Comparison

Bangla Phonetic Keyboard vs Sothik

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

Head to head
About

Bangla Phonetic Keyboard

This app provides an offline Bangla phonetic keyboard for iPhone and iPad, offering a complete phonetic typing experience without requiring internet access or full keyboard access. It includes smart auto-suggestions, the ability to type in English simultaneously, and customizable shortcuts for quick text insertion.

Highlights
  • Works offline
  • No full access required
  • Smart auto suggestions
  • Type English simultaneously
  • Customizable shortcuts
  • Manage shortcuts list
Features
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Looking for Bangla phonetic keyboard that works offline and give complete phonetic typing experience. Don't want to allow access what you type ? Bangla KB is the only solution for you. Bangla KB is the only app to support everthing you need to type Bangla in iPhone/iPad. Here's most amazing features that no other Bangla Keyboard app will fill your needs complely. - Works offline, does not require intenet. No need to give full access. - smart auto suggestions as you type. - You can type english at the same time, no need to switch keyboard. - Add your own shortcuts to insert predefined text quickly. - Easy to manage, sort your shortcuts list.

About

Sothik

Features
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‘Sothik’ : Spell and Grammar Checker is a software for editing words or sentences of Bangla (bn-BD) language with the help of artificial intelligence. This software will not only identify misspellings or typos but also suggest corrections automatically. The software can detect different types of errors like non-word errors, and real word errors. It can also quickly identify careless 'typos', including those that are often misspelled. However, if a word is spelled correctly in that situation, the application will mark it as incorrect. Built with artificial intelligence technology, it has several interesting features including contextual error checking, which will transform the online spelling experience in the academia, publishing, and print worlds. This spell checker and corrector software follow standard spelling rules and standardized dictionaries of Bangla Academy. Apart from this set of words, if a word is marked wrong but is right, then users can click the Add to Dictionary button. As a result, these words will be stored separately on the server, which will be further validated and added in a later version. Tags: Sothik, Shothik, keyboard, Bangla, spell, grammar, checker, corrector Author: EBLICT, BCC, ICT Division. Website: https://bangla.gov.bd

Screenshots

Bangla Phonetic Keyboard4 screens
Sothik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sothik at none against Bangla Phonetic Keyboard's shown. Sothik also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bangla Phonetic Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, Sothik every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bangla Phonetic Keyboard versus Sothik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBangla Phonetic KeyboardSothik
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImran ShirajeeEnhancement of Bangla Language in ICT through Research & Development

Bugs and requests

Bangla Phonetic Keyboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard lags after typing
  • Space button and shift button issues
  • Global keyboard icon disappears
  • Can't switch back to English keyboard

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve keyboard responsiveness
  • Add option to change keyboard theme
  • Support for iPad Pro keyboard
  • Improve auto-suggestion accuracy

Sothik

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bangla Phonetic Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Sothik

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bangla Phonetic Keyboard free?
Bangla Phonetic Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sothik free?
Sothik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bangla Phonetic Keyboard or Sothik have ads?
Bangla Phonetic Keyboard shows ads; Sothik does not.
Which is updated more often, Bangla Phonetic Keyboard or Sothik?
Bangla Phonetic Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, and Sothik every 3 months. Most recently, Bangla Phonetic Keyboard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sothik on October 30, 2026.

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