IssieBoard vs נקדן
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IssieBoard
This app offers a highly customizable virtual keyboard for iOS devices. Users can personalize key colors, letter appearances, and background themes to optimize typing for various needs, including learning disabilities and typing practice.
- Customizable key colors
- Customizable letter appearances
- Customizable background themes
- Color customization by row/section
- Blocking out letters for typing practice
- Optimized for accessibility
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IssieBoard is an accessible, fully customizable iOS keyboard, developed by Beit Issie Shapiro Technology Consulting Center in collaboration with SAP Labs, Israel. Designed for individuals with learning disabilities, visual impairments, motor impairments, or cognitive challenges - and for anyone learning to type - IssieBoard puts powerful personalization in the hands of caregivers, educators, and therapists. Setup is quick and simple. After downloading IssieBoard, go to iOS Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, and add the IssieBoard keyboards you would like to use. Then select one of the IssieBoard keyboards and enable Allow Full Access. Once enabled, IssieBoard is available in any app that uses the keyboard - just tap the globe key to switch to it. POWERFUL CUSTOMIZATION • Key colors - set the color of keys, letters, and background across the entire keyboard • Zone & row styling - apply different colors to rows, or to left/center/right sections • Per-key styling - highlight individual keys with their own color • “Show only” - show only the letters you choose; all others are hidden, perfect for practicing specific words • Font control - choose letter size and font weight for any key group • Word suggestions – turn on intelligent word completion and next-word prediction as you type HEBREW & ARABIC SUPPORT • Full Hebrew keyboard with nikud (diacritics) support - tap a letter to get a pop-up, or use the dedicated nikud top row above the keyboard • Arabic keyboard with harakat support BUILT FOR REAL USE • Works as a standard iOS system keyboard - available in any app across the entire system • Instant live preview of every change you make • Multiple keyboard profiles - create and duplicate keyboards for different users • Share keyboards for easy integration across devices WHO USES ISSIEBOARD? IssieBoard is used by occupational therapists, special education teachers, parents, and individuals themselves. It adapts to a wide range of needs from high contrast and large keys for visual impairments, to limited-letter layouts for early typists.
נקדן
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עם נקדני אתם יכולים לנקד טקסט בעברית ואז לשתף אותו דרך האפליקציה. נקדני יודע גם לנקד טקסט באופן אוטומטי עם מאגר מילים אשר מתעדכן לעיתים קרובות. נקדני גם שומר מילים אשר נוקדו עלידכם כדי שלא יהיה צורך בניקוד חוזר של אותן מילים. אז בואו לנסות את נקדני בחינם.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: נקדן at 5.0 against IssieBoard's 3.3. IssieBoard's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
נקדן holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
IssieBoard ships an update every 6 weeks, נקדן every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IssieBoard | נקדן |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beit Issie Shapiro | ilan TETRUASHVILI |
Customer experience
IssieBoard
נקדן
In-app purchases
IssieBoard
No in-app purchases
נקדן
No in-app purchases









