Comparison

LaTeXBoard vs Sigmakey

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

Head to head
About

LaTeXBoard

This keyboard extension allows users to easily create and share complex mathematical formulas on mobile devices. It offers a native rendering engine for fast performance and exports formulas as high-quality PNG images, ideal for messaging and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard for math formulas
  • Native rendering engine
  • Instant PNG export
  • Professional math suite support
  • Memory efficient design
Features
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Stop struggling with math on mobile. LaTeXBoard is the ultimate custom keyboard extension designed for students, engineers, and researchers who need to communicate complex mathematical formulas on the go. Unlike other solutions that rely on slow, memory-hungry WebViews, LaTeXBoard features a custom-built, 100% native rendering engine. Key Features: Instant PNG Export: Type your formula, preview it, and copy it to your clipboard as a high-quality, transparent PNG image. Perfect for WhatsApp, Slack, iMessage, and Discord. Professional Math Suite: Full support for matrices, fractions, integrals, square roots, and complex limit notations. Pure Native Performance: Built from the ground up using CoreGraphics and Swift. No WebViews, no MathJax, no latency. Memory Efficient: Optimized to run within the strict iOS keyboard memory limits (Jetsam), ensuring a stable and crash-free experience.

About

Sigmakey

This utility provides a specialized keyboard for typing mathematical expressions, including fractions, roots, and Greek letters, directly within any app. It supports LaTeX, Unicode, and image output, with on-device processing for privacy and speed.

Highlights
  • Full math keyboard layout
  • Two-dimensional cursor for exponents/numerators
  • Type LaTeX, Unicode, or rendered image
  • On-device typesetting, no network required
  • Symbol search, recent, and favorite symbols
Features
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Sigmakey is a math keyboard for people who need to type actual math, anywhere you can type at all. Fractions, exponents, roots, Greek letters, and matrices sit one tap away, and the cursor moves right into a numerator or an exponent, so scientific notation looks the way it should. - A full math keyboard layout that works in any app with a text field - A two-dimensional field with a cursor that steps into fractions and powers - Type LaTeX, plain Unicode, or a rendered image, whichever the app expects - Everything typeset on device, with no network - Search for a symbol, or grab a recent or a favorite Drop an equation into a note, a message, or a homework app without hunting through menus. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTDX9pxPOlUJl_skVUHPi99mAw0y2B2BYd_v1mJkoF3xW3rlOcW5KlYd4t93MMbbGhctSTnBTy7d_l6/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LaTeXBoard3 screens
Sigmakey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LaTeXBoard at none against Sigmakey's 1. LaTeXBoard also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sigmakey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LaTeXBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for LaTeXBoard against 2.0 for Sigmakey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
LaTeXBoard versus Sigmakey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaTeXBoardSigmakey
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)2.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBugra AcemogluAndrii Bashta

In-app purchases

None

LaTeXBoard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sigmakey

One-time1
  • Sigmakey Pro$9.99

Questions

Is LaTeXBoard free?
LaTeXBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sigmakey free?
Sigmakey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LaTeXBoard or Sigmakey?
LaTeXBoard and Sigmakey are both rated 2.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LaTeXBoard or Sigmakey have ads?
Neither LaTeXBoard nor Sigmakey shows ads.

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