Comparison

Word Search Tab vs Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Word Search Tab

This app functions as a customizable web browser, allowing users to save search history for individual websites. It enables the creation of multiple tabs, each dedicated to a specific site, to personalize your browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Saves search history per site
  • Customizable web browser
  • One site per tab
  • Create multiple tabs
  • Personalize search tabs
Features
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This app will save the search history for each site. e.g. Web search, Dictionary site, etc ... You would have wanted to save the input history for each site. I think so ! This app is like a customizable web browser. Set the one site to one Tab. You can create a lot of Tab. Let's customize the Search Tab for yours.

About

Keyboard

This app provides a custom keyboard that allows you to quickly insert frequently used phrases and sentences. Organize your text snippets into categories for easy access and sync them across your devices using iCloud. Its simple design ensures a user-friendly experience for efficient text input.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard for fixed phrases
  • Categorized canned text registration
  • iCloud sync between devices
  • Simple and easy-to-use design
  • Quick text insertion
Features
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You can register frequently used sentences in the dictionary and call them from the keyboard at any time. -Main functions- ・ Fixed phrase keyboard (can be displayed on the input screen) ・ Categorized canned text registration ・ Sync between multiple devices with iCloud ・ Simple design that is easy to use -How to use- To use this app from the iOS settings, "General-> Keyboard-> Keyboard-> Add new keyboard ..." Please add "DictionaryInput". If you want to synchronize between multiple devices, please enable DictionaryInput in iCloud settings. ・ Please add a category from the + button at the bottom right of the screen. ・ Register fixed phrases in the currently selected category from the Edit mark at the top right of the screen. ・ Tap the globe button on the keyboard of the input screen to switch to DictionaryInput.

Screenshots

Word Search Tab3 screens
Keyboard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Word Search Tab at 63% against Keyboard's 38%. Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Word Search Tab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Keyboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Search Tab ships an update every 9 months, Keyboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Word Search Tab versus Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Search TabKeyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developertadashi atojiMasaharu Tsukamoto

Customer experience

Word Search Tab

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral22.9%
Negative14.3%

Keyboard

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral23.1%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Word Search Tab

One-time1
  • Remove Ad (iPhone and iPad)$4.99
1 purchases

Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Word Search Tab free?
Word Search Tab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keyboard free?
Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Word Search Tab or Keyboard have ads?
Both Word Search Tab and Keyboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Search Tab or Keyboard?
Word Search Tab ships an update every 9 months, and Keyboard every 3 months. Most recently, Word Search Tab was updated on September 20, 2026 and Keyboard on September 13, 2026.

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