Comparison

Draw Keyboard HD vs HandyText

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

Head to head
About

Draw Keyboard HD

Create and send custom drawings directly from your keyboard. Express yourself with doodles and sketches in your messages. Features include multiple brush types, color selection, and the ability to draw on photos.

Highlights
  • Custom drawing keyboard
  • Multiple brush and pen selection
  • Color selection
  • Transparent background
  • Undo support
  • Draw on photos
  • Save drawings to camera roll
Features
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Don't just send text. Start drawing your messages. Be more expressive. Draw Keyboard HD lets you doodle/draw directly from your iOS keyboard and send those drawings as messages to your friends and family. ** Features ** - Custom Drawing Keyboard ( works with many messaging apps). - Simple Color Selection - Transparent background on drawings - Simple Brush Selection (Many different brushes and pens) - Undo support for mistakes. - Reloads last drawing when launching the keyboard. Stop accidentally losing drawings. - Works in IMessage, WhatsApp, FBMessage, Twitter, Kik, Line, WeChat, Email, and Line. - Draw on photos - Save image to Camera Roll ** Disclaimer ** The app requires Full Access to be enabled so that we can copy your drawings to the Clipboard. The app will not work without this permission enabled. Note, we do not log what you type with your keyboards. As a matter of fact, our keyboard does not even provide a text keyboard to avoid this confusion.

About

HandyText

Features
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HandyText transforms your handwritten notes into digital text with just a tap. Whether you're a student with pages of lecture notes, a professional capturing meeting notes, or anyone who prefers writing by hand, HandyText makes digitizing your handwriting effortless. Simple & Powerful: Snap a photo of your handwritten notes Watch as they transform into editable digital text Share instantly to any app or save for later No account creation or login required Why HandyText? FAST: Convert handwritten text in seconds ACCURATE: Advanced recognition technology identifies even challenging handwriting SHARE ANYWHERE: Send your converted text to email, messages, notes apps, social media, and more HISTORY: Access your last 4 scans for convenience PRIVACY-FOCUSED: Your notes stay on your device - no data stored in the cloud Perfect for students, professionals, researchers, journalists, and anyone who wants to bridge the gap between handwritten and digital notes. HandyText helps you stay organized and makes your handwritten content instantly usable in the digital world. Download now and experience the simplicity of turning handwriting into text with just a tap!

Screenshots

Draw Keyboard HD4 screens
HandyText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HandyText at none against Draw Keyboard HD's 1. Draw Keyboard HD's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price 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. Draw Keyboard HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HandyText asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Draw Keyboard HD versus HandyText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw Keyboard HDHandyText
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunPokes Inc.James Harding

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw Keyboard HD

One-time1
  • Draw Keyboard HD Pro Upgrade$1.99
None

HandyText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw Keyboard HD free?
Draw Keyboard HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandyText free?
HandyText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Draw Keyboard HD or HandyText have ads?
Neither Draw Keyboard HD nor HandyText shows ads.

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