Comparison

Keyboard Lao vs Pay500

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

Head to head
About

Keyboard Lao

This custom keyboard allows for fast and simple typing of the Lao alphabet on iOS devices. It works across all apps, offering a private and lightweight solution for messaging, notes, and social media.

Highlights
  • Full Lao keyboard layout for iOS
  • Quick switch between Lao and English
  • Works in any app
  • Lightweight and private
  • Easy to use
Features
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Keyboard Lao puts the whole Lao alphabet on your iPhone and iPad, so you can write to family, post and take notes in Lao without copying and pasting from somewhere else. It works in every app that uses the iPhone keyboard: Messages, LINE, WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Notes, Mail and the rest. What you get: • Every Lao consonant, vowel and tone mark, laid out for thumbs • Lao numbers and symbols on the shift layer • Emoji, and the globe key to jump back to English • Everyday phrases like sabaidee one tap away in the top bar • Lao stickers for Messages: dancers, elephants and more • An app that speaks English, Lao and Thai Private by design Keyboard Lao doesn’t ask for Full Access, so iOS keeps the keyboard offline. It can’t see or send what you type. The app counts anonymous things, like how many people open it, and never your words. Free, from Sahtu Press Sahtu Press is a Lao American publisher. Keyboard Lao is free with no ads. If it helps you, you can leave a small tip inside the app. Set up in under a minute: Settings › General › Keyboard › Keyboards › Add New Keyboard › Keyboard Lao.

About

Pay500

Features
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PAY 500 is an application where you can top up, buy Data package online in Laos by using your phone number to register an account. In addition, you can airtime/data advance; view lottery results online in the App.

Screenshots

Keyboard Lao4 screens
Pay5004 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pay500 at none against Keyboard Lao's 5. Pay500 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keyboard Lao sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pay500 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyboard Lao ships an update every 10 months, Pay500 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Keyboard Lao versus Pay500: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyboard LaoPay500
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1816.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSahtu Press, Inc.Keoviengthen Vongthongchith

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Keyboard Lao

One-time5
  • Donate Tier 1$0.99
  • Donate Tier 2$1.99
  • Donate Tier 3$2.99
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  • Donate Tier 4$3.99
  • Donate Tier 5$4.99
None

Pay500

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keyboard Lao free?
Keyboard Lao is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pay500 free?
Pay500 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keyboard Lao or Pay500 have ads?
Neither Keyboard Lao nor Pay500 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyboard Lao or Pay500?
Keyboard Lao ships an update every 10 months, and Pay500 fortnightly. Most recently, Keyboard Lao was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pay500 on October 7, 2026.

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