Comparison

Jigsaw Keyboard vs Candy Reader

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

Candy Reader

This utility extension prevents comic readers from reverting to the first page after a short period of reading. It ensures a seamless comic reading experience without interruptions. Enjoy your comics without the frustration of being reset.

Highlights
  • Prevents page reset in comic readers
  • Seamless reading experience
  • Safari extension
  • Fixes 8-minute page revert bug
Features
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Designed to prevent your Candy comic reader from going back to page 1 around 8 minutes into reading a comic. Many people have been complaining about this issue. This safari extension enables you to read your comics without it reverting you back to page one.

Screenshots

Jigsaw Keyboard4 screens
Candy Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Candy Reader at 5.0 against Jigsaw Keyboard's 4.4. Candy Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Jigsaw Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Jigsaw Keyboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Candy Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candy Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jigsaw Keyboard has 2.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jigsaw Keyboard ships an update monthly, Candy Reader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Jigsaw Keyboard versus Candy Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw KeyboardCandy Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCheese Mobile, Inc.Mark Ramrattan

Customer experience

Jigsaw Keyboard

All ratings2,919 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative31.5%

Candy Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Candy Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Candy Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jigsaw Keyboard free?
Jigsaw Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candy Reader free?
Candy Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jigsaw Keyboard or Candy Reader?
Candy Reader is rated higher. Jigsaw Keyboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Candy Reader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jigsaw Keyboard or Candy Reader have ads?
Jigsaw Keyboard shows ads; Candy Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Jigsaw Keyboard or Candy Reader?
Jigsaw Keyboard ships an update monthly, and Candy Reader every 3 days. Most recently, Jigsaw Keyboard was updated on September 30, 2026 and Candy Reader on June 10, 2026.

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