Comparison

Contactless e vs Cantoboard

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

Head to head
About

Contactless e

This app allows eligible Hong Kong residents to enroll in a contactless e-Channel service. Generate a QR code on your phone for faster, more convenient, and hygienic immigration clearance by using facial verification without touching shared equipment.

Highlights
  • Enroll in contactless e-Channel service
  • Generate encrypted e-Channel QR code
  • Facial verification for immigration
  • Reduce contact with shared equipment
  • Faster and more convenient clearance
  • Requires "iAM Smart" app for registration
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Contactless e-Channel Mobile Application facilitates eligible Hong Kong residents to enrol Contactless e-Channel Service. After enrolment, Hong Kong residents can use an encrypted e-Channel QR code generated from their personal mobile phones to enter the contactless e-Channels. Inside the contactless e-Channels, they may simply look at the camera from the marked location to perform facial verification through the system. The immigration clearance is subsequently conducted. During the process, there will be no need to touch shared equipment viz. the fingerprint scanner. Contactless e-Channels would enable members of the public to reduce contact with shared equipment during self-service immigration clearance; while providing faster, more convenient and hygienic immigration clearance service. Enrolment of Contactless e-Channel Service via Contactless e-Channel Mobile Application: ● Use mobile device with biometric authentication functions enabled to download and install the contactless e-Channel mobile application and the "智方便 iAM Smart" app ● Register and activate "iAM Smart" ● Open the contactless e-Channel mobile application and select enrolment ● Wait for the identity verification via "iAM Smart" after reading the statement and submitting the application ● Perform mobile phone built-in biometric authentication to complete the enrolment upon successful identity verification ● Generate e-Channel QR code for immigration clearance via the contactless e-Channels once the above steps are completed Notes: ● Consent of your parent or guardian is required if you are aged from 11 to 17. ● Using Immigration Department Mobile Application, data transmission fees may be incurred for transmitting data through mobile devices. You are suggested keeping track of data usage from time to time.

About

Cantoboard

This keyboard app offers a seamless typing experience for Cantonese speakers, supporting multiple input methods and intelligent suggestions. It features a familiar interface, predictive text, and error correction for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Multiple Cantonese input methods (Jyutping, Yale, Cangjie)
  • Intelligent word suggestions and error correction
  • Mixed Chinese and English input
  • Familiar iOS-like interface
  • Tone selection for filtering candidates
  • Quick deletion and symbol access
Features
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Cantoboard 專為廣東話用家設計,支援多種輸入法,界面貼近 iOS 內置鍵盤,打字流暢自然。輸入聯想、聲調篩選、錯字修正等功能一應俱全,仲可以中英文混合輸入,打字從此快靚正! 【支援嘅輸入法】 ⁕ 粵拼(香港語言學學會粵語拼音方案) ⁕ 耶魯/劉錫祥拼音 ⁕ 九宮格粵拼 ⁕ 倉頡 ⁕ 速成 ⁕ 筆劃 ⁕ 普通話拼音 ⁕ 英文(美國、英國、澳洲、加拿大) 長撳/向下掃鍵盤右上角個掣即可切換輸入法。 無論你係初學拼音定本身識耶魯/劉錫祥拼音,我哋都建議學習粵拼,因為粵拼係社會各界事實上嘅標準拼音方案,最能夠準確標示粵語嘅發音。而耶魯/劉錫祥因為有規則令某啲字母同時對應多個唔同嘅發音,增加學習成本,而且又缺乏某啲韻母,唔能夠標示廣東話一部分嘅音節,因此我哋唔建議學習同使用。https://jyutping.org/blog/scheme/ 有更詳盡嘅説明。 【特色】 • 界面設計緊貼 iOS 內置鍵盤風格,提供同內置鍵盤一致嘅用户體驗。 • 支援詞組輸入,可以成個詞語一次過打完先確認,唔使逐隻字打。詞庫包含大量廣東話及書面中文字詞,毋須憂慮罕用字詞打唔出。 • 候選詞會根據使用頻率排序,常用啲嘅字詞會自動排先,罕見字詞排後,次序綜合香港廣東話同書面中文嘅使用習慣,例如「嘅」同「的」會排先。 • 提供更豐富嘅字母同符號可供選擇,長撳任何一粒字母或者符號掣,跟住向左右拉到你想打嘅字元着咗之後放手就打到。 • 喺廣東話拼音輸入法,可以撳「r」、「x」、「v」呢 3 個掣嚟代替二合字母「aa」、「ng」同「oe/eo」,減少撳掣次數。僅當聲調輸入方式為長撳時生效。 • 長撳鍵盤上面嘅一粒掣就可以來回切換繁簡體字,方便臨時需要輸入某個俗字或者減筆字。 • 只要喺個刪除掣向左掃一下,就可以將成個輸入碼剷走,唔使逐個逐個字母剷或者撳實個刪除掣慢慢等。 【功能與選項】 有啲功能唔啱使?唔使擔心,以下所有功能喺程式設定度都有得改咖。 ◆ 候選詞相關功能 • 輸入法會記低你打過嘅詞彙,喺下次打字嗰陣優先顯示。長撳候選詞可以刪除記憶。本程式唔會用到網絡,因此記憶只會儲存喺你嘅裝置,我哋亦冇任何途徑可以收集到你輸入過嘅詞彙。 • 打字途中會預測同埋建議下一個字詞作為聯想詞(關聯字),幫你慳返幾粒掣。 • 中英文可以撈埋一齊打,輸入法會同時顯示中英文候選詞,毋須切換輸入法。 • 成日唔小心撳錯掣?唔怕,無論打中文定英文,就算串錯字,都會自動幫你糾正同顯示正確嘅候選詞。 ◆ 輸入相關功能 • 喺設定度有得揀即時輸入模式,喺呢個模式底下,打咗嘅字唔使經確認就會預先輸出落個輸入框度。 • 長撳字母掣可以直接輸入符號或者數字,毋須轉去符號版面再切換返嚟。 • 標點符號會自動根據前文揀選適當嘅形態。打緊中文嗰陣會出全形標點符號,例如「,」,打緊英文嗰陣會出半形標點符號,例如「,」。 • 撳兩下空格可以快速輸入中文句號(「。」)或者英文句點(「.」)。 • 喺句子開頭,字母會自動大楷。 ◆ 唔識讀某個字?某個詞語唔知粵拼點串? • 用非粵拼輸入法打字嘅時候,候選詞下面會顯示粵拼,幫助用户學習廣東話讀音同粵拼串法。 • 喺廣東話拼音輸入法可以長撳 r 掣揀選其他輸入法進入反查模式,臨時用第二隻輸入法打一個字詞,輸入完成之後會自動返返去原本嘅輸入法,唔使成個鍵盤轉去另一隻輸入法再切換返嚟。 • 如果除咗廣東話拼音輸入法之外其他輸入法都唔識,可以長撳 r 掣揀選「兩分」輸入法,將一個字拆成兩個部件輸入嚟反查該字,例如「文 (man)」+「武 (mou)」=「斌 (ban)」,因此輸入「manmou」就可以得出「斌」字。 ◆ 太多候選字,好難揾? • 廣東話拼音輸入法提供兩個方式輸入聲調嚟篩選候選詞,減少選項數目,助你更快揾到想輸入嘅字。 ‣ 喺預設情況底下,開始打字之後其中 6 個字母右上角會有提示,長撳呢 6 個掣就可以打到聲調。 ‣ 如果想打得快啲,唔想長撳,可以喺設定揀選 vxq 模式,改咗之後就可以用呢 3 個掣嚟打第 1、2、3 聲,撳多次同一個掣可以打第 4、5、6 聲。 • 同 iOS 內置中文輸入法一樣,展開候選字頁面之後,向上轆就可以見到有得揀根據部首、筆劃或者粵拼嚟排列候選字。

Screenshots

Contactless e4 screens
Cantoboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cantoboard at 80% against Contactless e's 14%. Cantoboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Contactless e's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Cantoboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Contactless e's written reviews are positive against 80% of Cantoboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contactless e ships an update every 3 weeks, Cantoboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contactless e versus Cantoboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContactless eCantoboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHong Kong Immigration DepartmentChing Kit Kwan

Customer experience

Contactless e

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative80.4%

Cantoboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Contactless e

No in-app purchases

None

Cantoboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contactless e free?
Contactless e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cantoboard free?
Cantoboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contactless e or Cantoboard?
Cantoboard is rated higher. Contactless e averages 2.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Cantoboard averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Contactless e or Cantoboard have ads?
Neither Contactless e nor Cantoboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contactless e or Cantoboard?
Contactless e ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cantoboard every 2 months. Most recently, Contactless e was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cantoboard on September 20, 2026.

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