Comparison

Simeji vs Brawl Status

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

Head to head
About

Simeji

This keyboard app offers a customizable Japanese input experience with a vast library of emoticons, emoji, and stickers. It features a cloud-based dictionary for up-to-date slang and phrases, along with options to personalize your keyboard's appearance. Advanced users can enjoy VIP features like OCR and unlimited theme customization.

Highlights
  • Skinnable keyboard with custom wallpapers and themes
  • Extensive emoticon and emoji library with rankings
  • Cloud-based dictionary with 2M entries
  • Preset and user-shared phrases
  • Popular Simeji stickers
  • VIP exclusive themes and custom parts
  • OCR function for text conversion
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

Brawl Status

This app provides a quick overview of character compatibility, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Developed with insights from world champions, it aims to help players improve their win rate.

Highlights
  • Character compatibility overview
  • Strengths and weaknesses analysis
  • Professional-level strategy insights
  • Win rate improvement tools
Features
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With a clear overview of all character matchups, you can easily identify your chosen character's strengths and weaknesses against various opponents! A top-quality application supervised by a world championship-winning pro! Boost your win rate with this!

Screenshots

Simeji4 screens
Brawl Status4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brawl Status at none against Simeji's shown. Simeji's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brawl Status sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Simeji against 4.7 for Brawl Status. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simeji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Simeji's written reviews are positive against 66% of Brawl Status's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, Brawl Status every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simeji versus Brawl Status: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimejiBrawl Status
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews65.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaidu Japan Inc.Koki Nakanishi

Customer experience

Simeji

All ratings1,192 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative24.5%

Brawl Status

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral15.7%
Negative18.6%

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

Brawl Status

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Simeji

Subscriptions10
  • 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
  • Simeji VIP7 Days trial$15.991 Year
  • 年間会員7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Simeji VIP年間会員$30.991 Year
  • Simeji VIP Lv2 年間コース$199.991 Year
One-time8
  • ガーリーうさぎ$1.99
  • クールブルー$1.99
  • ゆめかわユニコーン$1.99
Show 5 more
  • ユリ$1.99
  • クラシックピアノ$1.99
  • きらきらジュエリー シルバー$1.99
  • 白薔薇切り絵$1.99
  • [有料]まふまふきせかえ$2.99
1 purchases

Brawl Status

One-time1
  • Ad removal$3.99

Questions

Is Simeji free?
Simeji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brawl Status free?
Brawl Status is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simeji or Brawl Status?
Brawl Status is rated higher. Simeji averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Brawl Status averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Simeji or Brawl Status have ads?
Simeji shows ads; Brawl Status does not.
Which is updated more often, Simeji or Brawl Status?
Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, and Brawl Status every 9 days. Most recently, Simeji was updated on September 22, 2026 and Brawl Status on September 20, 2026.

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