Chemistry Keyboard vs The Math Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chemistry Keyboard
Easily input chemical formulas with specialized superscript, subscript, and arrow characters. Access lowercase Greek letters and other chemistry-related Unicode symbols. This keyboard extension works offline and includes a demo for viewing Wikipedia data.
- Superscript characters
- Subscript characters
- Arrow glyphs
- Lowercase Greek characters
- Chemistry Unicode characters
- Offline functionality
- Wikipedia data lookup demo
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The Chemistry Keyboard is a specialized Keyboard Extension for anyone who needs to enter chemical formulae. Ever need to input Hg²⁺+2 I⁻ on your phone and can't figure out how to get those nice superscript or subscript 2s. Or proper arrow glyphs? Quickly generate superscripts: ⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ⁽ ⁾ ⁺ ⁻, subscripts: ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ₅ ₆ ₇ ₈ ₉ ₍ ₎ ₊ ₋, and arrows. lowercase Greek characters available in landscape mode. and other chemistry related Unicode characters. The app itself demonstrates the keyboard's use by allowing text entry and looking up data from Wikipedia. Unlike many keyboard extensions, this keyboard does not require network access. It's entirely self contained.
The Math Keyboard
Access hundreds of math and scientific characters directly from your keyboard. Type symbols anywhere in any app with ease. Includes numbers, trigonometric, algebra, and alphabetical symbols.
- Access hundreds of math symbols
- Type symbols in any app
- Includes numbers
- Trigonometric symbols
- Algebra symbols
- Alphabetical symbols
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The Math Keyboard gives you quick access directly in your keyboard to hundreds of useful Math and Scientific characters. Simply open of the Math Keyboard in any App and type math symbols anywhere you like. Done. Easy! Characters include : - Numbers - Trigonometric Symbols - Algebra Symbols - Alphabetical Symbols What our users are saying about The Math Keyboard : "Super awesome keyboard, has a lot of versatility that you will find usage for everything" "Amazing! Pretty simple, makes typing math easy"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chemistry Keyboard at 4.6 against The Math Keyboard's 3.4. Chemistry Keyboard also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 59%) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). The Math Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Chemistry Keyboard costs $1.99 and The Math Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chemistry Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Chemistry Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 59% of The Math Keyboard's.
Chemistry Keyboard ships an update every 6 months, The Math Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chemistry Keyboard | The Math Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better | 3.4 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 58.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Generally Helpful Software | Daniel Soffer |
Customer experience
Chemistry Keyboard
The Math Keyboard
In-app purchases
Chemistry Keyboard
No in-app purchases
The Math Keyboard
No in-app purchases
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