# Simeji vs flick（フリック）

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simeji at every 2 weeks against flick（フリック）'s every 2 months. Simeji also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 61) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Simeji sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and flick（フリック） sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Simeji against 4.7 for flick（フリック）. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simeji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 61, 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 63% of flick（フリック）'s.

Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, flick（フリック） every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Simeji | flick（フリック） |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simeji/id899997582/reviews) | **[4.7 (61 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flick/id923138396/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.2K** | 61 |
| Positive reviews | **64.2% of reviews** | 62.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 192 MB | 131 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Baidu Japan Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/382165332) | [IO Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/465250134) |

## What reviewers say

### Simeji

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simeji/id899997582)

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:** Safari Extension, Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (18)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 月間会員 | $1.99 | per month |
| Simeji月間 VIP | $2.99 | per month |
| Simeji 月間VIP | $2.99 | per month |
| Simeji VIP Lv1 1ヶ月コース（初月半額） | $2.99 | per month |
| 月額会員 | $3.49 | per month |
| プレミアムサービス | $9.99 | per 6 months |
| Simeji VIP | $15.99 | per year |
| 年間会員 | $21.99 | per year |
| Simeji VIP年間会員 | $30.99 | per year |
| Simeji VIP Lv2 年間コース | $199.99 | per year |
| ガーリーうさぎ | $1.99 | one-time |
| クールブルー | $1.99 | one-time |
| ゆめかわユニコーン | $1.99 | one-time |
| ユリ | $1.99 | one-time |
| クラシックピアノ | $1.99 | one-time |
| きらきらジュエリー　シルバー | $1.99 | one-time |
| 白薔薇切り絵 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 有料 まふまふきせかえ | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 No ads for keyboard
- 👍 More keyboards than Facemoji
- 👍 Easy to switch between English and Japanese
- 👍 Includes kaomojis and GIFs
- 👍 Cute/better-looking keyboards

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🌐 Only available in Japanese
- 🤖 Uses AI that is destroying artists' careers

**Reported bugs**

- Keyboard keeps asking for full access
- Saved emojis/emoticons disappear
- Intrusive popup ads

**Requested features**

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


### flick（フリック）

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flick/id923138396)

This keyboard app offers intelligent Japanese text input with AI conversion, a vast library of over 2 million emoticons and ASCII art, and customizable themes using your own images and videos. It aims to enhance your communication with expressive and context-aware typing.

**Highlights:** AI Japanese text conversion, 2 million+ emoticons and ASCII art, Customizable keyboard themes, Easy half-width katakana input, Context-aware predictive typing

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| プレミアムサービス | $1.99 | per 6 months |
| Hidden Emoticon Key Service | $1.99 | per year |
| AI Prediction | $2.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Simeji free?

Simeji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is flick（フリック） free?

flick（フリック） is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Simeji or flick（フリック）?

flick（フリック） is rated higher. Simeji averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while flick（フリック） averages 4.7 from 61 ratings.

### Do Simeji or flick（フリック） have ads?

Both Simeji and flick（フリック） show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Simeji or flick（フリック）?

Simeji ships an update every 2 weeks, and flick（フリック） every 2 months. Most recently, Simeji was updated on September 22, 2026 and flick（フリック） on September 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*