Comparison

Karen Keyboard. vs TalaKeyboard

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

Head to head
About

Karen Keyboard.

Enhance your typing with personalized backgrounds and real-time word predictions. Customize your keyboard with unique colors and images to express yourself effortlessly. This app aims to boost productivity and creativity through a seamless typing experience.

Highlights
  • Auto-suggestion text
  • Customizable background colors
  • Customizable background images
  • Upload personal photos
  • Personalized typing experience
Features
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Introducing Karen Keyboard – your go-to solution for personalized typing experiences! Karen Keyboard redefines the way you interact with your device's keyboard, offering a suite of cutting-edge features designed to enhance your productivity and creativity. With Karen Keyboard, you can say goodbye to tedious typing and hello to effortless communication. Our state-of-the-art auto-suggestion text feature predicts your words and phrases in real-time, ensuring swift and accurate typing with every keystroke. But that's just the beginning – Karen Keyboard empowers you to unleash your creativity with customizable background colors and images. Whether you prefer a sleek and minimalist aesthetic or a burst of vibrant hues, the choice is yours. Select from our curated collection of background images or upload your own photos directly from your phone to truly make your keyboard your own. No matter the occasion or mood, Karen Keyboard is your trusted companion for seamless typing and personalized expression. Download Karen Keyboard now and revolutionize your typing experience today!

About

TalaKeyboard

This application provides four distinct keyboard layouts for typing in various Karen languages. Users can easily switch between Eastern Karen, Mon, Sgaw Karen, and Western Karen scripts.

Highlights
  • Eastern Karen keyboard
  • Mon keyboard
  • Sgaw Karen keyboard
  • Western Karen keyboard
  • Multiple language support
Features
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TalaKeyboard, There are four Keyboards in this App, Eastern Karen, Mon, Sgaw Karen and Western Karen.

Screenshots

Karen Keyboard.4 screens
TalaKeyboard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TalaKeyboard at none against Karen Keyboard.'s 1. Karen Keyboard.'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (488 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Karen Keyboard. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TalaKeyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Karen Keyboard. against 4.5 for TalaKeyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Karen Keyboard. has 488 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Karen Keyboard. ships an update weekly, TalaKeyboard every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Karen Keyboard. versus TalaKeyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaren Keyboard.TalaKeyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (488 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings488 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEh WahNai Nyah

Customer experience

Karen Keyboard.

All ratings447 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral23.8%
Negative14.3%

TalaKeyboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Karen Keyboard.

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Font not displaying correctly on Facebook
  • Vowel breaks into two parts (ၣ်)
  • Missing 'Ya O taw' character
  • Incorrect 'Ha thee' vowel
  • Cannot use 'ၣ်' character after iOS 13
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  • Some characters show as question marks in squares
  • Cannot write vowel or tone with ၡ
  • Cannot add tone with ါ vowel
  • ၣ် tone looks incorrect after iOS 13 update

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add option to adjust font size
  • Space bar as mouse pointer
  • Make an Android version
  • Fix 'ၣ်' character display
  • Fix 'Ha thee' vowel
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  • Fix 'Ya O taw' character
  • Fix broken vowel parts
  • Fix font display on Facebook
  • Allow writing vowel/tone with ၡ
  • Allow adding tone with ါ vowel
  • Make iPad keyboard larger
  • Clearer letters on iPad keyboard

TalaKeyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Karen Keyboard.

One-time1
  • unlock all functionality$5.99
None

TalaKeyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Karen Keyboard. free?
Karen Keyboard. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TalaKeyboard free?
TalaKeyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Karen Keyboard. or TalaKeyboard?
TalaKeyboard is rated higher. Karen Keyboard. averages 4.4 out of 5 from 488 ratings, while TalaKeyboard averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Karen Keyboard. or TalaKeyboard have ads?
Neither Karen Keyboard. nor TalaKeyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Karen Keyboard. or TalaKeyboard?
Karen Keyboard. ships an update weekly, and TalaKeyboard every 9 months. Most recently, Karen Keyboard. was updated on November 6, 2026 and TalaKeyboard on November 4, 2026.

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