iKeywi vs OkidoKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iKeywi
Enhance your typing experience with an extra row for quick access to numbers and symbols. Customize keys for one-click input of long terms and easily manage your cursor. Supports multiple English dictionaries and is available for both iPhone and iPad.
- Extra row for keyboard
- Customizable keys
- One-click input for long terms
- Show letter case on keyboard
- Cursor movement
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Want to add an extra row to your iPhone/iPad? One of the most popular keyboard extension in iOS communication is available on AppStore now! Features: - Extra row for keyboard - Customizable keys - Input long terms with 1-Click - Show letter case on keyboard - Move cursors - Supports both iPhone / iPad - Also support iPhone 6 / 6 Plus now! NOTICE: iKeywi requires "Allow Full Access" enabled in keyboard settings to save and load your keyboard settings. We won't record nor send any information. Available for QWERTY layout with English (U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia) dictionary now. More layout and languages coming soon.
OkidoKey
This app provides a custom input method keyboard kit for your device. It supports various Chinese input methods and allows for custom installations, offering features like a text editor, auto-copy, and smart punctuation.
- Custom input methods
- Physical keyboard support
- Text editor with Clip Pad mode
- Chinese input methods (Array, Cangjie, Pinyin)
- Install custom input methods
- Smart punctuation
- Chinese lexicon and emojis
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OkidoKey is a keyboard kit designed to use custom input methods not supported by the system. You can use it with the touchscreen custom keyboard that works seamlessly across the system, or you can use a physical keyboard with the text editor provided by OkidoKey. The OkidoKey editor can be used in Clip Pad mode with Split-View or multitasking windows. Once you've finished a sentence, simply tap the target and paste it. Features - It includes most common and ready-to-use Chinese input methods and keyboards, such as Array, Cangjie, Dayi, Pinyin, and so on. - It supports installing custom input methods using CIN table files. - It allows installing multiple input methods and keyboards. - It has sibling keyboards, and key flicks features. - It offers a composition prompt option. - It includes a navigation keyboard. - In OkidoKey text editor, it supports physical keyboard inputs. - It has an auto-copy feature with Clip Pad mode. - It allows Chinese and English mix-typing triggered by the return key. - It includes a Chinese lexicon and emojis. - It provides smart punctuation. - It offers homophones and phonetics lookup. - It supports both traditional and simplified Chinese output. - It allows personalized radicals, phrases, and snippets. Optimized Input Methods - Fully supports the Array input method and special/shortcode mode. - Zhuyin input method supports the standard, Et26, Et41, Hsu, and IBM keyboard layouts. ** Lexicon-related features are available on a subscription basis. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.creativecrap.com/paper/baker/eula.html#en Privacy Policy: https://www.creativecrap.com/paper/baker/privacy.html#en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iKeywi at none against OkidoKey's 2. iKeywi also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). OkidoKey's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 34%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. OkidoKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iKeywi asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for iKeywi against 3.0 for OkidoKey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of iKeywi's written reviews are positive against 53% of OkidoKey's.
iKeywi ships an update every 11 days, OkidoKey every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iKeywi | OkidoKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews | 52.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JYITECH CO.,LTD | Ethan Liu |
Customer experience
iKeywi
OkidoKey
Bugs and requests
iKeywi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard disappears or freezes
- Inconsistent behavior across apps
- Settings reset unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for more languages (e.g. Chinese, Russian, Arabic)
- Option to disable 5th row and predictive text
- Improve keyboard responsiveness and stability
OkidoKey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iKeywi
No in-app purchases
OkidoKey
- Individual - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Individual Plan - Annual3 Months trial$29.991 Year
