which side. DUAL A whole keyboard under each thumb, split across the fold. FULL Or keep it classic, one keyboard across the whole screen. ONE-HANDED, WITHOUT THE FUSS • Sweep two fingers or flick the space bar toward a thumb, and the keyboard drops into Half under it. Sweep again to tuck the keys in for one hand. No holding the globe key, no menu. • On the closed Duo, flick the space bar toward your thumb for one-handed keys, and back for full width. • Drag the keyboard to any height and set its width, remembered for closed, open upright and open sideways. TYPES THE WAY YOU DO • Swipe typing, with suggestions as you swipe • Autocorrect that learns your words and your contacts' names, and reads the words before it • Next-word suggestions after a space • Missed spaces come apart: "itsjust" becomes "it's just" • Hold the space bar for a trackpad: the higher your thumb, the faster the cursor • Hold 123 for snake_case, kebab-case, camelCase or file paths • An optional number row, and a touch and hold on a letter for its accents • Emoji search that forgives typos • What you just copied waits in the suggestion bar, one tap to paste • Undo and redo in the suggestion bar • Set how fast the delete key repeats SNIPPETS AND CLIPBOARD Save the things you type all the time, your address, your email, a go-to reply, and send them with a tap. Duoboard can also keep what you copy, so it's there when you need it again. ON IPAD TOO Duoboard works on iPad too, Split and Live Edit included. PRIVATE Nothing you type leaves your device. No account, no ads, no tracking. DUOBOARD PRO The Full keyboard is free, with autocorrect, emoji, snippets and your clipboard. Duoboard Pro unlocks Half, Split, Dual, Live Edit and swipe typing: try it free for 7 days, then keep it with a one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

ReachType4 screens
Duoboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Duoboard at daily against ReachType's every 2 days. ReachType's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. ReachType sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Duoboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ReachType against 5.0 for Duoboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReachType ships an update every 2 days, Duoboard daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ReachType versus Duoboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReachTypeDuoboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkiheon jeonPatrick Gatewood

Customer experience

ReachType

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Duoboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReachType

One-time1
  • ReachType Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Duoboard

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Duoboard Pro$1.99

Questions

Is ReachType free?
ReachType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duoboard free?
Duoboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReachType or Duoboard?
ReachType and Duoboard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ReachType or Duoboard have ads?
Neither ReachType nor Duoboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReachType or Duoboard?
ReachType ships an update every 2 days, and Duoboard daily. Most recently, ReachType was updated on November 10, 2026 and Duoboard on November 13, 2026.

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