Comparison

PocketTap vs Catchtype

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

Head to head
About

PocketTap

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Keep the files you open most on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. A quote, a boarding pass, a timetable, a photo. Share it to PocketTap once, then open it from a widget with one tap. • Save with Share: from Files, Photos, Mail and other apps • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: new files appear automatically, or pick exactly which ones to show • Open right away: PDFs, photos and videos, inside the app • Your files stay on your device: no account, ads, or tracking Free: Lock Screen widgets, Small (2 files) and Medium (4 files) widgets, unlimited files in your library. Pro, a one-time purchase: Large widgets with 8 files and Portrait XL with 16 (iOS 27 or later). No subscription.

About

Catchtype

This keyboard automatically switches between Korean and English input without manual toggling. It intelligently corrects language switches within words and phrases, offering a seamless typing experience. Users can customize learned words and enjoy offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Auto-switching Korean-English input
  • Intelligent word-by-word language detection
  • Splits words with internal language switches
  • Undo changes with suggestion bar
  • Offline functionality
  • Learned words customization
Features
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Catchtype (캐치타입) is a Korean–English auto-switching keyboard (한영 자동 전환): type Korean and English without pressing the language key. It decides word by word whether you meant Korean or English and fixes it as you type: Korean typed in the English state (ㅋㅋㅋ, 넵), Korean attached to English words (deploy했는데, AI로), and English typed in the Korean state (review). When it becomes sure, it also fixes the words before. HOW TO USE 1. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard and choose Catchtype. 2. In a text field, tap the globe key to switch to Catchtype. 3. Just type, without minding Korean or English. If spq typed in the English state gives 넵, it is on. You can also try the Catchtype keyboard inside the app before turning it on. WHAT IT DOES • One layout: each key shows its Dubeolsik jamo and its English letter. • Splits words that switch language inside them (AI로, API를, React에서). • Leaves text alone when unsure. It is built to avoid changing what should stay as typed. • Undo a change with the first slot of the bar above the keys, or with the language key (twice quickly after a space). • Hold delete to keep deleting. • iOS uses its own keyboard in some fields, such as passwords and phone numbers. PRIVACY • Allow Full Access is optional and used only for key vibration, syncing settings and learned words between the app and the keyboard, and pasting what you just copied from the suggestion bar. What you copied is read on the device only: when you tap Paste, or, if you set Paste from Other Apps to Allow in Settings, when the keyboard comes up, to show its start. The keyboard contains no network code and works fully without it. • Every decision is made on the device. What you type never leaves it. • "Learned Words" (words you undo), your "Always Convert" words, recent emoji and the Hanja you pick stay on this device. • No network access, and nothing leaves the device. To find dropped keys and to show the review prompt at a good moment, the keyboard keeps counts on the device (numbers only, no text), and these counts are not sent either. Contact: hebbianai@gmail.com

Screenshots

PocketTap4 screens
Catchtype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catchtype at none against PocketTap's 1. Catchtype also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). 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. PocketTap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Catchtype asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PocketTap versus Catchtype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketTapCatchtype
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—94.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunho LeeHebbian AI Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PocketTap

One-time1
  • PocketTap Pro Lifetime$3.99
None

Catchtype

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketTap free?
PocketTap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catchtype free?
Catchtype is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PocketTap or Catchtype have ads?
Neither PocketTap nor Catchtype shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PocketTap or Catchtype?
PocketTap ships an update every 2 days, and Catchtype daily. Most recently, PocketTap was updated on November 10, 2026 and Catchtype on November 13, 2026.

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