Remote Keyboard vs 星so
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Keyboard
Control your phone's keyboard from your desktop browser. This app allows you to type on your computer and have the input appear on your mobile device, making text entry faster in specific scenarios.
- Type on desktop browser
- Input into phone
- Faster phone typing
- Remote keyboard control
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Remoboard turns your computer browser into a keyboard for your iPhone or iPad. Type in a text field on your device from a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer on the same Wi-Fi network. No desktop app or account is required. Getting started 1. Add the Remoboard keyboard in iOS or iPadOS Settings and allow Full Access for local network access. 2. Switch to the Remoboard keyboard in any text field. Open the URL shown on the keyboard in your computer browser. 3. If PIN pairing is enabled (on by default), enter the six-digit code shown on the keyboard, then start typing. Features • Smoother Chinese and other composed text input. • Automatic reconnection and clear connection status. • Reusable phrases for text you type often. • Browser controls for text entry and clipboard actions. • Light and dark appearance, with support for 10 languages. Both devices must be on the same local network. Full Access lets the keyboard serve its local page.
星so
This app offers a clean and simple browsing experience with customizable homepages and multiple reading modes for focused content consumption. It supports ad blocking, dark mode, and local data storage for enhanced privacy and security.
- Minimalist homepage with custom website and rule support
- Multiple reading modes for immersive content
- Ad blocking functionality
- Dark mode support
- Built-in search engine
- User scripts and rules compatibility
- Private browsing and local data storage
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星so界面简约、简单易用,为您带来清爽的浏览体验。 • 极简主页,支持添加自定义网站和规则到主页 • 多种阅读模式,沉浸式阅读,更加专注内容,例如:图集、文本、图文、视频等,可以兼容写作社区、博客、图库、漫画、小说、视频网站等 • 支持暗黑模式 • 支持去除广告 • 内置搜索引擎,例如:Bing • 用户脚本和规则,兼容 javascript和过滤规则 • 无推送,无新闻,毫秒级启动 • 中文语音搜索,快速直达 其他功能: • 禁止跳转 • 无痕浏览 • 书签历史 • 滑动全屏 • 查看源码 • 查看数据 • 多标签管理 隐私和安全: • 星so不会上传和存储你在网页上输入的账号密码和任何活动数据 • 无痕模式下不保存浏览记录、缓存和Cookie • 不同于其他部分浏览器将用户数据同步在开发商数据库,星so的书签历史等数据保存在本地,用户自行管理 我们仍在不断完善星so,欢迎您的建议和反馈。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Remote Keyboard at fortnightly against 星so's every 8 months. Remote Keyboard also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 70%) and device support. 星so's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
星so holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 79 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Remote Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 70% of 星so's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Remote Keyboard ships an update fortnightly, 星so every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Keyboard | 星so |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (89 ratings) | 4.6 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 峰 朱 | 涵钰 詹 |
Customer experience
Remote Keyboard
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In-app purchases
Remote Keyboard
No in-app purchases
星so
No in-app purchases









