Comparison

Kannada Keys vs Varta Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Kannada Keys

Type Kannada text on your iPhone or iPad with this keyboard app. It offers features to copy text, translate Kannada to English, and share content via social media and messaging.

Highlights
  • Type Kannada text
  • Copy text to other apps
  • Translate Kannada to English
  • Share text via social media and email
  • Save text as notes
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If you're looking for Kannada system keyboard for iOS8 Please check Black Keys app from us http://itunes.apple.com/app/id899894778 -- Excellent keyboard help you type Kannada in iPhone/iPad with many useful features: - Type in Kannada and copy to other app - Translate Kannada to English - Share Telugu text via Facebook, Twitter, Email, SMS - Save text like notes app

About

Varta Keyboard

Features
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Introducing the Varta Keyboard (Vārtā Keyboard) - a versatile and intuitive multi-modal and multilingual keyboard. Built on phonemic principles, the Varta Keyboard is designed to ensure accurate and efficient text input through Slide and Voice typing in additional to regular tap input. Varta currently supports Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu alongside an English keyboard as well. The Varta Keyboard does not include separate keys for vowel signs or modifiers in Indian languages. Most other keyboards will have separate keys for such vowel signs, which leads to typos or incorrect characters getting typed in those keyboards. With the Varta Keyboard, the appropriate modifier is automatically generated, when the user inputs the corresponding vowel after the consonant. This allows you to type in your language without mistakes. Varta Keyboard offers the following features: * Slide typing feature in Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu * Word predictions from over 1 lakh words in each language * Custom dictionary for user preferred words * Three language variants for Tamil: IN, MY and LK Stay tuned for more languages to be added soon!

Screenshots

Kannada Keys4 screens
Varta Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kannada Keys at none against Varta Keyboard's shown. Kannada Keys also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). Varta Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kannada Keys ships an update every 6 weeks, Varta Keyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kannada Keys versus Varta Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKannada KeysVarta Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLE SANGMaadhyamik Tech

In-app purchases

None

Kannada Keys

No in-app purchases

None

Varta Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kannada Keys free?
Kannada Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Varta Keyboard free?
Varta Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kannada Keys or Varta Keyboard have ads?
Varta Keyboard shows ads; Kannada Keys does not.
Which is updated more often, Kannada Keys or Varta Keyboard?
Kannada Keys ships an update every 6 weeks, and Varta Keyboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kannada Keys was updated on November 1, 2026 and Varta Keyboard on October 30, 2026.

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