Comparison

Jigsaw Keyboard vs Notepad Sanrio characters

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

Head to head
About

Jigsaw Keyboard

This app offers a customizable keyboard experience with over 10,000 themes, including animated emojis, kaomojis, and text art. It also features an integrated jigsaw puzzle game where users can win new keyboard themes.

Highlights
  • 10,000+ custom keyboard themes
  • Animated emojis and kaomojis
  • Integrated jigsaw puzzle game to win themes
  • Smart auto-correction and cloud prediction
  • Swipe gesture typing
  • HD puzzle themes with multiple difficulty modes
Features
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Kika Jigsaw Keyboard is a brand new HD KEYBOARD with Puzzle theme game and 10000+ free colorful themes,funny emojis,kaomojis,textart,symbols & quotes, designed to make every day communications more fun! *New keyboard with new features: -App UI optimized for iPhone & iPad -Themes suitable for iPhone & iPad 1.Amazing custom themes works in chatting app. Kika Jigsaw Keyboard can be used for any social apps, such as Instagram, Email,Snapchat, TikTok, Line, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, WhatsApp,etc 2.Customize your keyboard with 10000+ stylish and new themes, added weekly! Colorful backgrounds to meet your individual needs,such as cute,love, cool,anime,neon,animal,sweetie,glitter,live,rainbow, and even more! 3.Kika Jigsaw keyboard app has a jigsaw puzzle game now! Complete a jigsaw puzzle to get the keyboard theme of your choice and collect all your favorite themes! We have thousands themes waiting for you!Stylish and expressive way to upgrade your keyboard with the style you like! * New Emoji keyboard 1.All iOS 14 Emojis with six different skin tones Funny emojis:Animated emojis,emojis with glasses,middle finger emojis,custom designed emojis and special emoji. 2.Cute text face and kaomoji make typing more fun! 3.Easy to send funny and hot textart,symbols to your friends! * Fast and smart typing 1.Smart auto-correction helps you kill typos: The most powerful grammar check. Auto-correct mistyping, spelling errors and capitalization automatically. 2. Cloud prediction: Enhance next-word prediction and emoji predictions by cloud computing 3.Swipe keyboard: Type faster with smooth gesture typing! 4.Auto Paste: Get a easy way to send your text. 5.Suit for iMessage: Express your feeling by send cute kaomojis on iMessage, fast and easily!Communication can be really different and relax! * Classic jigsaw puzzle game to win themes - Hundreds of puzzles - High definition various themes - Multiple jigsaw difficulty modes to choose - Fundy Puzzle games, anytime, anywhere * How to use 1. Open Settings—General 2. Keyboard—Keyboards 3. Add New Keyboard—Kika Jigsaw Keyboard 4. Allow full access (Optional. We promise we’ll never collect any of your personal info.) 5. Click the "Global" button in Messages to switch the keyboard to Kika Jigsaw Keyboard. * Why Full Access? Allowing Full Access provides you with the latest Themes within the keyboard. We will NEVER collect any sensitive or personal information. Download Kika Jigsaw Keyboard Now! Express yourself and impress your friends! Terms of Use: http://www.kikakeyboard.com/kika_theme_plus_term_of_use.html Privacy: http://www.kikakeyboard.com/privacy_en_kika.html

About

Notepad Sanrio characters

Personalize your home screen with cute Sanrio character widgets. Organize shopping lists, to-do lists, and notes with customizable text and background colors. Express your style with beloved characters like Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll.

Highlights
  • Sanrio character skins
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable text color
  • Customizable background color
  • Shopping list organizer
  • To-do list organizer
Features
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This is a cute notepad APP of Sanrio characters. You can use the skins of Sanrio Chracters, Hello Kitty (Kitty-chan), Cinnamoroll (Cinnamon), Pompompurin and Little Twin Stars (Kiki & Lala). Let's change skins for your favorite one. Cute Sticky Widgets on the home screen is very convenient. Let's use it for shopping lists, to-do lists, etc. You can change the text color and background color of the widget. Let's customize the home screen cutely and conveniently. Ⓒ 2021 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL NO. 620037

Screenshots

Jigsaw Keyboard4 screens
Notepad Sanrio characters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notepad Sanrio characters at none against Jigsaw Keyboard's 10. Notepad Sanrio characters also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 60%). Jigsaw Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Jigsaw Keyboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Notepad Sanrio characters 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 Jigsaw Keyboard against 4.5 for Notepad Sanrio characters. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Jigsaw Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 81% of Notepad Sanrio characters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jigsaw Keyboard ships an update monthly, Notepad Sanrio characters every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jigsaw Keyboard versus Notepad Sanrio characters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw KeyboardNotepad Sanrio characters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.9K ratings)4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better1.9K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB132 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCheese Mobile, Inc.ArtsPlanet

Customer experience

Jigsaw Keyboard

All ratings2,924 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative31.4%

Notepad Sanrio characters

All ratings1,915 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%

User reviews

Jigsaw Keyboard

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute keyboard designs
  • 🎨 Variety of themes and wallpapers
  • 💡 Fun puzzle-based unlocking system
  • 🆓 Free to use without paying

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Frustrating autocorrect issues
  • 📺 Too many intrusive ads
  • 💰 Certain features/fonts locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches with the app

Notepad Sanrio characters

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎀 Cute and fun designs
  • 👍 Easy to use and customize
  • 🚀 Frequent updates with new content
  • 💰 Free to use with no ads
  • 📆 Helpful for daily tasks and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
  • 🔄 Frustrating 'try again' issues with capsule gacha
  • 📄 Limited to only one note/widget
  • 🎨 Desired background colors not reflected in widget

Bugs and requests

Jigsaw Keyboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard not working properly after unlocking
  • Puzzles sometimes have identical pieces making them unsolvable
  • App crashing or freezing during use
  • Purchased items/keyboards disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add search functionality for keyboards and themes
  • Improve customization options beyond just puzzles
  • Fix the autocorrect to be more accurate
  • Reduce the number of ads or make them less disruptive

Notepad Sanrio characters

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not updating with latest note content
  • Capsule gacha sometimes not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more Sanrio characters like My Melody and Kuromi
  • Allow multiple notes/widgets to be saved
  • Improve capsule gacha reliability
  • Provide option to change widget background color

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Jigsaw Keyboard

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly VIP membership3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP membership3 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Monthly VIP membership3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Yearly VIP membership3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • Get 5 puzzlehints$0.99
  • Get 3 potion$2.99
  • Get 30 puzzlehints$4.99
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  • Get 10 potion$6.99
  • Get 75 puzzlehints$9.99
  • Get 30 potion$12.99
None

Notepad Sanrio characters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jigsaw Keyboard free?
Jigsaw Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notepad Sanrio characters free?
Notepad Sanrio characters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jigsaw Keyboard or Notepad Sanrio characters?
Notepad Sanrio characters is rated higher. Jigsaw Keyboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Notepad Sanrio characters averages 4.5 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Jigsaw Keyboard or Notepad Sanrio characters have ads?
Both Jigsaw Keyboard and Notepad Sanrio characters show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jigsaw Keyboard or Notepad Sanrio characters?
Jigsaw Keyboard ships an update monthly, and Notepad Sanrio characters every 4 months. Most recently, Jigsaw Keyboard was updated on November 7, 2026 and Notepad Sanrio characters on November 7, 2026.

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