Comparison

Simeji vs ギガファイル便

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

Head to head
About

Simeji

This Japanese input keyboard offers extensive customization with skinnable themes, wallpapers, and text decorations. It provides access to popular emoticons, emoji, and a vast cloud-based dictionary for slang and buzzwords. Users can also enjoy fun conversion features and share stickers.

Highlights
  • Skinnable keyboard with custom wallpapers
  • Extensive emoticon and emoji library
  • Cloud-based dictionary with 2M entries
  • Fun conversion and user-shared dictionaries
  • Popular Simeji stickers
  • VIP features including ad removal and OCR
Features
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Simeji is a free Japanese input keyboard that has reached over 39M downloads! It comes with a skinnable keyboard, cute emoticons, emoji, and more! This is the most popular keyboard app in Japan! Try it today! Simeji is a keyboard with these features! Skinnable keyboard - Add a wallpaper to your keyboard using a photo,image and video. - Chock-full of keyboard themes! - Also lots of features to change your text color and decorate your flick keyboard. Use cute emoticons and emoji - See the emoticon and emoji rankings to find the most popular ones! - Popular emoticons can be inserted immediately and let you add some spice to your chats on LINE, Twitter, and Facebook! Robust Japanese input and conversion features - The cloud-based dictionary contains 2M entries, covering everything from anime slang to the latest buzzwords - Lots of preset phrases you can use for Nico Nico, in-game chat, telling someone you're late, and more - As requested by users, the "Fun conversion" feature has now been added! There's also the "Everyone's Dictionary" feature, which lets you share cute emoticons with others. Easy keyboard input - Rapidly switch from the top of the keyboard to select emoticons, emoji, numerals, and special characters Popular Simeji stickers - Comes with the popular set of Simeji stickers New fun stickers are being uploaded by users every day! These cool stickers are free to use! [Simeij VIP] Plan 1) Simeji VIP monthly 400 yen / month 2) Simeji VIP 12 month 200 yen / month (2,400 yen per year) 50% OFF every year [About automatic renewal and cancellation] Free trial is only available when you register for VIP for the first time in the App Store. After the free trial, you will be automatically charged 400 yen per month. A monthly fee will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, your subscription will automatically continue. Payment will be charged to Apple ID account. Deleting an app does not cancel your subscription. Cancellation procedure cannot be performed on the Simeji App side. Please manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Benefits VIP exclusive theme Unlimited use VIP special theme -Unlimited use of luxury keyboard custom parts theme and deco parts are upgraded for VIP only -Unlimited photo theme settings No need to organize when you create a new photo theme VIP fixed phrase & reverse lookup dictionary -You can select frequently used sentences incrementaly. VIP backup -Easy backup of user user dictionary OCR function -You can convert and save text and text when you take a picture of the screen or paper. Remove ads -Smooth input operations! * VIP exclusive theme function is not available on iPad. Please note. The information desk - Customer Support (simeji_support@baidu.com) Business hours: Monday to Friday 10: 00-18: 00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and our designated holidays) * The contract for this service is automatically renewed. You will be automatically charged for renewal on a service-provided basis until the customer is suspended on the AppStore. * If the service is in the free trial period, the free period ends when you apply for the service. - Terms of use https://simeji.me/termofuse/ - Privacy Policy https://simeji.me/privacy/ - Display based on the Specified Commercial Transaction Law https://stat.ime.baidu.jp/page/terms/ios/premium/index.html

About

ギガファイル便

Features
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無料大容量ファイル転送サービス「ギガファイル便」の公式アプリです。 ギガファイル便からのファイルダウンロード、ギガファイル便へのファイルアップロード、 ダウンロードしたファイルの閲覧や管理が可能です。 ◆ギガファイル便 ダウンロード機能 ・QRコードからダウンロード。 ・バックグラウンドでのダウンロード。 ・ダウンロード完了時の通知。 ・ダウンロード履歴の閲覧。 ◆ギガファイル便 アップロード機能 ・アップロード完了時の通知。 ・アップロード履歴の閲覧。 ◆ファイル管理機能 ・画像ファイルの閲覧、スライドショー(jpg、png、gif、bmp、tif、heic、svg、等) ・音声ファイルの再生(wav、mp3、m4a、flac、等) ・映像ファイルの再生(mp4、mov、m4v、等) ・ZIPファイルの解凍、作成、暗号化 ・PDFファイルの閲覧 ・オフィス系ファイルの閲覧(doc、docx、ppt、pptx、xls、xlsx) ・iWork系ファイルの閲覧(pages、keynote、numbers) ・Adobe系ファイルの閲覧(psd、ai)※aiファイルはPDF互換形式に限る ・テキストファイルの閲覧(txt、rtf、csv、等) ・フォトライブラリからのファイルコピー ・フォルダの作成、ファイルの移動、コピー ・ファイルの共有(他アプリ連携)

Screenshots

Simeji4 screens
ギガファイル便4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simeji at 64% against ギガファイル便's 10%. Simeji also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). ギガファイル便's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Simeji sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ギガファイル便 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, ギガファイル便 every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simeji versus ギガファイル便: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimejiギガファイル便
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaidu Japan Inc.GIGA FILE, K.K.

Customer experience

Simeji

All ratings1,200 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative24.5%

ギガファイル便

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Simeji

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard keeps asking for full access
  • Saved emojis/emoticons disappear
  • Intrusive popup ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add English language support
  • Improve QWERTY keyboard layout
  • Add auto-capitalization feature
  • Introduce simplified and traditional Chinese keyboards

ギガファイル便

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Simeji

Subscriptions8
  • 月間会員7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Simeji月間 VIP$2.991 Month
  • Simeji 月間VIP1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • Simeji VIP Lv1 1ヶ月コース(初月半額)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • 月額会員7 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • プレミアムサービス$9.996 Months
  • 年間会員7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Simeji VIP年間会員$30.991 Year
One-time2
  • クールブルー$1.99
  • [有料]まふまふきせかえ$2.99
None

ギガファイル便

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simeji free?
Simeji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ギガファイル便 free?
ギガファイル便 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simeji or ギガファイル便 have ads?
Both Simeji and ギガファイル便 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simeji or ギガファイル便?
Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, and ギガファイル便 every 4 months. Most recently, Simeji was updated on November 11, 2026 and ギガファイル便 on November 11, 2026.

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