Simeji vs Kawaii*Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Kawaii*Memo
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A cute notepad and secret diary with Face ID lock, 45 skins and your oshi's photos. NEW in v2.5 — the new Lolita theme with 5 skins (45 in total, 12 free)! Decorate your notepad with photos of your favorite "oshi" — your fave idol, K-pop star, anime/manga character, VTuber, or even your pet. Keep them close every time you jot down a thought. ◆ Oshikatsu Frame • Background: place a photo as a blurred full-screen background while keeping the UI fully readable • Header frame: place a photo in a clean rectangular frame just below the header on the notes list • 6 badge decorations: Heart / Star / Ribbon / Flower / Sparkle / Plain • Custom crop: drag and pinch-zoom your photo to position it just right • All photos stay on your device — nothing is ever uploaded or shared [How it works inside the notepad] • Notes list screen: background photo + framed photo right under the header • Editor & Trash screens: background photo only — so writing stays clean and distraction-free • The same background photo is shared across all three screens for a consistent look Customize your notepad with 45 adorable skins! Choose from 5 themes: Kawaii, Beauty, Cool, Flower, and Lolita. 12 skins are available for free! Make your everyday journaling more enjoyable with your favorite design. Pastel pink, lavender, rose gold, floral patterns, and more — pick the theme that suits you best and make writing time something to look forward to. ◆ Customizable Skins • Kawaii - Dreamy pastel colors and cute designs • Beauty - Rose gold and marble for an elegant look • Cool - Dark mode and neon for a modern vibe • Flower - Sakura and lavender for a natural feel • Lolita - Sweet, Classic, Prince, Gothic and Punk, inspired by Lolita fashion ◆ Note Features • Text styling (bold, italic, strikethrough, headings) • Checklists with 3-level indent support • Bullet lists • Search (title & body) • Pin notes • Share (iOS Share Sheet) • Auto-save • Backup & transfer (export / import a file) • Adjustable font size (4 levels) ◆ Security Features • Face ID / Touch ID lock for your notes • Trash (30-day retention & restore) • Swipe to delete ◆ Quick Action • Long press the app icon on your Home Screen to instantly create a new note 12 skins (3 each in Kawaii, Beauty, Cool and Flower) are free! Unlock 28 premium skins with the Base Skin Pack. Unlock the 5 Lolita theme skins with the Lolita Skin Pack. Unlock the photo frame feature with the Oshikatsu Frame Pack.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kawaii*Memo at none against Simeji's shown. Simeji's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Simeji sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Kawaii*Memo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, Kawaii*Memo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simeji | Kawaii*Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baidu Japan Inc. | Hiroyuki Ishikawa |
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
Kawaii*Memo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simeji
- 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
- クールブルー$1.99
- [有料]まふまふきせかえ$2.99
Kawaii*Memo
- Lolita Skin Pack$1.00
- Base Skin Pack$1.99
- Cute Fan Photo Frame Pack$1.99









