Comparison

ShanKeyboard vs TMK Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

ShanKeyboard

This app provides a native-feeling keyboard experience for the Shan language on iOS. It offers two layout options and basic text auto-completion, prioritizing simplicity and privacy.

Highlights
  • Native iOS keyboard feel
  • SIL Standard layout
  • Panglong layout
  • Basic auto-complete
  • Auto-suggestion for Shan language
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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This project aims to make customizing the Shan language keyboard layout for iOS much easier—until native support by Apple becomes available. **Just Type** This project aims to replicate the native iOS keyboard layout experience for the Shan language. It prioritizes simplicity: - No fancy themes (though they could be added later). - No cluttered settings buttons (which can also be added later). - No privacy concerns—just type! **Features** - Two available keyboard layouts: SIL Standard, Panglong - Feel native - Basic text auto-complete, auto-suggestion for Shan language

About

TMK Keyboard

This custom keyboard offers support for 11 languages, including Shan, Myanmar, and English, with practical layouts and local word suggestions. Customize themes, fonts, and key settings for a personalized typing experience across all your apps.

Highlights
  • Support for 11 languages
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Shan font selection
  • Unicode Pad
  • Text snippets
  • Cursor movement tools
Features
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TMK Keyboard is a custom iOS keyboard for Shan, Myanmar, English, and related Tai writing systems. It is designed for everyday typing with practical layouts, local word suggestions, customizable keyboard themes, and font controls for Shan text. Key features: - Support 11 languages: English, Shan, Myanmar, Tai Nuea, Tai Tham, Tai Lue, Tai Dam, Tai Ahom, Tai Khamti, Thai and Lao - Keyboard theme selection with live previews - Custom keyboard theme options - Shan font selection and adjustable key font size - Unicode Pad for entering script characters - Snippets for saving and reusing common text - Text Repeater for quickly repeating typed text - Mouse Pad / cursor movement tools - Key preview, handwriting, vibration, and sound settings - Local word suggestions using bundled word lists TMK Keyboard keeps the typing experience simple and focused. Settings are managed inside the app, so your selected language, theme, and font can be used while typing in other apps. The keyboard is especially useful for users who type Shan and related Tai scripts and want a flexible keyboard that works across iPhone apps.

Screenshots

ShanKeyboard4 screens
TMK Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TMK Keyboard at 5.0 against ShanKeyboard's 4.4. TMK Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). ShanKeyboard's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TMK Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShanKeyboard has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShanKeyboard versus TMK Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShanKeyboardTMK Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorhsangpha BoonhseSAI ZOM TAI

In-app purchases

None

ShanKeyboard

No in-app purchases

None

TMK Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShanKeyboard free?
ShanKeyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TMK Keyboard free?
TMK Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShanKeyboard or TMK Keyboard?
TMK Keyboard is rated higher. ShanKeyboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while TMK Keyboard averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ShanKeyboard or TMK Keyboard have ads?
Neither ShanKeyboard nor TMK Keyboard shows ads.

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