Comparison

ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard vs Poly Thai Reader

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

Head to head
About

ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard

Master Thai keyboard typing with interactive lessons, pronunciation guides, and progress tracking. This app offers a user-friendly interface and practical exercises to enhance your Thai language comprehension and typing speed.

Highlights
  • 53 comprehensive lessons
  • Pronunciation assistance
  • Word and sentence practice
  • English translations for Thai words
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Enhance Your Thai Typing Skills with Our Innovative Keyboard Learning App! Welcome to the ultimate solution for mastering Thai keyboard typing – an app designed to make learning efficient and enjoyable, whether you're a novice or looking to refine your skills. Comprehensive Lessons: Immerse yourself in 53 well-structured lessons, guiding you from fundamental keystrokes to confidently typing intricate sentences. Pronunciation Assistance: Activate the pronunciation feature to hear the sound of each word you type, aiding in auditory recognition and language learning. Global Accessibility: Choose from 5 interface languages – English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian – making Thai typing accessible to a wider audience. Word and Sentence Practice: Test your skills with interactive modes allowing word and sentence typing, providing practical experience for real-world application. Enhanced Comprehension: English translations for Thai words deepen your understanding, enriching your vocabulary and language grasp. Track Progress: Visualize your improvement over time with comprehensive statistics that monitor accuracy, speed, and overall proficiency. Unlock Achievements: Stay motivated by unlocking achievements and rewards as you progress through lessons, enhancing the learning experience. Intuitive Design: Enjoy a user-friendly interface that ensures easy navigation and a seamless learning process. Elevate your Thai typing prowess and express yourself effortlessly. Download now and embark on your journey to Thai keyboard mastery! (Note: The app is optimized for iOS devices.) We highly value user feedback! For assistance, suggestions, or issue reporting, please contact us at readthaifunapp@gmail.com. Your input is invaluable in our mission to provide the best possible learning experience. Thank you for choosing our app to accompany you on your Thai typing journey! This app use the standard Apple EULA that you can find here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Poly Thai Reader

This app offers a library of graded Thai stories with native audio and instant word definitions to help learners improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. It features adjustable audio speed, romanization toggles, and grammar explanations for various learning levels.

Highlights
  • Graded Thai stories
  • Native Thai audio with adjustable speed
  • Instant word definitions
  • Favorite words list
  • Romanization toggle
  • Grammar explanations
  • 5 reading levels
Features
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Struggling to read Thai stories? I designed Poly Thai reader - Read Thai Stories อ่านภาษาไทย to make reading fun and accessible, with a library of graded stories perfect for every level! As a Thai teacher (from "Thai with Grace" on YouTube!), I know how hard it can be to find interesting Thai reading material that's perfect for your level. Other resources may lack the audio pronunciations or the ability to simply look up words with a tap. That's why I created Poly Thai reader - a Thai graded reader app filled with engaging stories that will help you improve your reading skills, whether you are just starting (you can use transliteration) or are intermediate already. I've included all kinds of stories about Thai culture, personal stories about my life, conversations/dialogues, and more. I carefully created each story to build your reading skills while keeping you entertained and motivated. Features: - Native Thai Audio: Listen to my voice as I read each story aloud! You'll learn the correct pronunciation and tones naturally, just by listening. You can also adjust the speed of the audio. - Word-by-Word Highlighting: Watch each word light up as I read it, so it's super easy to follow along. - Instant Word Definitions: Tap any word to see its meaning and hear native audio pronunciation instantly. - Favorite Words List: Save new words to your "favorites" list to review later and build your vocabulary. - Dictionary: Search thousands of Thai words to find the definition and hundreds of example sentences - Categorized words: Search through categories to learn Thai vocabulary and save any word to your own list! - Quiz yourself: Quiz yourself on your saved Thai words and sentences - Romanization Toggle: Turn the romanization (transliteration) on or off depending on your level. Great for beginners or those who want to read pure Thai! - Grammar explanations: Each level has grammar explanations to clear up any questions you might have. For example, explanations about Thai classifiers, pronouns in Thai, Thai patterns, and more. - Change font: You can change the font to practice reading Thai in different fonts. The stories in my graded Thai reader are designed to gradually improve your reading skills: 5 levels for Thai reading: 1. Newbie Level: very-simple stories with a very limited vocabulary. Perfect for those who are brand new to reading Thai! 2. Beginner Level: Simple stories with basic vocabulary and sentence structures. Great for building a strong foundation in easy Thai reading. 3. Easy Level: Slightly longer stories with a bit more vocabulary and some common grammar patterns. 4. Intermediate Level: More challenging Thai stories with a wider range of vocabulary and grammar concepts. 5. Hard Level: These stories have more complex topics, vocabs, patterns, are read at a normal pace (although you can adjust the speed), and are similar to Thai native level texts. Learn Thai for free or upgrade to access: - All the current and future stories - All the vocabulary categories Poly Thai reader is the perfect app for anyone learning Thai language and looking to improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. If you are ready to level up your Thai reading skills - download Poly Thai reader today and see how quickly you improve! Terms of Use: https://thaiwithgrace.com/poly-thai-reader-terms Privacy Policy: https://thaiwithgrace.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard4 screens
Poly Thai Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Poly Thai Reader at none against ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard's shown. Poly Thai Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Poly Thai Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poly Thai Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard has 55 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 80% of Poly Thai Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard ships an update every 9 days, Poly Thai Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard versus Poly Thai Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThaiKey Learn Thai KeyboardPoly Thai Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (55 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB90 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSunit VaswaniEdgar Ruiz

Customer experience

ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard

All ratings51 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Poly Thai Reader

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Become premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Become Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Premium Member3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$39.99
  • Become premium$49.99
  • Become premium$89.99
3 purchases

Poly Thai Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Poly Thai Reader - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard free?
ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poly Thai Reader free?
Poly Thai Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard or Poly Thai Reader?
Poly Thai Reader is rated higher. ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Poly Thai Reader averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard or Poly Thai Reader have ads?
ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard shows ads; Poly Thai Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard or Poly Thai Reader?
ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard ships an update every 9 days, and Poly Thai Reader monthly. Most recently, ThaiKey Learn Thai Keyboard was updated on August 10, 2026 and Poly Thai Reader on September 17, 2026.

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