Comparison

Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes vs Sothik

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

Head to head
About

Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes

Write in Bengali on your iPhone or iPad using a phonetic keyboard that converts English sounds to Bengali script. Organize your notes with color-coded folders, tags, and pinning. Access notes instantly with home and lock screen widgets, and integrate with Siri and Shortcuts.

Highlights
  • System-wide Bangla keyboard
  • Phonetic Bengali input
  • Color-coded note folders
  • Note tagging and pinning
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • iCloud note synchronization
Features
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Type Bangla in any app and organize your life in one place. Whether you’re chatting on WhatsApp or writing a secure personal diary, our phonetic keyboard and advanced note-taking system offer the ultimate Bengali typing experience. Write Bangla using English letters (Avro style) with smart, AI-powered suggestions. Bangla Keyboard & Notes is a dual-purpose productivity powerhouse: a high-performance system-wide keyboard and a feature-rich word processor for your iPhone and iPad. NEW: AI & SMART FEATURES • AI Writing Assistant: Instantly summarize your notes or check for grammatical mistakes with a single tap. • AI Prompts: Use smart AI prompts to generate various types of notes, emails, and journals automatically. • Voice-to-Text Dictation: Speak naturally and let the app dictate your words into text effortlessly. • Scan Text from Pictures: Extract text directly from images or documents using our advanced OCR scanner. THE SMART BANGLA KEYBOARD Install the system keyboard to type in WhatsApp, Facebook, Messages, Mail, and more. • Fast Phonetic Typing: Type "Ami" to get "আমি". It’s fast, natural, and familiar. • Smart Suggestions: Type faster with predictive text that understands your context. • Universal Access: Use your favorite Bangla layout across the entire iOS ecosystem. • Privacy-Focused: Better privacy controls for keyboard training—your data stays yours. POWERFUL NOTE-TAKING More than just a keyboard, this is a full-featured Bangla word processor and organizer. • Rich Text Formatting: Highlight text with multiple colors, use bold, and add images to your notes. • Stay Organized: Use folders, tags, and "Pin" features to keep your thoughts structured. • Productivity Tools: Set reminders, search notes instantly, and export your work as Text or PDF. • iOS Integration: Access notes via Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, or use Siri and Shortcuts for hands-free creation. THE SECRET FOLDER (Ultimate Privacy) Keep your most sensitive information away from prying eyes. • Local-Only Protection: Secret Folder notes are stored strictly on your device. • No iCloud Sync: Unlike standard notes, "Secret" notes never hit the cloud, ensuring 100% privacy for passwords and journals. • Secure Access: Keep your private notes separate and protected from the rest of your library. MODERN FEATURES • Full iCloud Sync: Keep your standard notes synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Checklist Support: Easily manage shopping lists or daily tasks. • Custom Fonts: Choose the font that suits your style. • Global Search: Find any note instantly. Download Bangla Keyboard & Notes today and experience the future of Bengali typing and organization! ——— Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available as a monthly or yearly plan. The price is shown in the app before you confirm any purchase, and payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ithinkdiff.net/privacy

About

Sothik

Features
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‘Sothik’ : Spell and Grammar Checker is a software for editing words or sentences of Bangla (bn-BD) language with the help of artificial intelligence. This software will not only identify misspellings or typos but also suggest corrections automatically. The software can detect different types of errors like non-word errors, and real word errors. It can also quickly identify careless 'typos', including those that are often misspelled. However, if a word is spelled correctly in that situation, the application will mark it as incorrect. Built with artificial intelligence technology, it has several interesting features including contextual error checking, which will transform the online spelling experience in the academia, publishing, and print worlds. This spell checker and corrector software follow standard spelling rules and standardized dictionaries of Bangla Academy. Apart from this set of words, if a word is marked wrong but is right, then users can click the Add to Dictionary button. As a result, these words will be stored separately on the server, which will be further validated and added in a later version. Tags: Sothik, Shothik, keyboard, Bangla, spell, grammar, checker, corrector Author: EBLICT, BCC, ICT Division. Website: https://bangla.gov.bd

Screenshots

Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes4 screens
Sothik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sothik at none against Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes's 3. Sothik also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price 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. Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sothik asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes ships an update every 2 days, Sothik every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes versus Sothik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBangla Keyboard & AI NotesSothik
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (638 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings638 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiThinkdiffEnhancement of Bangla Language in ICT through Research & Development

Bugs and requests

Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Backspace works twice for one tap
  • Sudden screen blank leading to data loss
  • Incompatible with older devices like iPhone 4

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add landscape mode typing
  • Include date of creation and last modified date for notes
  • Integrate Bangla keyboard in default iOS keyboard list
  • Support for Bengali conjunctions

Sothik

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Bangla Notes Pro$0.991 Month
  • Bangla Notes Pro$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Advertise$3.99
None

Sothik

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes free?
Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sothik free?
Sothik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes or Sothik have ads?
Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes shows ads; Sothik does not.
Which is updated more often, Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes or Sothik?
Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes ships an update every 2 days, and Sothik every 3 months. Most recently, Bangla Keyboard & AI Notes was updated on September 25, 2026 and Sothik on September 16, 2026.

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