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Philipp Baldauf

For niche user groups including classic car rallyists, individuals with hearing or typing accessibility needs, and travelers requiring biometric compliance.

17apps1.8(71) Multi-theme

Snapshot

Who is Philipp Baldauf?

Developing specialized mobile utilities and accessibility tools that leverage device hardware to solve niche real-world challenges.

Target audience

Niche user groups including classic car rallyistsIndividuals with hearing or typing accessibility needsTravelers requiring biometric compliance

Active nemesis

AtomApplications

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 12
17
apps
Productivity4
Health & Fitness3
Utilities3
Games2

Last updated

ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout

v3.0.2

10mo ago

Intense

Publisher DNA

What defines Philipp Baldauf?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Specialized mobile utilities and accessibility tools

Scale

studio

Target audience

Niche user groups including classic car rallyists, individuals with hearing or typing accessibility needs, and travelers requiring biometric compliance.

Origin

Led by the CEO of Ahoi Kapptn!, a developer with over a decade of experience and a background in Mobile Computing from FH Hagenberg.

Signature Patterns

  • •Heavy reliance on device hardware sensors (gyro, microphone, camera) for core app mechanics
  • •Strong emphasis on user privacy, frequently highlighting offline or local-only data processing
  • •Diverse monetization strategies including paid-upfront, subscription, and free models
  • •Focus on high-friction 'real world' utility gaps such as passport photo compliance and rally navigation
Intense

Portfolio momentum

The publisher is in an exceptionally active phase with 11 releases across 15 apps in the last 6 months, including a major release only 20 days ago.

Last release 20d agoActive apps 9Abandoned 4

Company profile

low confidence
Headquarters
Austria

Portfolio

What does Philipp Baldauf ship?

Apps

17 apps analysed

Alphabetical layout provides a clear alternative for non-QWERTY users

  • Alphabetical keyboard layout provides a helpful alternative for younger students learning to type spelling assignments
  • Keyboard fails to appear in specific apps or system fields, preventing users from utilizing the tool

Distributed across 11 markets, strongest in Europe.

Based on 6 of 17 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (3)

  • United States6 / 6
  • Mexico4 / 6
  • Brazil2 / 6

Europe (6)

  • France5 / 6
  • Germany5 / 6
  • Spain5 / 6
  • Italy2 / 6
  • Portugal2 / 6
›+1 more europe market
  • Netherlands1 / 6

Asia-Pacific (2)

  • Japan4 / 6
  • South Korea2 / 6

Core markets (6/6 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

0

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

1

Negative apps

25/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does Philipp Baldauf compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(2)

AtomApplications

known for2026 Calendar Launcher

2 apps4.4Productivity

Both apps target users managing schedules, but they solve the problem differently: CalAlarms forces attention via persistent alarms, while 2026 Calendar Launcher provides passive visibility via home screen integration.

煦 张

known forxKeyboard - Custom Keyboard

1 app3.2Productivity

Both apps target users seeking non-standard keyboard layouts, though they serve distinct segments: accessibility-focused seniors versus technical linguists.

Contenders(3)

Michael Ghebrebrhan

known forGeez Keyboard

1 app3.7Productivity

Geez Keyboard competes by offering a free, specialized character-set keyboard that targets users needing non-standard layouts, directly challenging the accessibility-focused niche of ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout.

Stanislav Cherniavskyi

known forSayboard: Offline AI Keyboard

1 app5.0Productivity

Both apps target users seeking privacy-focused, one-time purchase keyboard alternatives, though they address different input challenges through alphabetical layout versus voice-to-text capabilities.

Toshihiro Nakane

known forEasy URL Keyboard

1 app2.3Productivity

Both apps occupy the keyboard utility category on iOS, competing for users seeking specialized input methods to bypass standard QWERTY limitations.

Same space(49)

Absolutist

known forClever Keyboard: ABC

1 app3.6Productivity

Clever Keyboard: ABC is an educational counterpart to ABCDEF Keyboard, focusing on teaching alphabet recognition rather than providing a permanent typing tool.

Advance Logic

known forClock - Simple Alarm Clock

1 app4.8Productivity

It offers basic alarm functionality that lacks the calendar-syncing capability required for professional meeting management.

Andrey Solovyev

known forCountry Days Tracker

1 app4.0Travel

Country Days Tracker provides a specialized utility for residency compliance that complements the travel logging features of the source app.

APTE

known forTypeless Flow - AI Keyboard

1 app4.6Productivity

Typeless Flow uses AI to solve the same typing friction that ABCDEF Keyboard attempts to address through layout changes.

AUTIO

known forAutio: Road Trip & Travel App

1 app4.8Travel

Autio provides location-based historical content that enriches the road trip experience for users of the source app.

Babak Shirvani

known forAI Grammar Keyboard - iGrammar

1 app0.0Productivity

AI Grammar Keyboard serves as a modern, AI-powered alternative to the manual layout focus of ABCDEF Keyboard.

Bauer Consumer Media

known forClassic Cars Magazine

1 app4.1Travel

Classic Cars provides editorial and historical content that appeals to the same enthusiast audience as the source app.

by the ways

known forOn the way: road trip app

1 app4.4Travel

On the way focuses on finding unique stops along a route, providing a discovery layer for road trippers.

Caller ID Name

known forAlarm Clock

1 app4.3Productivity

It uses sleep cycle tracking to wake users, contrasting with the event-driven alarm approach of CalAlarms.

Car and Classic

known forCar & Classic: Buy & Sell Cars

1 app4.9Travel

Car & Classic serves the same classic car enthusiast audience but focuses on marketplace transactions rather than trip logging.

Chathura Lakmal

known forTrack My Journey - Travel Log

1 app4.6Travel

Track My Journey offers a more robust GPS-based route recording tool that serves as a direct alternative to the source app's logging features.

Classic Transportation

known forClassic Car Service

1 app4.7Travel

Classic Car Service manages ground transportation bookings, serving as a utility for travelers rather than a personal logging tool.

Dairy App & Notes & Audio Editor & Voice Recorder

known forCalendPal: Calendar Planner

1 app4.5Productivity

It serves as a digital agenda for tracking meetings and deadlines, lacking the specific alarm-kit integration for high-priority alerts.

DDH Software

known forHanDBase for iPad

1 app2.9Productivity

HanDBase serves the same professional power-user segment as ABCDEF Keyboard but focuses on relational data management.

DONG HYUN GU

known foriHandwriting Keyboard

1 app3.3Productivity

iHandwriting Keyboard offers a similar personalization focus to ABCDEF Keyboard but centers on aesthetic handwriting fonts.

DOSA Apps

known forPashto keyboard - پشتو کیبورد

1 app4.4Productivity

Pashto Keyboard serves a similar niche productivity function as ABCDEF Keyboard by providing specialized language support.

Drive Enterprises

known forDrive Route 66 Road Trip

1 app5.0Travel

Drive Route 66 provides a curated planning experience for a specific, iconic highway, competing for the attention of road trip enthusiasts.

EntertainTech Solutions

known forAI Trip Planner & Travel Guide

1 app5.0Travel

Travel Guide AI offers automated itinerary planning that competes with the source app's travel documentation utility.

FiveSheep OU

known forMyKeyboard - Custom Keyboard

1 app3.6Productivity

MyKeyboard shares the same granular layout customization focus as ABCDEF Keyboard but targets power users instead of accessibility needs.

Grammarly

known forGrammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes

1 app4.7Productivity

Grammarly serves as a high-frequency writing assistant that addresses the same text-input space as ABCDEF Keyboard but focuses on AI-driven correction rather than layout accessibility.

HalfPeeled

known forRoad Trip! Planner & Games

1 app4.7Travel

Road Trip! provides an all-in-one planning suite that competes with the source app's trip recording functionality.

Hassan Hattab

known forBig Keys Keyboard

1 app3.6Productivity

Big Keys Keyboard directly competes with ABCDEF Keyboard by targeting the same accessibility demographic through large-key design.

KKeyboard

known forQWERTY mini Pro ENG

2 apps3.0Productivity

QWERTY mini Pro ENG targets the same efficiency-seeking audience as ABCDEF Keyboard with a specialized 16-key layout.

Komorebi

known forSimple Calendar - easy planner

1 app4.8Productivity

It provides a standard calendar interface that allows for basic event reminders without the persistent alarm override.

LRHSoft

known forWork Shift Calendar

1 app4.6Productivity

It focuses on shift-based scheduling, offering a specialized alternative for users needing automated alerts for irregular work hours.

Maadhyamik Tech

known forVarta Keyboard

1 app0.0Productivity

Varta Keyboard shares the same specialized input focus as ABCDEF Keyboard but targets Indic language accuracy.

Mosaic S.r.l.

known foriTranslate Keyboard

1 app3.2Productivity

iTranslate Keyboard offers a functional utility that overlaps with the text-input focus of ABCDEF Keyboard for multilingual users.

Moula Software

known forSimple Alarm Clock

1 app4.5Productivity

This app functions as a general-purpose wake-up tool that lacks the calendar-specific event integration found in CalAlarms.

MWM

known forTranslator Keyboard : Lingo

1 app4.5Productivity

Translator Keyboard : Lingo provides a similar keyboard-integrated utility as ABCDEF Keyboard for multilingual communication.

Pawel Boguta

known forVoyy - Been Map & Trip Tracker

1 app0.0Travel

Voyy focuses on visual travel mapping and calendar tracking, providing a complementary way to visualize journeys taken in a classic car.

Polarsteps B.V.

known forPolarsteps

1 app4.7Travel

Polarsteps overlaps with the logging functionality of the source app by providing automated GPS-based travel tracking and social sharing.

Prometheus Interactive

known forCalendar 2026: Simple Calendar

1 app4.7Productivity

It acts as a standard scheduling interface that lacks the alarm-based notification priority provided by CalAlarms.

Protectus Technologies

known forCarLock - Advanced Car Tracker

1 app4.4Travel

CarLock provides vehicle security and diagnostics that offer a more technical, hardware-backed alternative to the source app's travel logging.

Revoke

known forAlarm Clock: Alarm App & Sleep

1 app4.3Productivity

It focuses on health-oriented sleep habits rather than the professional meeting-focused alerts of CalAlarms.

Ridmik Labs

known forRidmik Keyboard

1 app4.3Productivity

Ridmik Keyboard is a regional language alternative that shares the same keyboard extension architecture as ABCDEF Keyboard.

Roadtrippers

known forRoadtrippers - Trip Planner

1 app4.6Travel

Roadtrippers provides AI-driven route planning that serves as a more advanced alternative to the source app's basic trip recording.

Santol Studios

known forAutocards - Vehicle Log

1 app4.4Travel

Autocards provides a maintenance-focused log that complements the travel-focused logging of the source app.

Sleep Tracker & Alarm Clock by Delightroom

known forAlarmy - Alarm Clock & Sleep

1 app4.6Productivity

It targets users needing reliable alerts but relies on gamified dismissal missions instead of calendar-triggered alarms.

Sociaaal

known forFontmaker - Font Keyboard App

1 app4.4Productivity

Fontmaker targets the same creative personalization audience as ABCDEF Keyboard but focuses on custom typography rather than layout-based accessibility.

TimeTree

known forTimeTree: Shared Calendar

2 apps4.7Productivity

It provides collaborative scheduling for groups, acting as the source of events that CalAlarms would need to monitor.

Tobias Riedle

known forFindPenguins: Travel Tracker

1 app4.4Travel

FindPenguins offers a similar travel logging experience but adds a physical product component that the source app lacks.

ToonBoon

known forCalendar

1 app4.4Productivity

It combines personal and business scheduling in one place, serving as a data source for event-based reminders.

Vacation and Travel Planner App

known forWanderlog - Travel Planner

1 app4.9Travel

Wanderlog serves as a broad travel planning utility that competes for the user's attention during the trip-planning phase of a classic car journey.

Velocity Raptor Incorporated

known forCruise Ship Tracker

1 app4.4Travel

Cruise Ship Tracker serves as a niche travel utility that focuses on maritime logging rather than the automotive focus of the source app.

Vineet Sriram

known forJot Transcribe

1 app4.2Productivity

Jot Transcribe is a voice-focused input tool that serves the same text-entry space as ABCDEF Keyboard.

Wispr AI

known forWispr Flow: AI Voice Keyboard

2 apps4.8Productivity

Wispr Flow addresses the same accessibility and productivity needs as ABCDEF Keyboard by replacing manual typing with AI-polished voice dictation.

Yannick Rave

known forShortcut Abbreviation Keyboard

1 app5.0Productivity

Shortcut Abbreviation Keyboard provides a similar specialized text-entry utility as ABCDEF Keyboard for professional workflows.

山 钟

known forSymbol Keyboard - 2000+ Signs

1 app4.6Productivity

Symbol Keyboard provides specialized character input that complements the accessibility focus of ABCDEF Keyboard for academic users.

正选 董

known forTripREC Driving Recorder

2 apps4.5Travel

TripREC provides a paid dashcam and route logging solution that offers more features than the source app's basic recording.

New entrants(4)

Chokhlei

known forVersaKey: Custom iOS Keyboard

1 app4.4Productivity

VersaKey offers the same layout customization capabilities as ABCDEF Keyboard but provides more flexibility for power users.

Paul Risk

known forRoad Trip Replay

1 app0.0Travel

Road Trip Replay offers a visual playback feature for drives that serves as a more engaging alternative to simple text-based logs.

Rajvinder Nann

known forradarr - Car Meets & Shows

1 app0.0Travel

radarr serves the car enthusiast community by providing a discovery platform for local meets and shows.

SENPRINTS

known forSnippet Keyboard - Quick Paste

1 app0.0Productivity

Snippet Keyboard serves as a productivity companion to ABCDEF Keyboard by focusing on rapid text insertion.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Philipp Baldauf

Bottom line

Philipp Baldauf is a high-velocity technical publisher specializing in hardware-leveraged utilities for underserved accessibility and hobbyist markets. The studio's recent surge in AI-integrated releases suggests a disciplined effort to modernize its functional portfolio for the next generation of mobile hardware.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Philipp Baldauf publish?
Philipp Baldauf has 17 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Productivity category.
Where is Philipp Baldauf based?
Philipp Baldauf is based in Austria.
What kind of apps does Philipp Baldauf make?
Philipp Baldauf's portfolio is concentrated in Productivity and Health & Fitness, with an average rating of 1.8/5 across rated apps.
What is Philipp Baldauf's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, ABCDEF Keyboard Custom layout is Philipp Baldauf's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Philipp Baldauf's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Philipp Baldauf's apps across 11 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
15
With full intel:
0
With overview:
15
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

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Marlvel.ai. “Philipp Baldauf intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-28. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/philipp-baldauf

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