Flag Maker! vs ShavKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flag Maker!
Create custom flags quickly with a vast library of base designs and emblems. Combine elements, customize colors, and manipulate emblems for endless design possibilities. Save and share your unique flag creations.
- Design flags in minutes
- Dozens of base designs
- Hundreds of emblems
- Combine base designs and emblems
- Customizable colors for each element
- Move, resize, flip, and rotate emblems
- Save and share designs
Read full descriptionHide full description
Design your very own flag in minutes! Are you a fan of making flags? This app is a simple tool to design and create flags! Create within minutes using dozens of base designs and hundred emblems to choose from! Unlike other flag creation tools, you can combine base designs and apply multiple emblems! Each emblem and design can have a separate color! Every emblem can be moved, resized, flipped and rotated to make the flag you want! The combinations are practically endless! There are literally millions - if not billions - of potential flag designs you can make with this app! Save them to your device, or share them with friends or on social media! It's up to you!
ShavKey
This keyboard app provides quick access to all 48 Shavian characters without requiring shifts. It includes an always-on number row that can be configured for Base 12 input.
- All 48 Shavian characters accessible
- No shift key required
- Always-on number row
- Optional Base 12 number input
- Optimized for single-stroke input
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Shavian Keyboard for iOS. It features all 48 characters without needing to shift, in keeping with the idea that each character can be written with one stroke, we don't think it should take more than one key press. There is also an always on number row along the top which can be set to use Base 12 if you are so inclined.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShavKey at 4.6 against Flag Maker!'s 4.0. ShavKey also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 48 months). Flag Maker!'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (132 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShavKey holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flag Maker! has 132 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Flag Maker!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of ShavKey's.
Flag Maker! ships an update every 48 months, ShavKey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flag Maker! | ShavKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (132 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Williamson | Joshua Lancaster |
Customer experience
Flag Maker!
ShavKey
Bugs and requests
Flag Maker!
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup
- iPad crashes requiring hard reset
- Ad-watching feature not functioning properly
- Symbols stuck in center position
- Ads appear even in airplane mode
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Symbols not moving/scaling as expected
Requested features
19 requests- Nordic cross design
- Maple leaf symbol
- Text/typography support
- Custom image import capability
- Non-rectangular flag shapes
Show 14 moreShow fewer
- Union Jack symbol
- Layers functionality
- Chinese dragon symbol
- Castle symbol
- Olive wreath (UN style)
- Wheel of stars pattern
- Ad-free premium option
- Symbol size reduction (smaller than US star)
- Coat of arms maker
- British territory flag templates
- More blank flag templates
- Heraldry/arms creation section
- Symbol naming/album organization
- Flag integration into photos
ShavKey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flag Maker!
No in-app purchases
ShavKey
No in-app purchases
