Comparison

Mobitel Selfcare vs Desh Tamil Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Mobitel Selfcare

Manage all your mobile services with ease. This app provides interactive dashboards for usage statistics, one-touch activation for add-on plans, and the ability to manage digital services and roaming. It offers full control over your mobile connection, including payment options.

Highlights
  • Interactive usage dashboards
  • One-touch add-on plan activation
  • Add/remove digital services
  • Manage roaming and data roaming
  • Mobile connection control
  • Payment options
Features
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The all new and enhanced Mobitel Self Care App offering the luxury to control all Mobitel services conveniently. The app is designed to deliver ultimate control to the user with power packed features including: - Interactive dashboards with usage statistics - One touch activation for add-on plans - Conveniently add or remove your digital services - Manage all Roaming and data Roaming services - Gives full Control of Mobile connection with payment options and many more Download the Mobitel Self Care free application to experience the comfort of managing all your Mobitel connections which furthermore allows functioning in all three languages.

About

Desh Tamil Keyboard

This keyboard extension simplifies Tamil typing using English transliteration and intelligent word predictions. It offers seamless switching between Tamil and English, spell correction, and a dedicated emoji button. Users can also utilize a clipboard for saved text and send stickers to enhance their chats.

Highlights
  • English to Tamil transliteration
  • Word predictions
  • Language switching
  • Spell correction
  • Emoji button
  • Clipboard for saved text
  • Sticker support
Features
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Desh Tamil Keyboard is a keyboard extension that makes Tamil typing super easy: • Type in English letters and get Tamil words with our transliteration technology • Type faster using word predictions • Easily switch to English with the language key • Word predictions and spell-correct is available in English also • Emoji button is available after pressing 123 Open the app and follow instructions to get your new Tamil keyboard: • Enable keyboard from settings • Activate the keyboard by holding the Globe icon and selecting "Desh Tamil Keyboard" • Type Tamil everywhere! Allowing full access: • When enabling the keyboard, you may enable "Allow Full Access" • This allows us to access crash reports and will help us improve the stability of the app • We respect your privacy. No personal information is collected • A standard warning is shown when you enable any downloaded keyboard app How to access settings: • Tap on the ⋯ button after opening the app and tap Settings. This option will be available after keyboard is activated • Available settings: sound on key press, vibrate on key press, emoji row, number row Using the clipboard: • The clipboard lets you save text that you frequently use and paste them easily • After you copy any text, it can be viewed from the clipboard by tapping on "Paste copied text". You can use the Pin button to save it permanently • To show copied text automatically when clipboard is opened, you can change the "Paste from Other Apps" setting to "Allow" Using stickers to make your chats more fun: • Open the stickers page by clicking on the sticker icon on the keyboard. Click on any sticker you like to copy it • Navigate back to your chat app and use your phone's Paste option in the message box • The sticker will be pasted in the chat. Note that animations are currently sent as GIFs due to technical limitations Do share your feedback and help us improve Desh Tamil Keyboard. And don't forget to leave a review if you like it.

Screenshots

Mobitel Selfcare4 screens
Desh Tamil Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Desh Tamil Keyboard at 83% against Mobitel Selfcare's 4%. Desh Tamil Keyboard also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Desh Tamil Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 217 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Mobitel Selfcare's written reviews are positive against 83% of Desh Tamil Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobitel Selfcare ships an update every 6 months, Desh Tamil Keyboard every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mobitel Selfcare versus Desh Tamil Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobitel SelfcareDesh Tamil Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (74 ratings)4.6 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.2% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobitel Pvt LtdClusterDev Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

Mobitel Selfcare

All ratings72 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative47.2%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive4.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative85.4%

Desh Tamil Keyboard

All ratings204 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative14.6%

User reviews

Mobitel Selfcare

From 74 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good coverage in Sri Lanka
  • 👍 Convenient app

Room to improve

  • 😞 App crashes frequently
  • 😞 App not working after updates
  • 😞 Low signal strength
  • 😞 Pathetic network speed
  • 😞 Money deducted, no QR received

Desh Tamil Keyboard

From 217 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Seamless language switching
  • 👍 Excellent for Tamil typing
  • 👍 Translates Thanglish to Tamil effectively
  • 👍 Good auto-fill and word suggestions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Desh keyboard not working sometimes
  • 🐛 Disables English auto-text and suggestions
  • 🐛 Voice typing not working on iPhone
  • 🐛 Voice typing needs improvement (mismatching output)
  • 🐛 Auto-correction and word prediction in English could improve

Bugs and requests

Mobitel Selfcare

Reported bugs

53 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • App stuck in loading screen
  • App doesn't work after update
  • App is not working
  • App crashing often
Show 48 more
  • App is down most of the time
  • Selfcare app not working
  • Cannot see any details in the app
  • Billing details have disappeared
  • App activated wrong package
  • App failed to activate package
  • Customer care advised SMS for online purchase
  • Error message: 'Oops something is wrong'
  • App not working for 3 months
  • App crashes
  • Cannot deactivate data plan
  • Usage statistics doesn't work
  • Stuck at choose language
  • Application not opening, closes automatically
  • Fail to load data when logging in
  • E-bills not viewable
  • Payment gate to access cards not functioning
  • Error message: 'Sorry, we are unable to process your request at this moment. Please try again later'
  • App data became unavailable when closed
  • User data removes automatically, requires re-login
  • Doesn't show available data balance specifically
  • Horrible optimization, slow loading and navigation
  • Constantly logs off
  • Add-on link does not work
  • Some links in the app don't work or are frozen
  • App not working after iOS upgrade
  • Error in loop
  • Crash message, app not working
  • App doesn't work properly
  • Need to log in everyday
  • App does not open after iOS upgrade, looping error message
  • Persistent Store Failure MFP Error, app doesn't load
  • App is not accurate
  • App doesn't show billing period
  • Shows data left but not expiry
  • Doesn't show off-peak start/finish times
  • Cannot load any data
  • Fails every time when trying to add another number
  • Cannot top up with credit card
  • Payment goes through then app logs out
  • Takes forever to get verification SMS
  • Pasting iPhone formatted number breaks field
  • Credit card top ups work 2/10 times
  • App is really slow to load
  • Useless on iPad for data balance
  • App looked zoomed and ugly on iPhone 6
  • Difficulties of signing in
  • Unable to login, invalid user ID or password

Requested features

39 requests
  • Improve app reliability
  • Fix app crashing issues
  • Ensure app works after updates
  • Improve network speed
  • Provide QR for eSIM purchases
Show 34 more
  • Improve customer care responsiveness
  • Make app customer-friendly
  • Display billing details consistently
  • Allow activation of correct packages
  • Improve app loading speed
  • Enhance user interface
  • Clarify package information
  • Enable package deactivation
  • Fix usage statistics
  • Make e-bills viewable
  • Fix payment gateway
  • Fix app freezing at language selection
  • Prevent automatic app closure
  • Display account details
  • Keep app online consistently
  • Fix app not working issues
  • Allow login to Mobitel account
  • Fix data disappearing after app closure
  • Add more data packages
  • Show specific available data balance
  • Allow viewing all SIM transactions
  • Show detailed data usage per package
  • Improve app features
  • Introduce a better app
  • Fix error messages
  • Allow adding multiple numbers
  • Fix credit card top-up issues
  • Speed up verification SMS
  • Handle formatted number input
  • Update app for latest devices
  • Improve sign-in process
  • Fix login failures
  • Display data usage history for iPad
  • Show data balance for iPad

Desh Tamil Keyboard

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Desh keyboard often not working
  • English auto-text and suggestions disabled after switching to Tamil
  • Voice typing not working on iPhone
  • Voice typing output mismatches spoken Tamil
  • Draw option not appearing as in Android

Requested features

4 requests
  • Implement voice typing
  • Improve voice typing accuracy
  • Improve English auto-correction and word prediction
  • Ensure draw option appears as in Android

In-app purchases

None

Mobitel Selfcare

No in-app purchases

None

Desh Tamil Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobitel Selfcare free?
Mobitel Selfcare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desh Tamil Keyboard free?
Desh Tamil Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobitel Selfcare or Desh Tamil Keyboard?
Desh Tamil Keyboard is rated higher. Mobitel Selfcare averages 2.9 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Desh Tamil Keyboard averages 4.6 from 217 ratings.
Do Mobitel Selfcare or Desh Tamil Keyboard have ads?
Neither Mobitel Selfcare nor Desh Tamil Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobitel Selfcare or Desh Tamil Keyboard?
Mobitel Selfcare ships an update every 6 months, and Desh Tamil Keyboard every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mobitel Selfcare was updated on October 23, 2026 and Desh Tamil Keyboard on October 30, 2026.

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