Comparison

Masarak Keyboard vs Skeyboard

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

Head to head
About

Masarak Keyboard

Type in the Masalit language with a dedicated keyboard featuring the full alphabet and common digraphs. Enjoy smart word suggestions, multiple language support, and an offline experience. Customize your typing with adjustable key sizes and themes.

Highlights
  • Full Masalit alphabet layout
  • Smart digraph typing
  • Grapheme-aware backspace
  • Word suggestions
  • Multi-language switching
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable key size
Features
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Masarak Keyboard lets you write in Masalit (Masarak) on iPhone with a keyboard designed for the full alphabet, and digraphs like ch, mb, nd, nj, and ŋg. FEATURES • Full Masalit layout with long-press accents • Smart digraph typing (ch, mb, nd, nj, ŋg) • Grapheme-aware backspace — deletes whole characters correctly • Word suggestions while you type • Switch quickly between Masalit, English, French, and Arabic • Emoji, GIF, and clipboard panel • Light and dark mode • Adjustable key size • Works fully offline — your keystrokes stay on your device HOW TO ENABLE 1. Open Masarak Keyboard and tap “Open Keyboard Settings” 2. Add Masarak Keyboard under Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards 3. Tap “Switch to Masarak Keyboard” and choose it from the globe key Masarak Keyboard is made for the Masalit-speaking community. Developed by Buraga Technologies in collaboration with Kale Kana Masarak and community contributors.

About

Skeyboard

Create personalized keyboard layouts for your iPhone and iPad. Move, resize, and customize keys, add symbols, and change themes. Optimize typing for portrait mode on tablets and easily share your custom designs.

Highlights
  • Customizable key placement and resizing
  • Portrait mode optimization for iPads
  • Add punctuation and symbols to QWERTY
  • Customizable symbol layer
  • Theme color customization
  • Export and import layouts
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Skeyboard lets you make custom layouts for your keyboard on iPad and iPhone, moving and resizing keys anywhere, not constrained to a grid. It allows you to easily type with your thumbs on an iPad while holding the iPad in portrait mode. Layouts can be exported and reimported. Add punctuation and symbols freely to the qwerty layout if you don't want to switch to the punctuation layer. The symbol layer can be customized, and you can customize your keyboard's theme colors as well. Landscape and portrait mode layouts are loaded and saved separately but can be imported back and forth too.

Screenshots

Masarak Keyboard4 screens
Skeyboard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Masarak Keyboard at none against Skeyboard's 1. 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. Skeyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Masarak Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Masarak Keyboard against 5.0 for Skeyboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Masarak Keyboard versus Skeyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasarak KeyboardSkeyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperISSAH ABDULMANNAN ABAKARDavid Gu

In-app purchases

None

Masarak Keyboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Skeyboard

One-time1
  • Skeyboard - Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Masarak Keyboard free?
Masarak Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skeyboard free?
Skeyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Masarak Keyboard or Skeyboard?
Masarak Keyboard and Skeyboard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Masarak Keyboard or Skeyboard have ads?
Neither Masarak Keyboard nor Skeyboard shows ads.

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