Comparison

UrKeyboard輸入法 vs 超注音

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

Head to head
About

UrKeyboard輸入法

This third-party keyboard offers a robust Chinese input experience for iOS devices. It supports simultaneous Chinese and English typing, customizable layouts, and the ability to import dictionaries from other input methods.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous Chinese/English typing
  • Customizable keyboard layouts
  • Import CIN dictionaries
  • Smart keyboard functions
  • One-hand mode
  • Adjustable key size and text size
Features
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UrKeyboard — Your Personalized Chinese Input Keyboard Supports multiple Chinese input methods including Boshiamy, Zhuyin (Bopomofo), Cangjie, Dayi, Array, and Pinyin — all in one app. 【Continuous Input, Type Fast】 Continuous input mode for Zhuyin and Pinyin lets you type an entire sentence at once. Our smart language model handles word segmentation automatically. The more you type, the smarter it gets. 【Themes, Your Way】 Choose from built-in themes with automatic light/dark mode switching. Pro users can customize 40+ appearance properties including background images, key colors, fonts, and more. 【Community Theme Store】 Browse, download, and share creative themes with the community. Search by tags and discover trending designs. 【Rich Keyboard Layouts】 5 keyboard layouts (Standard, Zhuyin, 5-Row, Full-Size, 31-Key), 15 sound themes, and 5 haptic presets for your preferred typing feel. 【Packed with Features】 Emoji (Unicode 16.0), Kaomoji, and Symbol panels Clipboard panel for quick pasting Traditional-to-Simplified output Cursor control via spacebar swipe Long-press for alternate characters English autocomplete Custom dictionary with shortcodes 【Cloud Sync (Pro)】 Sign in to sync your preferences, learned word frequencies, and custom dictionary across devices. Supports Sign in with Apple and Google Sign-In. 【Privacy First】 UrKeyboard does not record, collect, or transmit your keyboard input. Word frequency data is stored locally. Cloud sync is opt-in only. Privacy Policy: https://urkeyboard.molioapp.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

超注音

Features
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Chaozhuyin is the famous Chinese phonetic symbol keyboard extension (Bopomofo IME). It is very easy to use with zero learning curve. Demo video: https://youtu.be/pyY05iiNXoU Features: ● To input a Chinese phrase, you only need to input the first phonetic symbol of each word, and you can add any remain symbols arbitrarily to narrow down the candidates you may want. ● Voice input: supports two engines: Apple's built-in speech recognition and OpenAI Whisper. ● Proximity correction: it'll smartly guess what word or phrase you want to input from neighbor keys. ● Provide several kinds of skins and colors of the keyboard. Keyboard height and font size can be adjusted freely. ● Support clicking haptic feedback. ● Keyboard fan-shaped selector. ● Emoji keyboard. ● Candidate selection dropdown. It can be scrolled page-by-page by your finger. ● You can remove your user phrase by long pressing it. ● E-tan keyboard layout. ● Smartly showing English candidates you may want when typing letters. ● Left/right arrow keys make moving cursor easier. ● With great functionality of word or phrase guessing. ● Lexicon contains all the cities, streets, and roads name all around Taiwan. ● Able to backup/restore user dictionary to/from iCloud Drive. ● Able to import Chinese names in your contacts. ● Able to output Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

UrKeyboard輸入法4 screens
超注音4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 超注音 at none against UrKeyboard輸入法's 9. UrKeyboard輸入法's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, 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

UrKeyboard輸入法 costs $3.99 and 超注音 $4.99 up front. UrKeyboard輸入法 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 超注音 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UrKeyboard輸入法 ships an update every 3 days, 超注音 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UrKeyboard輸入法 versus 超注音: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUrKeyboard輸入法超注音
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating2.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews51.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB112 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperzhihmengChih Chao Yu

Customer experience

UrKeyboard輸入法

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral15.3%
Negative37.5%

超注音

Written reviews91 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

UrKeyboard輸入法

Subscriptions2
  • Pro 版(月繳)$0.991 Month
  • Pro 版(年繳)$7.991 Year
One-time7
  • 電腦鍵盤(按鍵音)$0.99
  • 打字機(按鍵音)$0.99
  • 鍵盤文字大小調整$0.99
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  • 鍵盤按鍵大小調整$0.99
  • 鍵盤高度大小調整$0.99
  • 將鍵盤縮至單手可操作的區域$0.99
  • 聯想字詞功能$1.99
None

超注音

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UrKeyboard輸入法 free?
UrKeyboard輸入法 costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 超注音 free?
超注音 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do UrKeyboard輸入法 or 超注音 have ads?
超注音 shows ads; UrKeyboard輸入法 does not.
Which is updated more often, UrKeyboard輸入法 or 超注音?
UrKeyboard輸入法 ships an update every 3 days, and 超注音 every 3 months. Most recently, UrKeyboard輸入法 was updated on September 19, 2026 and 超注音 on September 21, 2026.

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