Comparison

Keyboarding Without Tears vs SnapType Pro 2

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

Head to head
About

Keyboarding Without Tears

This app provides touch-typing practice for K-5 students using a game-based curriculum. Licensed users can log in to access assigned activities and develop essential computer skills. An educator account is required for access.

Highlights
  • Game-based touch-typing activities
  • Pre-keyboarding lessons
  • Developmentally appropriate lessons
  • Online progress monitoring
  • Digital citizenship training
  • Cross-curricular connections
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Access the Keyboarding Without Tears K-5 student curriculum. This app is available for licensed students of Keyboarding Without Tears web-based program and serve as a companion app for touch-typing practice on mobile devices. Students can login and access their Keyboarding Without Tears activities assigned to them by their educator. An existing educator account in +Live Insights educator dashboard is required to access the app. The Keyboarding Without Tears K-5 curriculum features: • Effective, game-based activities • Pre-keyboarding and touch-typing lessons • Developmentally appropriate lessons by grade • Easy online progress monitoring • Digital citizenship and general computer readiness activities • Strong English Language & Arts and other Cross-Curricular connections

About

SnapType Pro 2

This app empowers students to complete school worksheets on their iPad. It allows users to import or photograph worksheets, add text via keyboard, and customize reading and writing experiences. Features like text-to-speech and adjustable fonts aid students with handwriting or literacy challenges.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech reading of worksheets
  • Import worksheets from Google Drive
  • Real-time auto-save
  • Create new worksheets with templates
  • Adjustable font styles and line thickness
  • Add blank text boxes to worksheets
  • Whiteboard filter for ink saving
Features
Currently charting
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We are so excited to launch SnapType Pro 2, the most capable SnapType ever! For many years, SnapType has been a game changer in education and now with the release of SnapType Pro 2, your students will have the tools they need to feel even more self-confident, included, and intelligent. We reinvested everything to build SnapType Pro 2 with the most requested features from our users. Take a look at these new features: - Text-to-speech is here! SnapType can now read the worksheet aloud to you. - Sort your files to find just the worksheet you’re looking for. - Quickly import worksheets from Google Drive. - Never lose your work! Realtime auto-save ensures all your work is recorded even if you close the app while working. - Create new worksheets using page templates like lined paper, graph paper, and more. - Drag & drop files makes it easier than ever to organize your worksheets into folders. - Intuitive text wrapping will always keep your answers on the worksheet. - Parents and teachers can add blank text boxes onto worksheets to help student efficiency. - Undo/Redo arrows help bring back deleted text boxes. - Enhance your reading by finding the font that works best for you. Choose from several including those designed specifically for people with dyslexia. - From thick to thin, make your line perfectly fit the worksheet with adjustable line thickness. - COMING SOON! We're constantly developing and delivering new features! Of course you still have access to all these other great features: - Store unlimited worksheets - Draw lines on worksheets - Whiteboard Filter: turn colored worksheets into black and white to save ink when printing. - Colored Backgrounds: some users with impaired vision may find it difficult to read traditional worksheets with black text on a white background. Change the background to a variety of colors for better contrast and easier reading. SnapType helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back. Students can easily complete school worksheets with the help of an iPad. With SnapType, students can take a picture of their worksheets, or import worksheets. They can then use their iPad keyboard to add text. When complete, it’s easy to print, email, or share the finished worksheets. This is the perfect solution for kids, and even adults, who struggle with their handwriting and literacy.

Screenshots

SnapType Pro 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SnapType Pro 2 at 79% against Keyboarding Without Tears's 4%. SnapType Pro 2 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Keyboarding Without Tears's advantage is price (Free vs $49.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Keyboarding Without Tears is free to download; SnapType Pro 2 costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnapType Pro 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapType Pro 2 has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Keyboarding Without Tears's written reviews are positive against 79% of SnapType Pro 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyboarding Without Tears ships an update every 2 months, SnapType Pro 2 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Keyboarding Without Tears versus SnapType Pro 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyboarding Without TearsSnapType Pro 2
PriceFree — better$49.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.4 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.1% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings535 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#187 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHandwriting Without Tears & Get Set for SchoolSNAPTYPE, LLC

Customer experience

Keyboarding Without Tears

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive4.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative91.8%

SnapType Pro 2

All ratings35 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

Keyboarding Without Tears

No in-app purchases

None

SnapType Pro 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keyboarding Without Tears free?
Keyboarding Without Tears is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnapType Pro 2 free?
SnapType Pro 2 costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keyboarding Without Tears or SnapType Pro 2?
SnapType Pro 2 is rated higher. Keyboarding Without Tears averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SnapType Pro 2 averages 4.4 from 35 ratings.
Do Keyboarding Without Tears or SnapType Pro 2 have ads?
Neither Keyboarding Without Tears nor SnapType Pro 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyboarding Without Tears or SnapType Pro 2?
Keyboarding Without Tears ships an update every 2 months, and SnapType Pro 2 every 4 weeks. Most recently, Keyboarding Without Tears was updated on September 19, 2026 and SnapType Pro 2 on September 23, 2026.

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