SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile vs Xema KE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
This app allows you to scan various barcode types directly into any application on your device. Utilize your phone's camera or a dedicated Socket Mobile reader for seamless data capture wherever you can type.
- Scan barcodes into any app
- Use phone camera for scanning
- Support for Socket Mobile readers
- Reads various barcode types
- Data capture anywhere you can type
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Scan barcodes into any app. Anywhere you can type, SM Keyboard can scan. Using your phone's camera or a Socket Mobile reader, SM Keyboard reads a variety of different barcodes.
Xema KE
This app transforms scanned barcode or QR code data into keyboard input. It seamlessly emulates keystrokes wherever your cursor is active, streamlining data entry.
- Scans barcode and QR code data
- Emulates keyboard strokes
- Inputs data directly to cursor location
- Streamlines data entry
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This application will emulate the scanned data from barcode/QR into keyboard stroke where the cursor is.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xema KE at 5.0 against SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile's 3.0. Xema KE also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Xema KE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile | Xema KE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Socket Mobile Limited | Xema, Inc. |
Customer experience
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
Xema KE
In-app purchases
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
No in-app purchases
Xema KE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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