Comparison

Nayiriboard vs iBuben Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Nayiriboard

Type in Armenian with a complete alphabet and built-in spellcheck for both Western and Eastern dialects. Choose your preferred layout and write seamlessly across all your favorite apps, ensuring accurate and private communication.

Highlights
  • Complete Armenian alphabet
  • Western & Eastern spellcheck
  • Multiple keyboard layouts
  • Works in all apps
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Traditional/Reformed orthography options
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Nayiriboard is a free Armenian keyboard for your phone and tablet, designed for everyday writing. Type with the complete Armenian alphabet and built-in spellcheck for both Western and Eastern Armenian. Choose the layout that feels natural to you and write in Armenian across your favorite apps, including Messages, Notes, Mail, and social media. Why Nayiriboard • The complete Armenian alphabet, including proper punctuation and diacritic marks • Supports the most popular Armenian keyboard layouts: Phonetic, Western, Eastern, and Typewriter • Full support for both Eastern and Western Armenian vocabulary and morphology • Comprehensive vocabulary of over 5 million word forms from over 150,000 lexemes • Choice of Traditional or Reformed Armenian orthography** • Works in every app on your phone • Completely free, with no ads Built with privacy in mind What you type stays on your phone. Nayiriboard processes your typing only to provide keyboard features. It never stores what you type, never sends it off your device, nor shares it with third parties. It does not access or collect data outside the keyboard. To use the keyboard: 1. Install and open Nayiriboard. 2. Follow the Installation instructions to enable the Nayiriboard keyboard in iOS Settings. 3. Set any Spelling and Keyboard Settings with your preferences in Nayiriboard. 4. Open an application that accepts text input, such as Notes. 5. Switch to Nayiriboard using the keyboard switcher. 6. Type and spellcheck your Armenian text! Nayiriboard is developed with the support of the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, as part of a wider effort to make sure Armenian thrives online. Armenian belongs online. Nayiriboard makes that possible. Brought to you by Nayiri.com ** Choose Traditional orthography for Western Armenian, Eastern Armenian from Iran, or if you're from Armenia and you'd like to use the alphabet as it was intended by Mesrop Mashtots. Choose Reformed orthography to use the spelling system widely used in Armenia as a result of the Soviet spelling reforms carried out in the 1920s-1930s.

About

iBuben Keyboard

Enhance your typing experience with smart suggestions, quick translations, and a built-in calculator. Personalize your keyboard with custom themes, layouts, and haptic feedback. Unlock advanced AI features and tools for more efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Multilingual typing with language switching
  • Word suggestions and autocorrection
  • Quick translation of selected text
  • Built-in calculator
  • AI Rewrite for text style adjustment
  • Customizable themes and layouts
  • AI Emojis
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Make everyday typing a little easier. A quick reply, a message in another language, a calculation in the middle of a conversation. iBuben brings useful tools to the place you're already typing, with personal touches that make it feel like yours. The most complete iBuben experience is available on iPhone. iPad offers a more limited set of features and customization options. Color themes, custom swipe-down symbols, and haptic feedback are available on iPhone only. Type in English, Spanish, Russian, and Armenian, including Eastern and Western Armenian. Set up each language separately and switch between them with a swipe across the Space bar. LESS EFFORT, MORE FLOW • Get word suggestions and autocorrection as you type, with a personal dictionary for the words you use. • Save frequently used phrases with Key Words, so you don't have to type them again and again. • Swipe keys for capital letters, numbers, and symbols. Choose the swipe-down symbols you want close at hand. • Add a number row and let smart brackets and quotation marks take care of the matching pair. • Choose from multiple Armenian layouts, including Phonetic, Alternative, and Typewriter, with optional Artsakh word suggestions. • Edit your personal dictionary and import or export a backup. HANDY TOOLS, RIGHT IN YOUR KEYBOARD • Translate selected text and insert the translation when you're ready. • Use the built-in calculator and insert a result with a tap. • Find another way to say it with AI Rewrite for English and Spanish. Choose a natural, professional, or simple style, or describe your own. You decide which suggestions to use. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE Choose round or classic rectangular keys, adjust keyboard height, and find colors you enjoy in light and dark appearances. Try Liquid Glass keys on supported iOS versions. Fine-tune vibration, typing sounds, and key animations. Prefer a simpler look? Clean Keyboard hides extra key labels and turns off key swipes. A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL Keep your favorite emojis together. Create AI Emojis, save your collection, and copy them from the keyboard to paste into a conversation. Choose a kitten or puppy for a friendly morning greeting. AI Rewrite and AI Emojis require a compatible device running iOS 26 or later with Apple Intelligence enabled. Availability varies by language, device, and region. FREE AND PRO Start with free basic typing. Unlock Pro features with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. Eligible users can try Pro free for 3 days with Monthly or 7 days with Yearly. After the trial, your subscription continues at the price shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or current subscription period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime Access has no recurring charge. Restore previous purchases in the app. PRIVACY AND FULL ACCESS Basic typing, word suggestions, autocorrection, and personal dictionaries work on your device. AI Rewrite also processes text on your device. Online translation sends the text you submit to a translation service and requires an internet connection. Full Access is optional for basic typing. Enable it for online translation, saving personal dictionary words from the keyboard, vibration feedback, and refreshing Pro status from the keyboard. Without it, open iBuben to refresh your purchase status. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nayiriboard4 screens
iBuben Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nayiriboard at none against iBuben Keyboard's 4. Nayiriboard also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (53 vs 15). iBuben Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 75 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, 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. iBuben Keyboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Nayiriboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nayiriboard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Nayiriboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of iBuben Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nayiriboard ships an update every 75 months, iBuben Keyboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nayiriboard versus iBuben Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNayiriboardiBuben Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings) — better4.6 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 75 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerouj OurishianAlbert Harutyunyan

Customer experience

Nayiriboard

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

iBuben Keyboard

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nayiriboard

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

iBuben Keyboard

Subscriptions3
  • iBuben Premium Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • iBuben Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
  • iBuben Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • iBuben Lifetime Access$29.99

Questions

Is Nayiriboard free?
Nayiriboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iBuben Keyboard free?
iBuben Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nayiriboard or iBuben Keyboard?
Nayiriboard is rated higher. Nayiriboard averages 4.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while iBuben Keyboard averages 4.6 from 15 ratings.
Do Nayiriboard or iBuben Keyboard have ads?
Neither Nayiriboard nor iBuben Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nayiriboard or iBuben Keyboard?
Nayiriboard ships an update every 75 months, and iBuben Keyboard weekly. Most recently, Nayiriboard was updated on November 11, 2026 and iBuben Keyboard on November 10, 2026.

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