Comparison

Black Keys vs UAE Gratuity Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Black Keys

This app provides multilingual keyboards for typing in unsupported languages and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It features a dark mode for eye comfort and supports a wide range of languages, including Arabic, Amharic, and Khmer. Tutorials are available for complex typing methods.

Highlights
  • Multilingual keyboard support
  • IPA typing
  • Dark mode
  • Support for many languages
  • Tutorial videos
  • Long-press for hidden letters
Features
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Black Keys, multilingual keyboards, for unsupported languages and typing IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). Black mode is simple but awesome and good for your eyes. Check your language in this list and download: *IPA: IPA full and English IPA (new design and full of letters) *Arabic group: Dari, Pashto,Sorani Kurdish, Uyghur *Need to install font group: Amharic, Burmese, Coptic,N'ko,Tifinagh *Others: Khmer, Inuktitut, Georgian, Armenian, Sinhala, Lao, Kazakh, Nepali, Bangla, Gurmukhi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Kannada, Oriya, Telugu. *NOTE: -Some keyboard have longPress to popup some hidden letters: Amharic, Dari, Pashto, Sorani Kurdish. Please take your time to practice much from beginning to understand how to use or check our video tutorials from app -Burmese and Sinhala use smart combination to help you type faster, please check tutorial video from app. -Deprecated languages: Persian, Syriac (move to swipekeys app) If your keyboard miss some letters, or need to improve or you need to add your languages,please contact us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackKeyboards

About

UAE Gratuity Calculator

Calculate your end-of-service benefits accurately according to UAE Labour Law. This tool helps you understand your gratuity entitlements for various contract types and employment scenarios, ensuring you know exactly what you are owed.

Highlights
  • Calculate gratuity for limited and unlimited contracts
  • Supports termination, resignation, and early contract end
  • Based on UAE Labour Law and MOHRE guidelines
  • Understand your rights and calculation methods
  • Identify errors in final payouts
  • Financial planning for career changes
Features
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Easily calculate your UAE end of service benefits in seconds. Under the UAE Labour Law, all employees are entitled to gratuity (severance pay) at the end of their employment. Whether you're on a limited or unlimited contract, it's essential to know exactly how much you're owed. UAE Gratuity Calculator is a fast, reliable, and up-to-date tool designed to help you calculate your End of Service Benefits (EOSB) accurately—based on the latest UAE MOHRE and Labour Law regulations. Key Features: • Calculate gratuity for limited and unlimited contracts • Supports scenarios like termination, resignation, and early contract end • Built on UAE Labour Law and MOHRE guidelines • Understand your rights and how gratuity is calculated • Spot errors in your final payout • Plan financially for career changes or retirement Whether you're leaving a job, reviewing an offer, or planning your finances, this app puts clarity and control in your hands.

Screenshots

Black Keys4 screens
UAE Gratuity Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UAE Gratuity Calculator at 5.0 against Black Keys's 3.4. UAE Gratuity Calculator also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 54%). Black Keys's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). On ads, 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

Black Keys costs $0.99 and UAE Gratuity Calculator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UAE Gratuity Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Keys has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Black Keys's written reviews are positive against 71% of UAE Gratuity Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Keys ships an update fortnightly, UAE Gratuity Calculator every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Black Keys versus UAE Gratuity Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack KeysUAE Gratuity Calculator
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.4 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLE SANGGlen Ferris

Customer experience

Black Keys

All ratings27 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative29.6%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative30.4%

UAE Gratuity Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Black Keys

Reported bugs

53 issues
  • Keyboard takes up more space over time
  • Eastern font lost after update
  • Syriac-Eastern font shows as Estrangelo
  • Myanmar Error Unicode and Zawgyi
  • Cannot add vowels on alphabets
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  • Language change button inconsistent
  • App took money, no service
  • Won't do Normal QWERTY
  • Cannot change case, numbers, or common symbols
  • Font typing error in iPhone 6 plus
  • Cannot see Myanmar font on iPhone
  • Typing review of letters falls under finger
  • Semi-shift does not work in Twitter
  • Space between words gets messed up with semi-shift
  • Kazakh missing lowercase 'a'
  • Keyboard appears and disappears when clicking a field
  • Some Sinhala letters missing
  • App closes automatically while typing some letters
  • Font missing for Nepalese language
  • Every time writing something it shows specific characters
  • White mode doesn't work
  • Bug with diacritical markers in Notes/Email apps
  • Keys seem incomplete for Khmer
  • Keys are too small and slow for Khmer
  • Keys show as ... when shifting cases
  • Key layout moves around when switching cases
  • Response when hitting key is slow for Khmer
  • Small additional characters hidden under finger
  • Cannot find '?' and '!' on new keyboard
  • Two keys for Burmese alphabet 'ဘ'
  • Zawgyi update misplaced some characters
  • Shift key button deleted in Burmese (zawgyi) after iOS 8.1 update
  • Cannot see shift key to switch
  • Long pressing not accurate on small keypad
  • Dots at the foot of character vary
  • Cannot find dot to place above characters
  • Cannot use Myanmar font properly after updating
  • Cannot see Myanmar font on YouTube
  • Missing some previous characters in Myanmar Zawgyi font
  • Keyboard theme not beautiful anymore
  • Space button has a delay
  • Keyboard layout not standard for iPad
  • Not all keys included in Burmese Unicode Keyboard
  • Shift key seems left out in Burmese Unicode Keyboard
  • Crashing when attempting to place diacritical markers
  • Black background too dark
  • No space between keys
  • Not working after adding to keyboard list
  • Don't work and show keyboard after adding
  • A bit of delay when first changing to numpad
  • No 'Pa' for word 'Pa'
  • Keyboard size issue
  • Syriac Estrangelo replaced by Serto after iOS 9 update

Requested features

22 requests
  • Fix Nestorian style font
  • Add vowels on alphabets
  • Improve language change button consistency
  • Add custom keyboard creation/customization
  • Add Latin Extended keyboard
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  • Add multiple signs for prenasalization
  • Add original theme option
  • Add Text-To-Speech function for IPA
  • Improve keyboard design and layout
  • Add sound for keys
  • Add space between keys
  • Improve Persian keyboard layout for iPad
  • Add white background option
  • Fix missing characters in Sinhala keyboard
  • Fix missing characters in Nepalese language
  • Fix missing characters in Kazakh keyboard
  • Fix missing characters in Khmer keyboard
  • Fix missing characters in Burmese Unicode Keyboard
  • Fix missing characters in Myanmar Zawgyi font
  • Add IPA characters for 'm, ɱ, ɳ, ɲ, ŋ, and ɴ'
  • Add combining diacritics to Latin Extended keyboard
  • Add IPA characters for 'ⁿ'

UAE Gratuity Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Black Keys

No in-app purchases

None

UAE Gratuity Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Black Keys free?
Black Keys costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UAE Gratuity Calculator free?
UAE Gratuity Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Black Keys or UAE Gratuity Calculator?
UAE Gratuity Calculator is rated higher. Black Keys averages 3.4 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while UAE Gratuity Calculator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Black Keys or UAE Gratuity Calculator have ads?
Neither Black Keys nor UAE Gratuity Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Keys or UAE Gratuity Calculator?
Black Keys ships an update fortnightly, and UAE Gratuity Calculator every 12 months. Most recently, Black Keys was updated on November 1, 2026 and UAE Gratuity Calculator on November 2, 2026.

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