Indic Keyboard vs Scribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Indic Keyboard
Type in English and automatically convert to your chosen Indian language with smart word suggestions. This keyboard works system-wide across all apps, offering a seamless typing experience for multiple Indian languages.
- Type in English, convert to Indian languages
- Predictive text and smart suggestions
- Supports 13 Indian languages
- System-wide compatibility
- Easy keyboard switching
- Customizable keyboard themes
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Indic Keyboard – Type in 21 Languages Type in English letters. Express yourself in your native script. Indic Keyboard makes typing in Indian languages as easy as texting in Manglish, Hinglish, or Tanglish. Simply type phonetically using standard English letters, and watch your words instantly convert into authentic native scripts. No complex layouts to memorize—just type how it sounds. SUPPORTED TRANSLITERATION MODES (21 LANGUAGES) Hindi (Hinglish): Type "Namaste" -> नमस्ते Malayalam (Manglish): Type "Namaskaram" -> നമസ്കാരം Tamil (Tanglish): Type "Vanakkam" -> வணக்கம் Telugu (Tenglish): Type "Namaskaram" -> నమస్కారం Kannada (Kanglish): Type "Namaskara" -> ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ Bengali (Bonglish / Banglish): Type "Nomoshkar" -> নমস্কার Marathi (Maranglish): Type "Namaskar" -> नमस्कार Gujarati (Gujlish): Type "Namaste" -> નમસ્તે Punjabi (Punglish): Type "Sat Sri Akal" -> ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ Urdu (Roman Urdu / Urdish): Type "Adaab" -> آداب Assamese (Asminglish), Odia (Odglish), Nepali (Neplish), Sinhala (Singlish), Konkani (Konkglish), Sanskrit (Sanglish), Kashmiri (Koshur English), Sindhi (Sindhglish), Maithili (Maithglish), Bodo (Bodoglish), and Manipuri (Meiteiglish). KEY FEATURES Smart Transliteration: Instant phonetic-to-script conversion powered by on-device machine learning. Offline Support: Works without internet Intelligent Word Predictions: Real-time next-word suggestions keep your typing fast and fluid. Universal App Support: Works seamlessly across WhatsApp, Instagram, iMessage, Gmail, Notes, and Safari. Native iOS Look and Feel: Familiar layout with fast one-tap globe switching. Custom Stickers and Fonts: Create custom photo stickers and style your messages with expressive fonts. Terms of use & Privacy Policy https://reeba256.github.io/privacypolicy/
Scribe
Enhance your language learning with custom keyboards that offer instant translation, verb conjugation, and noun pluralization. Get grammar rule reminders and context-aware annotations directly on your keyboard.
- Translate words or phrases
- Verb conjugation charts
- Noun pluralization
- Noun gender and preposition case annotations
- Pronoun declension assistance
- Supports 7 languages
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Scribe is a pack of iOS and iPadOS keyboards for language learners! It provides features to help users remember grammar rules so they can effectively communicate without ever leaving their keyboard. Included Languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Current Features: - The Translate feature can translate single words or phrases from English into the language of the current keyboard. - With the Conjugate feature, a user is presented with the grammar charts for an entered verb instead of the keyboard. Pressing an example in the charts inserts the chosen conjugation into the text field. - The Plural feature allows a user to enter a noun and then insert its plural into the text field. - Scribe further annotates noun genders and preposition cases in the command bar to help users understand the context of what they're typing. Annotations are displayed once a user has typed a given word and pressed space, by pressing the Scribe key while a word is selected as well as under autocompletions and autosuggestions. - For languages with pronoun declension, Scribe also allows for the case annotation to be clicked and then the user can select the pronoun they want based on case, subject and object. Being fully open-source including data from Wikidata, the Scribe team loves to get both feedback and contributions. Please visit us at https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scribe at none against Indic Keyboard's 4. Scribe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Indic Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 2). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Indic Keyboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Scribe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Indic Keyboard has 3.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Indic Keyboard ships an update monthly, Scribe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Indic Keyboard | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reeba Sebastian | Andrew McAllister |
Customer experience
Indic Keyboard
Scribe
Bugs and requests
Indic Keyboard
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard not working after iOS 14 update
- Suggestions and auto-correct not functioning properly
- Missing important characters like Bengali 'Danda'
- Numeric characters not displayed in local language format
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for more Indic languages
- Improve transliteration accuracy, especially for complex words
- Implement offline mode and local language dictionaries
- Add voice typing and dictation features
- Provide better theme and UI customization options
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- Improve integration with other apps like Telegram
Scribe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Indic Keyboard
- Flexi Monthly$1.991 Month
- Midway Advantage$6.996 Months
- Annual Power$9.991 Year
- Pro Membership$19.99
Scribe
No in-app purchases
Questions
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