Now that QK 3 is out, and Ikeys 2 is out I have spent some (read: too much) time fiddling with both.
Quickeys now does what they say it will do, and does it consistently.
Ikey 1.x was like that too, it promised less than QK, but the interface was good, and it behaved predictably. The new version is only $30 or $10 if you already own Ikey 1. But beware; Ikey 2 seems to be trying to be infinitely flexible in terms of how its interface in organized, it is more complex, and more steps are necessary to create a shortcut from scratch, The interface is now cluttered and at times obtuse. Also I have noticed certain issues with shortcuts not running as they should.
Support is via a bulletin board, with no email or phone support, and answers from the developer are not quick, Though other users will chime in helpfully.
Ikey 1 is perfect. it does almost everything I wanted, the one thing it would not do was press the stop key (I hate mousing, and that's why I have kept trying QK when each new version came out).
Quickeys will click on pretty much anything, and supports variables, which Ikey does not. The interface is quite intuitive, and conceptually similar to the old Quickeys. Very easy to get started.
If you work for a church, school or similar organization QK costs $60. Just now I made a call to CE software support. They don't have a hold queue, instead I left my name and phone number in a voicemail and got a call back promptly from a very well informed tech who actually had a copy of finale on his mac, and knew his way around the menus.
For me, I will forgive CE software for abandoning OS X users, just as I forgave Coda for taking eons to support OS X (I can't say their new name out loud, it's just too silly).
My $.03
Steve
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