Comparison

PhimThai vs Thype

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

Head to head
About

PhimThai

Features
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Type Thai text naturally using romanization (Latin letters), just like Pinyin for Chinese. Perfect for Thai language learners and anyone who knows how Thai words sound but struggles with the complex Thai script. FEATURES: • Pinyin-style phonetic input - type what you hear • Smart candidate selection with multiple options • Multi-word phrase support • Fuzzy matching for alternative romanizations • Seamless English typing alongside Thai • Works completely offline • No data collection or tracking HOW IT WORKS: Simply type Thai words using English letters: • sawatdee → สวัสดี (hello) • aroy → อร่อย (delicious) • kao → เข้า, ข้าว (enter, rice) FREE TRIAL: 7 days unlimited, then 50 words per day - upgrade anytime for unlimited typing. PREMIUM UNLOCK: One-time purchase for unlimited typing. No subscription required. PRIVACY: Your privacy matters. PhimThai works entirely on your device with no internet connection required. Perfect for: • Thai language students • Heritage speakers relearning Thai • Travelers to Thailand Start typing Thai today with PhimThai!

About

Thype

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Thype is a Thai keyboard for anyone who knows how Thai sounds but does not want to hunt for keys on the Kedmanee layout. Type Thai the way it sounds, in Roman letters, and Thype writes it in Thai script as you go. Type "sawatdee" and you get สวัสดี. Type "kin kao" and you get กินข้าว. HOW IT WORKS Type a word phonetically and press space. Thype shows the Thai readings it thinks you meant, best guess first, and you keep typing. Tap a different candidate whenever the first one is not the word you wanted. Press return to commit the sentence. Because Thype reads the whole sentence rather than one word at a time, a word you type now can correct a word you typed three words ago - while everything is still editable, before any of it is committed. BUILT FOR HOW PEOPLE ACTUALLY SPELL There is no single correct way to write Thai in Roman letters, so Thype accepts the ways people really type. Formal and everyday informal spellings all work: "jai" and "chai", "phuket" and "puket", "gai" and "kai". Misspell something and a fuzzy match usually still finds the word. FEATURES - Whole-sentence conversion that revises earlier words as you type - Candidates ranked by frequency, by context, and by what you personally pick - English to Thai suggestions: type an English word and take the Thai one instead - Your own dictionary - add any Roman-to-Thai spelling, including names - The standard Thai (Kedmanee) layout, one tap away, for when you want to type Thai directly - Commit anything exactly as typed, so unusual words and names are never in your way - Light and dark appearance, matching the native feeling of system keyboard COMPLETELY OFFLINE Thype contains no networking call at all. The dictionary, the English-Thai glossary and the language model are bundled inside the app and run on your device. It works in Airplane Mode exactly as it does otherwise. That also means there is nothing to collect. No accounts, no analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising, no tracking. The words you pick and the words you add stay on your device, they can be cleared from the Thype app whenever you like, and they go away when you delete the app. Full Access is optional. Granting it lets the keyboard and the app share one personal dictionary. Leave it off and the keyboard works exactly the same, minus that sharing. REQUIREMENTS iPhone running iOS 16 or later. iPad running iPadOS 16 or later.

Screenshots

PhimThai4 screens
Thype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thype at none against PhimThai's 1. Thype also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PhimThai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thype asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhimThai ships an update every 3 weeks, Thype every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PhimThai versus Thype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhimThaiThype
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelix SonntagNawat Suangburanakul

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PhimThai

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$6.99
None

Thype

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhimThai free?
PhimThai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thype free?
Thype is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhimThai or Thype have ads?
Neither PhimThai nor Thype shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhimThai or Thype?
PhimThai ships an update every 3 weeks, and Thype every 2 days. Most recently, PhimThai was updated on October 18, 2026 and Thype on October 14, 2026.

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