Comparison

MessagEase Keyboard vs QEDVault

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
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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

QEDVault

Securely store, manage, and transfer digital tokens representing valuable goods and services. Authenticate ownership and verify the origin of items with encrypted, immutable tokens. Share, buy, or sell items with guaranteed authenticity and complete lineage.

Highlights
  • Store encrypted, immutable tokens
  • Digitally secure authenticity
  • Transfer tokens securely
  • Verify item lineage
  • Manage certificates and receipts
  • Buy and sell authenticated items
Features
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The QED Consumer app is designed for end consumers of valuable goods and services. The wallet in QED Vault stores encrypted, immutable tokens representing these items. The authenticity is digitally-secured and authenticated by the originator. Users can securely transfer tokens within the QED app.

Business users who wish to mint tokens for consumers should check out the QED Business app at qedvault.com.

What is a QED token? A digital representation that cannot be counterfeited.
Complete lineage of the associated item or service.
A single, secure storage for all relevant certificates of authenticity, receipts, warranties, communications, transfers, servicing, etc. Share, transfer, buy, and sell items with guaranteed authenticity.

Screenshots

MessagEase Keyboard4 screens
QEDVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: QEDVault at 5.0 against MessagEase Keyboard's 4.0. QEDVault also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). MessagEase Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (95 vs 4). 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. QEDVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MessagEase Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QEDVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MessagEase Keyboard has 95 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of QEDVault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MessagEase Keyboard ships an update every 6 weeks, QEDVault every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MessagEase Keyboard versus QEDVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessagEase KeyboardQEDVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (95 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB59 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperExideasQed Qed llc

Customer experience

MessagEase Keyboard

All ratings83 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral13.3%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative18.9%

QEDVault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

QEDVault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MessagEase Keyboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QEDVault

One-time1
  • SILVER$9.99

Questions

Is MessagEase Keyboard free?
MessagEase Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QEDVault free?
QEDVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MessagEase Keyboard or QEDVault?
QEDVault is rated higher. MessagEase Keyboard averages 4.0 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while QEDVault averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MessagEase Keyboard or QEDVault have ads?
Neither MessagEase Keyboard nor QEDVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MessagEase Keyboard or QEDVault?
MessagEase Keyboard ships an update every 6 weeks, and QEDVault every 2 months. Most recently, MessagEase Keyboard was updated on October 13, 2026 and QEDVault on October 5, 2026.

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