Comparison

長信吉 vs Panda Zhuyin

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

Head to head
About

長信吉

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讓五金不只是配件,而是影響空間品質的關鍵。 長信吉提供專業玻璃與裝修五金資訊平台,整合設計、施工與選品需求,讓五金選擇更精準、更有效率。 【設計師】 一站式查詢各類五金產品,快速比對規格與應用情境,並提供矽利康顏色對照,讓設計更貼近實際施工成果。 【施工團隊】 快速取得產品資訊與實際應用方式,降低與設計師溝通成本,並可透過「匠人」功能進行案件媒合,提升接案效率。 【一般使用者】 不再被動接受施工方案,透過平台了解五金差異與選擇邏輯,並可在購買後找到合適的施工團隊。 【實用內容】 多數產品提供實際安裝完成影片與教學內容,幫助理解施工方式與最終效果。

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Panda Zhuyin

Features
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Panda Zhuyin — steady Zhuyin (Bopomofo) and Taiwanese typing. Mandarin and Taiwanese are both written in Zhuyin. Panda Zhuyin packs the symbols into a few large keys you won't miss: tap for the center symbol, flick for the ones around it, and every tap or flick gives one definite result. Impossible combinations are grayed out. Two keyboard layouts, switch any time · Rime Bars: flick for initials; rimes sit in three bars, one per cell, following the Bopomofo chart · Flick Keys: every key flicks, like Japanese and Korean 10-key keyboards; tone key upper right, as on Rime Bars · 10-Key (experimental): several symbols per key; just tap, or flick to lock one in Two typing styles, your habit · Continuous: keep typing, tones optional, even initials only; the keyboard works out where each character ends · Auto-Add Medials: find words even when you skip a medial · Tone Ends the Syllable: a character ends when you type its tone; keys that cannot follow turn gray Taiwanese (Taigi) keyboard · Bopomofo Extended with all seven tones, checked tones, and nasal rimes; a Checked-Tone key, and a Transform Key for voiced and nasal variants · Lexicon cross-checked from four public sources, including the Ministry of Education dictionary · Romanization lookup between Bopomofo Extended, Tai-lo, and POJ; key labels can show the romanization as you type Editing and the toolbar · Hold Space and the whole keyboard becomes a trackpad, moving left, right, and between lines · Edit Tools: move the cursor and select one step at a time, then cut, copy, or paste; a Paste button sits on the toolbar · Pull the candidate bar down for more candidates and the toolbar English, numbers, symbols, and emoji · Emoji key: a full panel with categories, Recents, color filters, and skin tones · Selecting a symbol shows its Unicode code point · English: QWERTY on Rime Bars; two letters per key on Flick Keys, or a Japanese-style Phone Keypad · Calculator panel; press = for the result · Full-width symbols with halfwidth too; brackets open and close on one key Help and Setup Assistant · Every feature shown on a real keyboard, plus Find a Symbol, a setup checklist, and quick start; the FAQ and full manual are on the website · Setup Assistant in Settings picks your layout, typing style, and languages from a few questions Make the keyboard yours · Theme editor: colors, corners, borders, and backgrounds (solid, gradient, or photo); basic editing is always free · Text size for keys and candidates is set once in Settings and applies to every theme · Five built-in fonts; glass finish tuned for light and dark Features · Open-source Homa composer that takes the previous word into account · Custom Vocabulary and learning from what you pick; hold a candidate to forget it · Separate learning data for Mandarin and Taiwanese; opt-in iCloud Sync to your own iCloud only · Candidate tabs, emoji suggestions, Chinese numerals and dates, one-handed mode, landscape, and VoiceOver Privacy · The keyboard never connects to the internet; your input and learning data stay on your device · "Allow Full Access" is used for haptics and sounds, the clipboard (paste, cut, copy), and opening the app (an Apple requirement); all of it stays on your device · Anonymous Product Survey: opt-in, off by default, with nothing you type and no identifiers About the subscription (Panda Supporter) Core typing is free forever, with three featured themes. Supporter is an auto-renewable subscription for appearance extras: featured theme packs, font switching, glass finish effects, background gradients, and more custom punctuation slots. Cancel anytime in Manage Subscriptions; what you made stays. Terms: https://panda-zhuyin.erikyin.net/terms.html Privacy: https://panda-zhuyin.erikyin.net/privacy.html Who this is not for (honestly) · You type comfortably on the built-in Zhuyin keyboard · You want cloud AI prediction; Gboard or SwiftKey fits better · You don't type Zhuyin or Taiwanese Requires iOS 18 or later.

Screenshots

長信吉4 screens
Panda Zhuyin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 長信吉 at none against Panda Zhuyin's 5. Panda Zhuyin's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Panda Zhuyin sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 長信吉 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

長信吉 ships an update every 8 days, Panda Zhuyin every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
長信吉 versus Panda Zhuyin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter長信吉Panda Zhuyin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheng Lun HungTZUYUAN YIN

In-app purchases

None

長信吉

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Panda Zhuyin

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Supporter (Yearly)7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time3
  • 請貓熊喝茶$1.99
  • 請貓熊吃飯糰$4.99
  • 請貓熊吃便當$9.99

Questions

Is 長信吉 free?
長信吉 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panda Zhuyin free?
Panda Zhuyin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 長信吉 or Panda Zhuyin have ads?
長信吉 shows ads; Panda Zhuyin does not.
Which is updated more often, 長信吉 or Panda Zhuyin?
長信吉 ships an update every 8 days, and Panda Zhuyin every 2 days. Most recently, 長信吉 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Panda Zhuyin on November 9, 2026.

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