# Esperanto keyboard vs ShavKey

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShavKey at 100% against Esperanto keyboard's 23%. ShavKey also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Esperanto keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Esperanto keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShavKey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ShavKey holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Esperanto keyboard has 61 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Esperanto keyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShavKey's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Esperanto keyboard | ShavKey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.7 (61 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esperanto-keyboard/id1053129877/reviews) | **[4.6 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shavkey/id6478062450/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **61** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [LE SANG](https://appshunter.io/developer/637407101) | [Joshua Lancaster](https://appshunter.io/developer/1514379384) |

## What reviewers say

### Esperanto keyboard

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esperanto-keyboard/id1053129877)

This utility app provides a specialized keyboard for typing in Esperanto. It offers predictive text, swipe typing, and auto-correction to enhance typing speed and accuracy for Esperanto users.

**Highlights:** Predictive text for Esperanto, Swipe typing support, Auto-correction, Dedicated Esperanto sign button, Familiar keyboard layout

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All color themes | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Essential for Esperanto learners
- 🚀 Swipe text works well
- 💡 Word suggestion is good
- 👍 Built-in dictionary useful
- 👍 Supports dark mode

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Keyboard enlarges offscreen
- 🐛 Keyboard increases in size
- 🐛 Word replaced by another
- 🐛 Dictionary lacks word forms
- 🐛 Clunky format

**Reported bugs**

- Keyboard enlarges offscreen, becoming unusable
- Keyboard increases in size, only showing a few letters
- Word typed is replaced by another word upon pressing space
- Dictionary lacks many forms of plural, accusative, and genitive
- Keyboard freezes or gets stuck in the top left corner

**Requested features**

- Add missing plural, accusative, and genitive forms to dictionary
- Fix keyboard enlargement issue
- Improve integration with other apps
- Resolve bug where words are replaced
- Add Kurdish keyboard


### ShavKey

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shavkey/id6478062450)

This keyboard app provides quick access to all 48 Shavian characters without requiring shifts. It includes an always-on number row that can be configured for Base 12 input.

**Highlights:** All 48 Shavian characters accessible, No shift key required, Always-on number row, Optional Base 12 number input, Optimized for single-stroke input

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Esperanto keyboard free?

Esperanto keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ShavKey free?

ShavKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Esperanto keyboard or ShavKey?

ShavKey is rated higher. Esperanto keyboard averages 2.7 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while ShavKey averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.

### Do Esperanto keyboard or ShavKey have ads?

Neither Esperanto keyboard nor ShavKey shows ads.

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