# Simeji — Japanese Emoji Keyboard > Customizable Japanese keyboard with emoticons, emoji, and advanced input features. (iPhone/iPad app by Baidu Japan Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simeji/id899997582 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Baidu Japan Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/382165332) - Category: Utilities, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.60/5 from 1,186 App Store ratings · 157 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 190 MB - Languages: Japanese, Korean - Released: 2014-09-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-29 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simeji/id899997582/reviews.md ## What is Simeji? Simeji is a free Japanese input keyboard that has reached over 39M downloads! It comes with a skinnable keyboard, cute emoticons, emoji, and more! This is the most popular keyboard app in Japan! Try it today! Simeji is a keyboard with these features! Skinnable keyboard - Add a wallpaper to your keyboard using a photo,image and video. - Chock-full of keyboard themes! - Also lots of features to change your text color and decorate your flick keyboard. Use cute emoticons and emoji - See the emoticon and emoji rankings to find the most popular ones! - Popular emoticons can be inserted immediately and let you add some spice to your chats on LINE, Twitter, and Facebook! Robust Japanese input and conversion features - The cloud-based dictionary contains 2M entries, covering everything from anime slang to the latest buzzwords - Lots of preset phrases you can use for Nico Nico, in-game chat, telling someone you're late, and more - As requested by users, the "Fun conversion" feature has now been added! There's also the "Everyone's Dictionary" feature, which lets you share cute emoticons with others. Easy keyboard input - Rapidly switch from the top of the keyboard to select emoticons, emoji, numerals, and special characters Popular Simeji stickers - Comes with the popular set of Simeji stickers New fun stickers are being uploaded by users every day! These cool stickers are free to use! [Simeij VIP] Plan 1) Simeji VIP monthly 400 yen / month 2) Simeji VIP 12 month 200 yen / month (2,400 yen per year) 50% OFF every year [About automatic renewal and cancellation] Free trial is only available when you register for VIP for the first time in the App Store. After the free trial, you will be automatically charged 400 yen per month. A monthly fee will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, your subscription will automatically continue. Payment will be charged to Apple ID account. Deleting an app does not cancel your subscription. Cancellation procedure cannot be performed on the Simeji App side. Please manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Benefits VIP exclusive theme Unlimited use VIP special theme -Unlimited use of luxury keyboard custom parts theme and deco parts are upgraded for VIP only -Unlimited photo theme settings No need to organize when you create a new photo theme VIP fixed phrase & reverse lookup dictionary -You can select frequently used sentences incrementaly. VIP backup -Easy backup of user user dictionary OCR function -You can convert and save text and text when you take a picture of the screen or paper. Remove ads -Smooth input operations! * VIP exclusive theme function is not available on iPad. Please note. The information desk - Customer Support (simeji_support@baidu.com) Business hours: Monday to Friday 10: 00-18: 00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and our designated holidays) * The contract for this service is automatically renewed. You will be automatically charged for renewal on a service-provided basis until the customer is suspended on the AppStore. * If the service is in the free trial period, the free period ends when you apply for the service. - Terms of use https://simeji.me/termofuse/ - Privacy Policy https://simeji.me/privacy/ - Display based on the Specified Commercial Transaction Law https://stat.ime.baidu.jp/page/terms/ios/premium/index.html ## Key features - Skinnable keyboard with custom wallpapers and themes - Extensive emoticon and emoji library with rankings - Cloud-based dictionary with 2M entries - Preset and user-shared phrases - Popular Simeji stickers - VIP exclusive themes and custom parts - OCR function for text conversion ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Simeji VIP年間会員 | $30.99 | per year | | Simeji VIP Lv2 年間コース | $199.99 | per year | | 月額会員 | $3.49 | per month | | プレミアムサービス | $9.99 | per 6 months | | 年間会員 | $21.99 | per year | | 月間会員 | $1.99 | per month | | Simeji月間 VIP | $2.99 | per month | | Simeji 月間VIP | $2.99 | per month | | Simeji VIP Lv1 1ヶ月コース（初月半額） | $2.99 | per month | | Simeji VIP | $15.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | ガーリーうさぎ | $1.99 | one-time | | クールブルー | $1.99 | one-time | | ゆめかわユニコーン | $1.99 | one-time | | 有料 まふまふきせかえ | $2.99 | one-time | | ユリ | $1.99 | one-time | | クラシックピアノ | $1.99 | one-time | | きらきらジュエリー　シルバー | $1.99 | one-time | | 白薔薇切り絵 | $1.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Simeji? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 No ads for keyboard - 👍 More keyboards than Facemoji - 👍 Easy to switch between English and Japanese - 👍 Includes kaomojis and GIFs - 👍 Cute/better-looking keyboards - 👍 Indicates when AI was used on keyboards **Cons** - 🌐 Only available in Japanese - 🤖 Uses AI that is destroying artists' careers **Commonly reported bugs** - Keyboard keeps asking for full access - Saved emojis/emoticons disappear - Intrusive popup ads **Most requested features** - Add English language support - Improve QWERTY keyboard layout - Add auto-capitalization feature - Introduce simplified and traditional Chinese keyboards ## Recent user reviews (10 of 157) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simeji/id899997582/reviews.md ### 4/5 — 다좋은데 *2026-08-17* 문장이 일정 길이만 되면 글자가 안써지는데 뭔가요..? 꼭 이모티콘이나 특수문자 키패드로 변경해야 풀리는데 너무 불편해요 키보드는 이쁜데 ### 5/5 — 使いやすい *2026-08-09, version 17.1* 使いやすいしカスタマイズできるのがいいと思いました！ ### 1/5 — Constantly crashing *2026-08-07, version 17.1* Unstable since iOS 26 Every update is worse than the last. Stop messing with it and stabilize it, please. This is also now happening on my iPad ### 5/5 — simeji-한국어/일본어/중국어 입력 테마 키보드 *2026-06-24* 너무 예쁜게 많고 귀엽고 테마도 꾸밀수 있어서 완전 좋아요!😭ᩚ감동ㅜ그리고 우울할때 들어 가면 마음이 좋아지고 맞춤 법도 하나도 안 틀려요ㅜ그리고 이거 5점 말고 100점주고 싶잖아요!😭ᩚ **Developer response:** レビューいただきありがとうございます。 とても可愛いテーマやカスタマイズを楽しんでいただけているとのこと、大変嬉しく思います。 また、気分が落ち込んだときにも気持ちが明るくなるとのお言葉や、入力補助についてもご評価いただき、ありがとうございます。 今後もより楽しく快適にご利用いただけるよう、機能やコンテンツの充実に努めてまいります。 引き続きよろしくお願いいたします。 ### 5/5 — very cool :3 *2026-06-22, version 17.0* it was a bit difficult to use at first, i had to take screenshots and translate them using my phone but eventually i got the hang of it 👍 ### 1/5 — Constantly crashing *2026-06-07, version 16.9.1* Unstable since iOS 26 Every update is worse than the last. Stop messing with it and stabilize it, please. ### 5/5 — 불편해요오 (제꺼 보고가세요오) *2026-05-31* 제가 이게 너무 편해보여서 깔았거덩여? 그랬더니 일본어 지옥이 돼여잇는거에용 그래서 설정에서 봐봤는데 한국어로 돼여있다고 뜨더라구요오? 그래서 다시 확인 했더니 일본어로 돼여있어서 불편했고 그리고 너무 광고도 많고오 종류도 지짜로 마니 없써요오 ㅠㅠ 그래서 제가 지웠어용 ㅠㅠ **Developer response:** 리뷰를 남겨주셔서 감사합니다. 설치해 주셨음에도 불구하고, 언어가 원치 않게 일본어로 표시된 점과 광고 및 콘텐츠 수에 대해 불편을 드려 죄송합니다. 언어 설정은 기기 설정이나 키보드의 우선 언어에 따라 달라질 수 있으나, 이번과 같이 혼란을 드린 점은 개선이 필요한 부분으로 인식하고 있습니다. 또한 광고 표시와 콘텐츠 다양성에 대한 의견도 앞으로의 서비스 개선에 참고하겠습니다. 소중한 의견 감사합니다. ### 4/5 — russian pls *2026-05-24, version 16.8* russian pls ### 3/5 — Hello! *2026-03-29* So I used the app and when I did I didn’t understand a thing so now I’m stuck on witch is witch but I wanted to use it because it looks so cute but it’s to complated but a good app! **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear that the app felt difficult to understand. Simeji has many features, which can sometimes make it a bit confusing at first. If there’s a specific function you’d like help with, please feel free to let us know—we’d be happy to guide you step by step. We truly appreciate your kind words about the design, and we hope you’ll continue enjoying the app! ### 1/5 — 可愛い *2026-02-09, version 16.4.1* 可愛いし自分お気に入りのもが作れて楽しいです ## Frequently asked questions about Simeji ### What does Simeji do? Simeji is a free Japanese input keyboard that allows users to customize their typing experience. It offers a wide range of emoticons, emoji, stickers, and themes, along with robust Japanese input and conversion features powered by a large cloud-based dictionary. ### What are the key features of Simeji? Key features include a skinnable keyboard with custom wallpapers and themes, a large library of popular emoticons and emoji, a cloud-based dictionary with millions of entries for slang and buzzwords, preset phrases, and user-shared content like stickers and dictionaries. VIP users also get exclusive themes, unlimited custom parts, and an OCR function. ### How much does Simeji cost? The base Simeji keyboard is free to download and use. However, it offers an optional Simeji VIP subscription for 400 yen per month or 2,400 yen per year, which unlocks exclusive themes, custom parts, unlimited photo themes, VIP fixed phrases, backup, and an OCR function. Ads are also present in the free version. ### What devices is Simeji compatible with? Simeji is available as a keyboard app, implying compatibility with Android and iOS devices that support custom keyboards. However, it's noted that VIP exclusive theme functions are not available on iPad. ### What are common use cases for Simeji? Common use cases include enhancing chats on messaging apps like LINE, Twitter, and Facebook with expressive emoticons and emoji. Users can also personalize their typing experience with custom keyboard themes and wallpapers. The robust dictionary and preset phrases are useful for quick and accurate Japanese input, including slang and common expressions. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 17.2 — 2026-08-26 Bugs fixes and improvement. ### 17.1.1 — 2026-08-12 Bugs fixes and improvement. ### 17.1 — 2026-07-31 Bugs fixes and improvement. ### 17.0.3 — 2026-07-17 Bugs fixes and improvement. ### 17.0.2 — 2026-06-25 Bugs fixes and improvement. ## Apps similar to Simeji | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Facemoji AI Emoji Keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facemoji-ai-emoji-keyboard/id1103138272) | 4.7 (461,278) | Free | Utilities | | [Kika Keyboard: Custom Themes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kika-keyboard-custom-themes/id1035199024) | 4.6 (320,884) | Free | Utilities | | [Text Fonts, Emojis & Symbols](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-fonts-emojis-and-symbols/id1456762139) | 4.3 (26,537) | Free | Utilities | | [Fonts Keyboard for iPhone,iPad](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fonts-keyboard-for-iphoneipad/id1477959458) | 4.4 (10,803) | Free | Utilities | | [Color Keyboard - Themes, Fonts](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-keyboard-themes-fonts/id1028295028) | 4.4 (11,124) | Free | Utilities | | [Fonts & Emoji Keyboard.](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fonts-and-emoji-keyboard/id1548692585) | 4.4 (14,582) | Free | Utilities | ## More apps by Baidu Japan Inc. - [Simeji Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simeji-pro/id959791915) - [HAHAmoji - Funny Face Camera and GIF Emoji Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hahamoji-funny-face-camera-and-gif-emoji-maker/id1241155447) - [Yomeji](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yomeji/id1533915949) All apps by Baidu Japan Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/382165332 ## Related topics [ifly keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ifly-keyboard) · [simeji](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/simeji) · [simeji keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/simeji-keyboard) · [baidu keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/baidu-keyboard) · [simeji pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/simeji-pro) · [japanese keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/japanese-keyboard) · [sogou keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sogou-keyboard) · [yuyu li](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/yuyu-li) · [atok](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/atok) · [baidu map](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/baidu-map) · [kawaii keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/kawaii-keyboard) · [ifly](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ifly) · [shimeji](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/shimeji) · [japan keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/japan-keyboard) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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