There is also aText, which I’ve extensively used in the past. It’s basically offering the same functionality than TextExpander without an iOS version for a fraction of the price (4.99$). It’s actively maintained (not too many functions added over the years, but it has regular updates). I don’t know why so few know about the app, as it’s a very complete text expansion app and a very cheap one.
My only complaints about it (and the reasons I decided to switch to TE):
- No iOS version, hence no sync or expansion in the iPad and iPhone
- It’s basically a ripoff of TextExpander. It has exactly the same functions, and even a very similar UI. I just felt bad, as it seems the developer took TE and rewrote a bit to avoid licensing problems, then released the app. Other text expansion apps have their functions, UI, details that make them unique. aText, if you used TE, feels exactly the same (and it even imports all your TE snippets perfectly).
When I started playing around text expansion, TE was, as for you, a pretty big investment for the use I was going to give it. I got aText and used it for 4 years, but now my usage’s gotten more intensive and TE offers just more to justify the change.