MangaPeek vs YiKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
MangaPeek
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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: โข 40 translation target languages, including Turkish, English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese โข Search languages by their names and native names โข Source image languages based on your device's text-recognition support โข Standard and manga reading profiles โข Copy translations, hear them spoken and save words โข Optional account-scoped local translation history โข Private browsing and favorite pages โข Share images and links to a local inbox โข Account token balance and transaction history โข 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.
YiKey
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. MangaPeek sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. YiKey asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | MangaPeek | YiKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Egehan Karakose | Chiunluen Meng cao |
In-app purchases
MangaPeek
- 100,000 Characters$2.99
- 350,000 Characters$7.99
- 1,000,000 Characters$19.99
YiKey
No in-app purchases









