Comparison

Smart Sinhala Keyboard vs Desh Sinhala Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Smart Sinhala Keyboard

This utility app provides a fast and efficient way to type in Sinhala. It offers instant offline Sinhala translations for English words, along with helpful letter suggestions to speed up your typing experience.

Highlights
  • Instant offline Sinhala translation
  • Easy letter suggestions
  • Faster typing speed
  • Differentiates Sinhala letters
  • Offline functionality
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◉ Best Sinhala Keyboard Ever ◉ Type the English word, Get the Sinhala Meaning Instantly Offline ◉ Easy Letter Suggestions - Offline ◉ 50% More Faster than normal keyboards ◉ Easily differentiate the Letters ◉ Get suggestions for the letters ◉ Help Grow Our Community ◉ Please Support Development By sharing with others

About

Desh Sinhala Keyboard

This keyboard extension simplifies typing in Sinhala using English transliteration and word predictions. It offers easy language switching, spell correction, and access to emojis. The app also includes a clipboard for saving and pasting frequently used text.

Highlights
  • Sinhala typing via English transliteration
  • Word predictions and spell correction
  • Easy language switching
  • Emoji access
  • Clipboard for saving and pasting text
  • Customizable key press sound and vibration
Features
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Desh Sinhala Keyboard is a keyboard extension that makes Sinhala typing super easy: • Type in English letters and get Sinhala 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 Sinhala keyboard: • Enable keyboard from settings • Activate the keyboard by holding the Globe icon and selecting "Desh Sinhala Keyboard" • Type Sinhala 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" Do share your feedback and help us improve Desh Sinhala Keyboard. And don't forget to leave a review if you like it.

Screenshots

Smart Sinhala Keyboard4 screens
Desh Sinhala Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart Sinhala Keyboard and Desh Sinhala Keyboard both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Desh Sinhala Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 50% of Smart Sinhala Keyboard's. Desh Sinhala Keyboard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Smart Sinhala Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Smart Sinhala Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Desh Sinhala Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Sinhala Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 132 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Smart Sinhala Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 91% of Desh Sinhala Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Sinhala Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, Desh Sinhala Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Sinhala Keyboard versus Desh Sinhala Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Sinhala KeyboardDesh Sinhala Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (49 ratings) — better4.4 (132 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbanuchander janarthnClusterDev Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

Smart Sinhala Keyboard

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Desh Sinhala Keyboard

All ratings113 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Sinhala Keyboard

One-time1
  • Keyboard Words Suggestions$1.99
None

Desh Sinhala Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Sinhala Keyboard free?
Smart Sinhala Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Desh Sinhala Keyboard free?
Desh Sinhala Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Sinhala Keyboard or Desh Sinhala Keyboard?
Smart Sinhala Keyboard is rated higher. Smart Sinhala Keyboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Desh Sinhala Keyboard averages 4.4 from 132 ratings.
Do Smart Sinhala Keyboard or Desh Sinhala Keyboard have ads?
Smart Sinhala Keyboard shows ads; Desh Sinhala Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Sinhala Keyboard or Desh Sinhala Keyboard?
Smart Sinhala Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and Desh Sinhala Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, Smart Sinhala Keyboard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Desh Sinhala Keyboard on November 3, 2026.

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