Comparison

Remote Keyboard vs 星so

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Type on desktop browser
  • Input into phone
  • Faster phone typing
  • Remote keyboard control
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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。

Screenshots

Remote Keyboard3 screens
星so4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Remote Keyboard versus 星so: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote Keyboard星so
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (89 ratings)4.6 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings89 — better79
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB102 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer峰 朱涵钰 詹

Customer experience

Remote Keyboard

All ratings89 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.6%

星so

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Remote Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

星so

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Keyboard free?
Remote Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 星so free?
星so is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remote Keyboard or 星so?
星so is rated higher. Remote Keyboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while 星so averages 4.6 from 79 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Remote Keyboard or 星so?
Remote Keyboard ships an update fortnightly, and 星so every 8 months. Most recently, Remote Keyboard was updated on October 17, 2026 and 星so on October 12, 2026.

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