Comparison

Cantoboard vs 啱音字 canTone

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

Head to head
About

Cantoboard

This keyboard app offers a seamless typing experience for Cantonese speakers, supporting multiple input methods and intelligent suggestions. It features a familiar interface, predictive text, and error correction for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Multiple Cantonese input methods (Jyutping, Yale, Cangjie)
  • Intelligent word suggestions and error correction
  • Mixed Chinese and English input
  • Familiar iOS-like interface
  • Tone selection for filtering candidates
  • Quick deletion and symbol access
Features
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Cantoboard 專為廣東話用家設計,支援多種輸入法,界面貼近 iOS 內置鍵盤,打字流暢自然。輸入聯想、聲調篩選、錯字修正等功能一應俱全,仲可以中英文混合輸入,打字從此快靚正! 【支援嘅輸入法】 ⁕ 粵拼(香港語言學學會粵語拼音方案) ⁕ 耶魯/劉錫祥拼音 ⁕ 九宮格粵拼 ⁕ 倉頡 ⁕ 速成 ⁕ 筆劃 ⁕ 普通話拼音 ⁕ 英文(美國、英國、澳洲、加拿大) 長撳/向下掃鍵盤右上角個掣即可切換輸入法。 無論你係初學拼音定本身識耶魯/劉錫祥拼音,我哋都建議學習粵拼,因為粵拼係社會各界事實上嘅標準拼音方案,最能夠準確標示粵語嘅發音。而耶魯/劉錫祥因為有規則令某啲字母同時對應多個唔同嘅發音,增加學習成本,而且又缺乏某啲韻母,唔能夠標示廣東話一部分嘅音節,因此我哋唔建議學習同使用。https://jyutping.org/blog/scheme/ 有更詳盡嘅説明。 【特色】 • 界面設計緊貼 iOS 內置鍵盤風格,提供同內置鍵盤一致嘅用户體驗。 • 支援詞組輸入,可以成個詞語一次過打完先確認,唔使逐隻字打。詞庫包含大量廣東話及書面中文字詞,毋須憂慮罕用字詞打唔出。 • 候選詞會根據使用頻率排序,常用啲嘅字詞會自動排先,罕見字詞排後,次序綜合香港廣東話同書面中文嘅使用習慣,例如「嘅」同「的」會排先。 • 提供更豐富嘅字母同符號可供選擇,長撳任何一粒字母或者符號掣,跟住向左右拉到你想打嘅字元着咗之後放手就打到。 • 喺廣東話拼音輸入法,可以撳「r」、「x」、「v」呢 3 個掣嚟代替二合字母「aa」、「ng」同「oe/eo」,減少撳掣次數。僅當聲調輸入方式為長撳時生效。 • 長撳鍵盤上面嘅一粒掣就可以來回切換繁簡體字,方便臨時需要輸入某個俗字或者減筆字。 • 只要喺個刪除掣向左掃一下,就可以將成個輸入碼剷走,唔使逐個逐個字母剷或者撳實個刪除掣慢慢等。 【功能與選項】 有啲功能唔啱使?唔使擔心,以下所有功能喺程式設定度都有得改咖。 ◆ 候選詞相關功能 • 輸入法會記低你打過嘅詞彙,喺下次打字嗰陣優先顯示。長撳候選詞可以刪除記憶。本程式唔會用到網絡,因此記憶只會儲存喺你嘅裝置,我哋亦冇任何途徑可以收集到你輸入過嘅詞彙。 • 打字途中會預測同埋建議下一個字詞作為聯想詞(關聯字),幫你慳返幾粒掣。 • 中英文可以撈埋一齊打,輸入法會同時顯示中英文候選詞,毋須切換輸入法。 • 成日唔小心撳錯掣?唔怕,無論打中文定英文,就算串錯字,都會自動幫你糾正同顯示正確嘅候選詞。 ◆ 輸入相關功能 • 喺設定度有得揀即時輸入模式,喺呢個模式底下,打咗嘅字唔使經確認就會預先輸出落個輸入框度。 • 長撳字母掣可以直接輸入符號或者數字,毋須轉去符號版面再切換返嚟。 • 標點符號會自動根據前文揀選適當嘅形態。打緊中文嗰陣會出全形標點符號,例如「,」,打緊英文嗰陣會出半形標點符號,例如「,」。 • 撳兩下空格可以快速輸入中文句號(「。」)或者英文句點(「.」)。 • 喺句子開頭,字母會自動大楷。 ◆ 唔識讀某個字?某個詞語唔知粵拼點串? • 用非粵拼輸入法打字嘅時候,候選詞下面會顯示粵拼,幫助用户學習廣東話讀音同粵拼串法。 • 喺廣東話拼音輸入法可以長撳 r 掣揀選其他輸入法進入反查模式,臨時用第二隻輸入法打一個字詞,輸入完成之後會自動返返去原本嘅輸入法,唔使成個鍵盤轉去另一隻輸入法再切換返嚟。 • 如果除咗廣東話拼音輸入法之外其他輸入法都唔識,可以長撳 r 掣揀選「兩分」輸入法,將一個字拆成兩個部件輸入嚟反查該字,例如「文 (man)」+「武 (mou)」=「斌 (ban)」,因此輸入「manmou」就可以得出「斌」字。 ◆ 太多候選字,好難揾? • 廣東話拼音輸入法提供兩個方式輸入聲調嚟篩選候選詞,減少選項數目,助你更快揾到想輸入嘅字。 ‣ 喺預設情況底下,開始打字之後其中 6 個字母右上角會有提示,長撳呢 6 個掣就可以打到聲調。 ‣ 如果想打得快啲,唔想長撳,可以喺設定揀選 vxq 模式,改咗之後就可以用呢 3 個掣嚟打第 1、2、3 聲,撳多次同一個掣可以打第 4、5、6 聲。 • 同 iOS 內置中文輸入法一樣,展開候選字頁面之後,向上轆就可以見到有得揀根據部首、筆劃或者粵拼嚟排列候選字。

About

啱音字 canTone

Features
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canTone is the ultimate high-performance Cantonese lyric-writing tool and vocabulary workspace, built specifically for songwriters, lyricists, and creators. Engineered with a true local-first architecture, it delivers a lightning-fast, fluid search experience—putting a massive linguistic database right in your pocket without ever needing an internet connection. Whether you are matching a strict musical melody, searching for complex poetic rhymes, or building a personalized dictionary of modern slang, canTone gives you absolute control over the Cantonese language. CORE FEATURES: Deep Melody Search: Uncover the exact word you need by searching via precise syllables, loose 0243 melodies, 6-tone/9-tone systems, or traditional Ping Zak (平仄) matrices. Advanced Phonetics & Rhymes: Find perfect rhymes, alliterations (雙聲), and rhyming compounds (疊韻). We even feature a dedicated Tung Rhyme (通韻) mode engineered specifically for traditional literary forms like Cantonese Opera and Naamyam. Custom Vocabulary Engine: Inject your own regional expressions, modern slang, or personal study words directly into the app. The engine seamlessly integrates your entries alongside the core database. Professional Workspace: Browse using browser-like tabs, compare modes side-by-side with Split View, and pin your most-used vocabulary. True Portability: Easily export your entire workspace—including custom words, pins, and search history—and import it across your other devices. LINGUISTIC POWER TOOLS: Semantic Network: Break through writer's block by exploring connected synonyms and antonyms. Advanced Search Operators: Chain modifiers together to filter by tones and rhymes simultaneously. Hunt down polyphones (多音字), reversible words (迴文詞), and monotones (同調詞) with powerful syntax operators. Smart Frequency Ranking: Results are intelligently sorted by real-world usage data, ensuring the most relevant words always float to the top. Visual Melodies: Read pitch contours effortlessly using our custom piano-badge visualizations. ACCESSIBILITY & UTILITY: Built-In Cantonese Keyboard: Type intuitively with our built-in fuzzy romanization IME. Not a strict Jyutping expert? Flip the y/j/z keys in your preferences to match the spelling logic that feels most natural to you. Accessible Design: Fully optimized for screen readers, with native interface scaling (zoom in/out) for desktop users. One-Tap Clipboard: Copy lyrics, Jyutping, and phonetic data strings directly to your clipboard in a split second. 100% OFFLINE & PRIVATE Your lyrics and searches are yours alone. The entire dictionary corpus, search engine, and custom vocabulary run entirely on your device's local storage. Zero loading screens, zero network requests, zero analytics tracking, and absolute privacy.

Screenshots

Cantoboard4 screens
啱音字 canTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 啱音字 canTone at every 2 weeks against Cantoboard's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cantoboard ships an update every 2 months, 啱音字 canTone every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cantoboard versus 啱音字 canTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCantoboard啱音字 canTone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChing Kit KwanRooftop Productions Limited

In-app purchases

None

Cantoboard

No in-app purchases

None

啱音字 canTone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cantoboard free?
Cantoboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 啱音字 canTone free?
啱音字 canTone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cantoboard or 啱音字 canTone have ads?
Neither Cantoboard nor 啱音字 canTone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cantoboard or 啱音字 canTone?
Cantoboard ships an update every 2 months, and 啱音字 canTone every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cantoboard was updated on October 7, 2026 and 啱音字 canTone on September 26, 2026.

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