Comparison

MangaPeek vs YiKey

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

Head to head
About

MangaPeek

Features
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MangaPeek helps you read manga, comics and webtoons in your language. Start from the home screen to browse a page, import a photo or screenshot, or type and paste text. Recognize image text on your device, preview it, and translate when you choose. Translate the visible browser area or a selected image region and view translations over the content. Features: โ€ข 40 translation target languages, including Turkish, English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese โ€ข Search languages by their names and native names โ€ข Source image languages based on your device's text-recognition support โ€ข Standard and manga reading profiles โ€ข Copy translations, hear them spoken and save words โ€ข Optional account-scoped local translation history โ€ข Private browsing and favorite pages โ€ข Share images and links to a local inbox โ€ข Account token balance and transaction history โ€ข Support for larger text and light or dark appearance Translation requires an account and character tokens. Purchases are consumable character packages. OCR runs on your device; recognized or entered text is sent to the translation service when you request a translation. Images are not sent to the translation server. Image text recognition and speech support vary by device and language. Vertical or stylized text recognition can vary. Check recognized text before translating.

About

YiKey

Features
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YiKey is a Traditional Chinese Zhuyin keyboard built for people who switch between Chinese and English all day. Type in Zhuyin with fast local candidates, translate the text around your cursor, and use Voice Pad to dictate a sentence before sending it back to the keyboard. Key features: - Traditional Chinese Zhuyin input with phrase candidates - Chinese to English and English to Traditional Chinese translation suggestions - Voice Pad for speech-to-text handoff - Translation replacement flow for newly dictated or typed text - Privacy-aware release build that sends translation requests through a configured proxy and does not store a DeepL API key in the app Online translation requires enabling Allow Full Access for the keyboard so iOS permits network requests. You can still use the keyboard without online translation when Full Access is disabled.

Screenshots

MangaPeek4 screens
YiKey3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YiKey at none against MangaPeek's 3. YiKey also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MangaPeek sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. YiKey asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MangaPeek ships an update every 7 months, YiKey every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
MangaPeek versus YiKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMangaPeekYiKey
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEgehan KarakoseChiunluen Meng cao

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MangaPeek

One-time3
  • 100,000 Characters$2.99
  • 350,000 Characters$7.99
  • 1,000,000 Characters$19.99
None

YiKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MangaPeek free?
MangaPeek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YiKey free?
YiKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MangaPeek or YiKey have ads?
Neither MangaPeek nor YiKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MangaPeek or YiKey?
MangaPeek ships an update every 7 months, and YiKey every 3 days. Most recently, MangaPeek was updated on October 28, 2026 and YiKey on October 31, 2026.

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