Comparison

UTUVO Type vs Balloon Tasks

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

Head to head
About

UTUVO Type

Features
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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.

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Balloon Tasks

Features
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Turn everyday tasks into floating balloons or luminous cores. Double-tap a task to absorb it with a gentle animation, sound, and haptic response, creating a calm, satisfying moment of completion. Create projects and tags, add subtasks and photo or file attachments, and set dates, times, priorities, repeat rules, location reminders, and prominent alarms. You can also import tasks from Apple Reminders. Tasks and attachments are stored on this device. Imports from Apple Reminders are one-time copies and do not stay in sync. Back up any data you want to keep before removing the app.

Screenshots

UTUVO Type4 screens
Balloon Tasks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balloon Tasks at none against UTUVO Type's 3. UTUVO Type's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. UTUVO Type sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Balloon Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UTUVO Type ships an update every 2 days, Balloon Tasks daily. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
UTUVO Type versus Balloon Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUTUVO TypeBalloon Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIN CHI YANG美勇 周

In-app purchases

3 purchases

UTUVO Type

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me lunch$2.99
  • Big cheer$4.99
None

Balloon Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UTUVO Type free?
UTUVO Type is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Balloon Tasks free?
Balloon Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UTUVO Type or Balloon Tasks have ads?
Neither UTUVO Type nor Balloon Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UTUVO Type or Balloon Tasks?
UTUVO Type ships an update every 2 days, and Balloon Tasks daily. Most recently, UTUVO Type was updated on November 6, 2026 and Balloon Tasks on November 6, 2026.

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