Comparison

Kaaval Uthavi vs Desh Tamil Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Kaaval Uthavi

This app provides citizen safety features, including an emergency alert system that shares your live location with the control room and nearest police. It also allows for direct calls to emergency services and mobile-based complaint registration with media attachments. Additionally, it offers TNP e-services like police verification and lost document reporting.

Highlights
  • Emergency alert system with live location sharing
  • Direct calls to emergency services (112/100/101)
  • Mobile complaint registration with video/image
  • Live location sharing with friends/family
  • Police station locator and directory
  • TNP e-services (police verification, lost documents)
Features
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This app is used for Citizen safety and to provide various TNP e-services Kaaval Uthavi app is used to trigger & send 'Emergency' alert to control room in order to get immediate assistance by general public during any kind of distress/emergency. On pressing of emergency red button, User live location will be shared with control room, user details is identified and nearest Police station / Police vehicle will be alerted to provide required assistance to app user. Also SMS alert will be sent to registered friends/family members about emergency. If data is low or poor, then emergency Trigger will be sent as SMS packets to control room in order to ensure emergency service by knowing last location of the caller. The Dial 112/100/101 feature is used to make direct voice call with control room and by dialing from registered mobile number user location will be easily identified in order to provide immediate assistance via nearby Police Station/Vehicle. Similarly, Mobile compliant feature is used to register real time mobile based complaint with control room long with short video or image by selecting required complaint type and sub-type. The location sharing features is used to share live location of the app user with family/friends during normal time like travel, shopping etc. during required time via WhatsApp and Google map location share services. Further under other services many services like Police station locator with direction & dial feature, control room directory & its dial services, other help line directory & its dial service, notification/alert services are integrated to ensure and avail various kind of emergency assistance & other services. Under this app, TNP e-services such as Police verification, lost document report, Vehicle verification, FIR & CSR status etc. is also integrated and enabled to access via its portal to get and access various services of Tamil Nadu Police.

About

Desh Tamil Keyboard

This keyboard extension simplifies Tamil typing using English transliteration and intelligent word predictions. It offers seamless switching between Tamil and English, spell correction, and a dedicated emoji button. Users can also utilize a clipboard for saved text and send stickers to enhance their chats.

Highlights
  • English to Tamil transliteration
  • Word predictions
  • Language switching
  • Spell correction
  • Emoji button
  • Clipboard for saved text
  • Sticker support
Features
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Desh Tamil Keyboard is a keyboard extension that makes Tamil typing super easy: • Type in English letters and get Tamil words with our transliteration technology • Type faster using word predictions • Easily switch to English with the language key • Word predictions and spell-correct is available in English also • Emoji button is available after pressing 123 Open the app and follow instructions to get your new Tamil keyboard: • Enable keyboard from settings • Activate the keyboard by holding the Globe icon and selecting "Desh Tamil Keyboard" • Type Tamil everywhere! Allowing full access: • When enabling the keyboard, you may enable "Allow Full Access" • This allows us to access crash reports and will help us improve the stability of the app • We respect your privacy. No personal information is collected • A standard warning is shown when you enable any downloaded keyboard app How to access settings: • Tap on the ⋯ button after opening the app and tap Settings. This option will be available after keyboard is activated • Available settings: sound on key press, vibrate on key press, emoji row, number row Using the clipboard: • The clipboard lets you save text that you frequently use and paste them easily • After you copy any text, it can be viewed from the clipboard by tapping on "Paste copied text". You can use the Pin button to save it permanently • To show copied text automatically when clipboard is opened, you can change the "Paste from Other Apps" setting to "Allow" Using stickers to make your chats more fun: • Open the stickers page by clicking on the sticker icon on the keyboard. Click on any sticker you like to copy it • Navigate back to your chat app and use your phone's Paste option in the message box • The sticker will be pasted in the chat. Note that animations are currently sent as GIFs due to technical limitations Do share your feedback and help us improve Desh Tamil Keyboard. And don't forget to leave a review if you like it.

Screenshots

Kaaval Uthavi4 screens
Desh Tamil Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Desh Tamil Keyboard at 4.6 against Kaaval Uthavi's 4.3. Desh Tamil Keyboard also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (217 vs 12). Kaaval Uthavi's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Desh Tamil Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desh Tamil Keyboard has 217 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Kaaval Uthavi's written reviews are positive against 83% of Desh Tamil Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaaval Uthavi ships an update every 6 weeks, Desh Tamil Keyboard every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kaaval Uthavi versus Desh Tamil Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaaval UthaviDesh Tamil Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)4.6 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamil Nadu PoliceClusterDev Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

Kaaval Uthavi

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral20.8%
Negative12.5%

Desh Tamil Keyboard

All ratings204 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

Kaaval Uthavi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Desh Tamil Keyboard

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Desh keyboard often not working
  • English auto-text and suggestions disabled after switching to Tamil
  • Voice typing not working on iPhone
  • Voice typing output mismatches spoken Tamil
  • Draw option not appearing as in Android

Requested features

4 requests
  • Implement voice typing
  • Improve voice typing accuracy
  • Improve English auto-correction and word prediction
  • Ensure draw option appears as in Android

In-app purchases

None

Kaaval Uthavi

No in-app purchases

None

Desh Tamil Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kaaval Uthavi free?
Kaaval Uthavi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desh Tamil Keyboard free?
Desh Tamil Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kaaval Uthavi or Desh Tamil Keyboard?
Desh Tamil Keyboard is rated higher. Kaaval Uthavi averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Desh Tamil Keyboard averages 4.6 from 217 ratings.
Do Kaaval Uthavi or Desh Tamil Keyboard have ads?
Neither Kaaval Uthavi nor Desh Tamil Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaaval Uthavi or Desh Tamil Keyboard?
Kaaval Uthavi ships an update every 6 weeks, and Desh Tamil Keyboard every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kaaval Uthavi was updated on October 24, 2026 and Desh Tamil Keyboard on October 30, 2026.

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