九方輸入法 iPad版 vs Vtalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
九方輸入法 iPad版
A user-friendly Chinese input method that doesn't require memorizing radicals. Learn it in minutes and type Chinese characters even if you forget stroke order. Supports Traditional Chinese and Hong Kong common characters.
- Easy to learn, no radical memorization
- Supports Traditional Chinese/HK common characters
- Traditional to Simplified character conversion
- Cantonese/Mandarin homophone lookup
- Dynamic/fixed associated words
- Advanced features available via purchase
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九方輸入法是一種非常簡單、實用的中文輸入方式,它完全不必死記字根,只要明白了一個簡單的原理就永遠都記得;如果單對單教授,一至兩分鐘就可以學會,就算忘記了字的筆劃也能幫您打出需要的字。適合任何年齡、職業的人仕使用。 注意： 1. 必須開啟 九方的 "允許全權取用"。 2. 我們已改善和提供解決方法給「記憶體不足時，九方可能不能正常打開問題」。 詳情：http://q9tech.com/s/iosLowMem 功能： -支援繁體中文／香港常用字 -打中文繁體字出簡體字（例：體 > 体） -廣東同音／普通話同音檢字 -動態/固定關聯字 購買 進階功能： -可「下頁」選擇更多候選字 -關聯字 -輸入過的字自動調前 -顯示香港字
Vtalk
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Vtalk provides more accessible and flexible counselling service brought to you by four centres under the Youth and Family Services Section, Community Services Division of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The video counselling service is designed for their existing service users. The four centres which provide Vtalk service are as follows: TWGHs Centre of Family Development TWGHs CROSS Centre TWGHs Even Centre TWGHs Integrated Centre on Addiction Prevention & Treatment Enquiry and Application for Vtalk: Vtalk provides service for existing service users from the above centres only. For application and enquiry, please contact related centre.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vtalk at none against 九方輸入法 iPad版's 2. Vtalk also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. 九方輸入法 iPad版 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Vtalk asks for nothing beyond the download.
九方輸入法 iPad版 ships an update every 3 months, Vtalk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 九方輸入法 iPad版 | Vtalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Q9 Technology Company Limit | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
In-app purchases
九方輸入法 iPad版
- 附加功能：聯想字Free
- 九方 iOS 2年版$22.99
Vtalk
No in-app purchases
