UTUVO Type vs ClawEar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UTUVO Type
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UTUVO Type lets you type by speaking — in any app. Tap the orb on the keyboard and start talking; the orb moves with your voice. Tap again and clean, finished text lands at your cursor. When a voice session is not open, iOS opens UTUVO Type to start the microphone; tap the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Further dictation does not switch apps while the session stays open. • Works almost everywhere: Messages, LINE, Mail, Notes, Safari… just switch to the UTUVO Type keyboard (except fields iOS reserves, like passwords). • Cleans up as you go: removes filler words, adds commas and full stops from your pauses, and applies your personal dictionary. • Say how to change it: select some text, tap the orb and say "make it more formal" — it's rewritten in place. • Hold the orb to translate: slide to a language and let go. Pick up to five languages. • Fix it on the spot: tap EN, 繁 (Zhuyin or Pinyin) or 简 (Pinyin) beside the orb to type a correction — no need to change keyboards. • History: every dictation stays on your iPhone — searchable, starrable, one tap to copy. Private by default • On-device recognition first; turn on "Only use on-device recognition" and your audio never leaves the phone. • No UTUVO account, analytics, ads, or tracking. • Without a cloud key, editing and translation use available on-device features. If you enable an optional cloud service with your own key, recognized or selected text and relevant personal dictionary entries may be sent to that provider. If you also turn on field context, a bounded excerpt before the cursor is included. Audio is not sent to that service. • Open source — every privacy claim can be checked. About "Allow Full Access" iOS doesn't let keyboards use the microphone, so the keyboard asks the UTUVO Type app to record for it. After tapping the orb, use the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Allow Full Access so the keyboard can use its shared app-group data and any network features you choose to enable. The keyboard never records what you type with other keys; optional cloud features send text, not audio, to the provider you select.
ClawEar
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Talk instead of type, in any app. ClawEar is a voice keyboard. Tap the mic, say what you want to write, and ClawEar turns it into clean text ready to send: filler words like "um" and "you know" removed, punctuation added, and self-corrections resolved to what you meant. It works in chats, email, notes, and any other app with a text field. SAY IT, SEND IT • Talk the way you normally do. ClawEar keeps your words and tone, and cleans up the rest. • "Tell him I'm running late" becomes the message itself: "I'm running late." • Ask for what you need: "write a polite note asking for tomorrow off." • Lists turn into bullet points when you're clearly listing things. EDIT BY VOICE Select text, or edit the whole field, and just say what to change: "make it more polite," "change Friday to Monday," "add that I'll call later." TRANSLATE AS YOU SPEAK Speak English or Chinese and have it come out in another language: Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, French, or German. PHOTO INPUT Snap a receipt, a sign, or a screenshot (up to 5 photos), then tell ClawEar what to do with it: "send him the account number" or "summarize this menu." Numbers are copied exactly, and anything unclear is flagged for you to check. Like voice, photos are processed with ClawEar Cloud and use the same credits: one photo is about 20 seconds of dictation. HANDS-FREE For when your hands are busy: pause when you're done and ClawEar stops, types the text in, and sends it in chat apps. YOUR WORDS, YOUR RULES • Dictionary: add names, brands, and terms so they're recognized correctly, and set up replacements for words that keep getting misheard. • Custom instructions: tell ClawEar how you like to write, like how to address people or how to sign off. • Tone: casual, natural, or formal. PRIVACY • Recording happens only when you tap the mic. While a voice session is on standby, the microphone isn't used. • Recordings are deleted as soon as they're processed. • ClawEar Cloud is used by default: recordings, text, and photos pass through our servers to a provider for processing. Except for surveys and Issues & wishes posts you choose to submit, we never store your recordings, photos, or text. • You can switch to on-device, where recognition and cleanup happen entirely on your device. • History is off by default. If you turn it on, it stays only on your device and is deleted automatically after 3, 7, or 30 days. PLANS • Free: unlimited on-device recognition and cleanup, plus monthly credits for about 20 minutes of cloud dictation. • Pro: monthly credits for about 300 minutes of cloud dictation. Out of credits? It switches to on-device at no extra charge. New subscribers can try it free for 7 days, with credits for about 60 minutes of cloud dictation. • Credit packs: a one-time purchase of credits for about 100 or 300 minutes of cloud dictation, no subscription needed. Purchased credits never expire and are used after this period's credits. On-device cleanup requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. The keyboard needs Full Access so it can receive text from the ClawEar app; it never sends what you type anywhere. SUBSCRIPTIONS ClawEar Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://clawear.dimanyen.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://clawear.dimanyen.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
UTUVO Type and ClawEar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. UTUVO Type sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ClawEar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
UTUVO Type ships an update every 2 days, ClawEar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UTUVO Type | ClawEar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIN CHI YANG | SHENG HAO YEN |
In-app purchases
UTUVO Type
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me lunch$2.99
- Big cheer$4.99
ClawEar
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Credit pack (about 100 min)$1.99
- Credit pack (about 300 min)$4.99









