iTypeAmharic vs Amharic Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTypeAmharic
This keyboard app enables users to type in Amharic across all iOS applications. Seamlessly post on social media, send messages, and write emails in Amharic, ensuring your thoughts are conveyed in the original language.
- Type Amharic in any app
- Post on social media in Amharic
- Send Amharic text messages
- Write Amharic emails
- Efficient keyboard layout
- Multi-touch keys for combined characters
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Amharic Keyboard is an innovative keyboard that allows you to write in Amharic in Every App * Post on Facebook in Amharic * Text Message in Amharic * Send Emails in Amharic * Post on SocialMedia in Amharic iTypeAmharic is a "3rd party" keyboard that can be used in every iOS application. Type Amharic in iMessages, Facebook, Snapchat and more! iTypeAmharic is an application developed to help those who would like to share thoughts and ideas with other Amharic speakers and utilizes an efficient keyboard layout that is natural for english language keyboard users featuring multi-touch keys for combined characters. Don't let your jokes/proverbs get lost in translation. There is no better way to say what's on your mind than writing it in the original language. Go ahead and express yourself in Amharic.
Amharic Reader
Easily read Amharic text on your iPhone or iPad, even when it appears as boxes. This app translates unreadable Amharic characters with a single tap, including on the web via a Safari extension. Never miss out on understanding Amharic messages or comments again.
- Read Amharic letters on iPhone/iPad
- Safari extension for web reading
- Translate 'boxes' to Amharic
- Single-tap translation
- Understand Amharic messages and comments
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Ever followed a link only to find out it is just boxes? Are you dying to know what your friends commented in Amharic on Facebook? Or did you get a mail or a message that you can't read because it is all boxes? Amharic reader is an easy to use app that enables you to read Amharic letters on your iPhone and iPad. It also includes a Safari extension that lets you read Amharic letters on the web in Safari. It translates all the boxes to Amharic with a single tap. Install it now and you'll never have to go to your laptop to check what those 4 boxes mean.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Amharic Reader at 76% against iTypeAmharic's 44%. Amharic Reader also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 11) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). iTypeAmharic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iTypeAmharic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 53 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of iTypeAmharic's written reviews are positive against 76% of Amharic Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iTypeAmharic ships an update every 2 months, Amharic Reader every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTypeAmharic | Amharic Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | 3.9 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | theNextTrain | Anteneh Sahledengel |
Customer experience
iTypeAmharic
Amharic Reader
Bugs and requests
iTypeAmharic
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes after update
- App not working since new update
- Amharic keyboard not clickable
- SMS feature not working
- App completely freezes
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- App doesn't work at all
- Can't send/receive messages unless receiver has app
- Doesn't work with messenger, FB, Twitter
- Doesn't allow sending info as text or image
- App doesn't send through email
- Can't write messages on Facebook
- Text goes as a picture, not text
- Can't see what I post, shown as square
- Can't install right font for perfect alphabet
- Writing not clear when sent as image
- Some words cannot be written correctly
Requested features
17 requests- Add Amharic punctuation marks (full stop, comma)
- Add Amharic letter 'Aynu A' (o)
- Keyboard theme preferences (user upload photo)
- Remove settings button next to space bar
- Place globe keyword change button at bottom
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- Include emoji button
- Add Amharic numerical keys
- Improve clarity of image sending
- Add option to delete messages
- Support for iOS 8 keyboard
- Ability to use text, not image file
- Use emoticos
- Change font or background colors
- Use certain fonts (rua, mua, zua, dua)
- Improve email sending
- Make title simpler ('Amharic')
- Add link to Facebook
Amharic Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iTypeAmharic
No in-app purchases
Amharic Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iTypeAmharic free?
Is Amharic Reader free?
Which has better reviews, iTypeAmharic or Amharic Reader?
Do iTypeAmharic or Amharic Reader have ads?
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