Comparison

Bagan Keyboard vs PLKeyboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bagan Keyboard

This app offers an enhanced typing experience for the Myanmar language on iOS devices. It provides smart suggestions, shortcut phrases, and supports both Zawgyi and Myanmar Unicode fonts, making communication faster and easier.

Highlights
  • Enhanced Myanmar typing system
  • Smart suggestions
  • Predefined shortcut phrases
  • Supports Zawgyi and Myanmar Unicode
  • Customizable font settings
Features
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# Typing is Easier Ever - Best Myanmar Keyboard # Are you looking for Best Myanmar Keyboard for iOS? Do you want to use smart Myanmar Keyboard on your iPhone? The long-awaited Bagan Keyboard is here now! Bagan Keyboard is a Myanmar Keyboard from emphasizing and hard-working development on Myanmar Language typing system. It also provides the perfect solution of iOS Myanmar Keyboard for those who communicate via instant messages, with an easier, faster, and smarter. Many iOS users are now using Bagan Keyboard as their default typing app. It completes you with suggestions. It saves your time with predefined shortcut phrases. It listens to your typing actions and instantly provides you back your preferred phrases. The development team is always taking care of every user feedback and claim, to provide you a better experience of typing instant messages, also to go with flavors at your wish, both Zawgyi, and Myanmar Unicode. Bagan Keyboard is also known as Burmese Keyboard, Zawgyi Keyboard, Unicode Myanmar Keyboard. Bagan Keyboard is compatible with Zawgyi Font, Unicode Font, Myanmar Font, Burmese Font. The user can type Myanmar Unicode or Zawgyi using Bagan Keyboard and there is a setting in the keyboard to change as user preferred. Bagan Keyboard is also nominated by Telenor Myanmar as a Best Myanmar App in Asia for the year 2014, the Digital Winners event. (http://www.telenor.com.mm/pressReleasedetail/Bagan-Keyboard-nominated-for-Best-App-in-Asia-by-Telenor/7)

About

PLKeyboard

Type in various Southeast Asian scripts with this Unicode keyboard. It offers multiple layouts, word suggestions, and handwriting input. Customize appearance and enjoy on-device processing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Multiple Southeast Asian keyboard layouts
  • Word suggestions for Shan and Burmese
  • Handwriting-style input
  • Customizable themes and appearance
  • On-device privacy processing
  • Open-source project
Features
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PLKeyboard is a Unicode keyboard for Southeast Asian scripts that are often underserved by other keyboards. Type naturally in Shan, Burmese, Khmer, and many Tai-family languages — all from one keyboard. KEYBOARD LAYOUTS Switch between layouts with a single tap on the in-keyboard globe key: 1) PangLong (Shan) 2) Shan (SIL) 3) Burmese 4) Khamti 5) Tai Le 6) Tai Ahom 7) Tai Lue — with native digits 8) Tai Dam 9) Sgaw Karen 10) Pa-Oh 11) Khmer 12) Mon 13) Lao You choose which layouts appear in your rotation, so the globe key only cycles through the ones you use. TYPING FEATURES - Word suggestions for Shan and Burmese with an on-device dictionary - Handwriting-style input: type prefix vowels in natural order and the keyboard arranges them correctly - Double-tap a vowel key for its alternate form, smart typing - Native digit rows for scripts that use their own numerals APPEARANCE - System Default keeps the familiar iOS keyboard look - Color themes including Gold, Midnight Blue, and Forest Green - A custom color builder to design your own theme - Each theme adapts to light and dark mode - Optional key sound and haptic feedback PRIVACY PLKeyboard processes everything on your device. Your typing is not collected, stored, or sent anywhere. The keyboard automatically disables suggestions in password, payment, and one-time-code fields. PLKeyboard is an open-source project, built on the MIT-licensed ShanKeyboard, and made for communities whose scripts deserve first-class keyboard support on iOS. PLKEYBOARD PREMIUM Premium unlocks all color themes, the custom color builder, and removes ads. Available as monthly, or yearly plans. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends, at the same price. - Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://pldev.top/ios/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://pldev.top/ios/terms.html

Screenshots

Bagan Keyboard4 screens
PLKeyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bagan Keyboard at 44% against PLKeyboard's 0%. Bagan Keyboard also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). PLKeyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PLKeyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bagan Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bagan Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bagan Keyboard has 853 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Bagan Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of PLKeyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bagan Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, PLKeyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bagan Keyboard versus PLKeyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBagan KeyboardPLKeyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (853 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings853 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWun ZinnSai Tawng Pha

Customer experience

Bagan Keyboard

All ratings853 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative30.7%

PLKeyboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Bagan Keyboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard hiding 'Done', 'Post', or 'Upload' buttons
  • Backspace key not working correctly
  • Unexpected font and capitalization changes while typing
  • Keyboard disappearing or not showing up as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add English keyboard support
  • Improve keyboard customization options
  • Implement better cursor and text selection controls
  • Introduce more keyboard themes and styles

PLKeyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bagan Keyboard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PLKeyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Bagan Keyboard free?
Bagan Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PLKeyboard free?
PLKeyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bagan Keyboard or PLKeyboard?
Bagan Keyboard is rated higher. Bagan Keyboard averages 4.0 out of 5 from 853 ratings, while PLKeyboard averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bagan Keyboard or PLKeyboard have ads?
Both Bagan Keyboard and PLKeyboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bagan Keyboard or PLKeyboard?
Bagan Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, and PLKeyboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bagan Keyboard was updated on October 1, 2026 and PLKeyboard on September 18, 2026.

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