Keyboard Lao vs BillStarRecognition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Full Lao keyboard layout for iOS
- Quick switch between Lao and English
- Works in any app
- Lightweight and private
- Easy to use
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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.
BillStarRecognition
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AIBillStarRecognition App is an intelligent tool designed for individuals and businesses to help users quickly and accurately identify and extract invoice information. Through advanced OCR (Optical character recognition) technology, the App can automatically scan paper or electronic invoices, extract key information such as invoice number, date, amount, supplier name, etc., and generate structured data to facilitate the user's financial management and reimbursement process. Core functions: Intelligent scanning and recognition: Support to take photos or import pictures, automatically identify the text content on the invoice. Accurately extract key invoice information, such as invoice number, date, amount, tax number, etc. Multi-format support: Support a variety of invoice formats, including VAT general invoice, special invoice, electronic invoice, etc. Individual users: Easily manage daily consumption invoices, quickly generate expense reports, and save time. Enterprise finance: batch processing invoices, automatic generation of financial reports, improve work efficiency. Freelancer: Easy to record and organize business invoices, simplify the tax filing process.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Keyboard Lao at 4.4 against BillStarRecognition's 3.0. Keyboard Lao also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 1). BillStarRecognition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 months). 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
Both are free to download. Keyboard Lao sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. BillStarRecognition asks for nothing beyond the download.
Keyboard Lao holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keyboard Lao has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Keyboard Lao ships an update every 10 months, BillStarRecognition daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Keyboard Lao | BillStarRecognition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (24 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sahtu Press, Inc. | Zhejiang Wanwang Juyi Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Keyboard Lao
- 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
BillStarRecognition
No in-app purchases
Questions
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