Comparison

MessagEase Keyboard vs FixMyTech

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

Head to head
About

MessagEase Keyboard

An innovative, non-QWERTY keyboard designed for touchscreens based on scientific research. It features large keys with optimized letter placement for faster, more accurate typing. Learning games and customization options are included.

Highlights
  • Non-QWERTY keyboard layout
  • Optimized letter assignment
  • Tap and drag input
  • Learning games included
  • Customizable keyboard size, shape, and color
  • Supports multiple languages
Features
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MessagEase is an alternative, non-QWERTY keyboard for your iPhone and iPad. Created based on years of scientific research in user interface, MessagEase is designed and optimized for use on a touchscreen device. MessagEase is a patented, innovative design different from the antiquated QWERTY keyboard. If you believe that every keyboard must be QWERTY-like, then MessagEase is not what you are looking for. But if you are open to new ideas and up for experiencing a completely new way of writing you will be pleasantly surprised at how well, how precisely, and how fast you can enter text with MessagEase. Our current champion’s speed is 87 WPM— that's 87 Words Per Minute! Most people don't type nearly that fast with ten fingers! MessagEase essentially has 9 large keys with an optimized letter assignment to maximize your speed, increase your accuracy, and ease your writing. Since MessagEase is very different, you must spend a few minutes to get used to it. We have included several learning games to help you learn the new, innovative pattern of MessagEase—and you’ll save hours by texting and writing faster. With MessagEase you enter letters and characters with either a tap, or a drag (slide): taps for the most common characters and directional drag for the rest. Please watch the video, or see the section Essential MessagEase, to learn more. MessagEase's design is based on sound user-interface principles such as the Fitts' Law; it uses letter frequency and di-gram data to optimally place the characters on a keyboard with fewer, larger keys. That’s why the letter positions are non-QWERTY! If you are interested to learn more about the scientific details behind the design of MessagEase, please see this paper: http://www.exideas.com/ME/ICMI2003Paper.pdf We have lots of videos to help you become familiar with MessagEase quickly. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3D3f3GWTSg There are many more on our YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/messagease Please also note that you can change the keyboard size by dragging up or down on the Globe Button. You can also reshape and recolor the keyboard in various ways. See Settings for details. MessagEase for iPhone & iPad has specific keyboards designed for the following languages: (These keyboards can also be used to enter text for many other languages) - English - Arabic - Azerbaiani - Danish - Dutch - Esperanto - Finnish - French - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hungarian - Japanese Hiragana - Japanese Katakana - Italian - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese - Russian - Spanish - Swedish - Turkish - Urdu If you like MessagEase, please tell others about it, and please make sure to rate and comment about it on App Store. Please email us if you encounter any issue. Thank you!

About

FixMyTech

This app connects you to live technical experts for remote assistance with your home tech devices. Technicians can diagnose issues, push settings, and securely access your device after you provide a pin code. Requires an active membership to use.

Highlights
  • Unlimited access to technical experts
  • Remote device troubleshooting
  • Chat and diagnostic information sharing
  • Push profiles and settings (email, APN, WiFi)
  • Bank-grade security for data transmission
  • Software and hardware support options
Features
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Fix My Technology is a subscription service that offers you unlimited access to technical experts for help with your home tech devices. The Fix My Technology mobile app enables our support technicians to troubleshoot a problem you're having on your device. To use this application you must be a Fix My Technology member. Technicians have the ability to chat, view system diagnostic information, push various profiles and settings including email, APN and WiFi. The technician will provide you a pin code to start the session. How to use: 1) Install the app 2) Launch the app from your home screen 3) Grant access to your camera & bluetooth 4) Select “Software Support” or “Hardware Support” 5) Enter the six digit pin code given to you by your support technician 6) Allow your trusted support technician to connect to your device Bank grade security is used on our platforms which means that nobody will ever be able to see or access the data transmitted between your device and the technical expert. Not even us. Sign up to Fix My technology today. We’ll help you tackle those tech issues and take back your time.

Screenshots

MessagEase Keyboard4 screens
FixMyTech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MessagEase Keyboard at 70% against FixMyTech's 0%. MessagEase Keyboard also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and monetization model (paid vs subscription). FixMyTech's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MessagEase Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MessagEase Keyboard has 97 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of MessagEase Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of FixMyTech's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MessagEase Keyboard versus FixMyTech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessagEase KeyboardFixMyTech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (97 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperExideasCCS OUTSOURCING (PTY) LTD

Customer experience

MessagEase Keyboard

All ratings97 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative18.9%

FixMyTech

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MessagEase Keyboard

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Keyboard expands to full screen and cannot be resized
  • Keyboard fails to appear in Apple apps (Notes, Safari, Skype)
  • Swipe gestures registered as clicks
  • Keyboard crashes on iOS 26.x and iOS 16.x versions
  • Settings reset or don't persist between sessions
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  • Double keyboard instances displaying simultaneously
  • Letters not visible after iOS updates
  • Keyboard stuck in maximized state after reinstall
  • Capitalization mode gets stuck (all caps)
  • Keyboard display corrupted or garbled on iPad
  • Unresponsive input after certain iOS updates
  • Keyboard overlays text field, obstructing view

Requested features

11 requests
  • Word prediction and autocorrect
  • Resizable keyboard with size locking option
  • Copy/paste/select-all gesture shortcuts (like Android version)
  • Voice dictation support
  • Better cursor navigation controls
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  • Customizable keyboard layout (JSON-based)
  • Emoji integration into keyboard
  • Text replacement library support
  • Macro functionality
  • Trackpad mode for cursor control
  • Open-source the application for community maintenance

FixMyTech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MessagEase Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

FixMyTech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MessagEase Keyboard free?
MessagEase Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FixMyTech free?
FixMyTech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MessagEase Keyboard or FixMyTech?
MessagEase Keyboard is rated higher. MessagEase Keyboard averages 4.0 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while FixMyTech averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MessagEase Keyboard or FixMyTech have ads?
Neither MessagEase Keyboard nor FixMyTech shows ads.

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