Khmer Smart Keyboard vs Khemera Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Khmer Smart Keyboard
A user-friendly keyboard app offering fast typing with flick gestures, word prediction, and easy language switching. Customize your experience with themes and emojis.
- Fast typing with flick gesture
- Word prediction
- Delete by swiping left
- Switch languages by swiping Spacebar
- Switch between 4 and 5 rows
- Themes and emoji support
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Smart Keyboard has been well recognized as the most user-friendly keyboard app by smartphone users with more than 1 million downloads. Smart Keyboard received 1st Runner Up of Cambodia ICT Award 2015 and Best Performance in Start-up Company, Cambodia ICT Award 2015. Due to some technical issues, this keyboard has gone offline for a while. In 2017, AlienDev has brought back this app back to the Apple Store. Available Features: -Fast typing with the flick gesture -Word prediction -Delete by swiping left -Change mode by swiping right -Swipe Spacebar left/right to switch between English/Khmer -Super easy switching between 4 and 5 rows by swiping two fingers up or down -Comes with themes and emoji
Khemera Keyboard
This keyboard app allows users to type in both Khmer and English with smart suggestions and efficient editing tools. It offers a focused Khmer-only mode and customizable features for a comfortable typing experience.
- Khmer and English typing
- Smart word suggestions
- Khmer-only mode
- Space-bar cursor control
- Fast delete with backspace
- Haptic feedback
- Long-press punctuation
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Khemera Keyboard is a Khmer keyboard for iPhone, designed and built for fast and comfortable typing in everyday apps. Type in Khmer and English, get smart suggestions while you type, and edit text quickly with practical controls designed for real use. Features: - Khmer + English keyboard in one app - Smart word suggestions and next-word prediction - Khmer-only mode for focused Khmer typing - Prefer Khmer digits on the main Khmer layout - Space-bar cursor control for quick text editing - Hold backspace for fast delete - Optional light “glass typing” haptic feedback - Long-press punctuation for alternate symbols How to enable: Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Khemera Keyboard, then use the globe key to switch keyboards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Khemera Keyboard at 5.0 against Khmer Smart Keyboard's 4.4. Khemera Keyboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Khmer Smart Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (374 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Khemera Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Khmer Smart Keyboard has 374 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Khmer Smart Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, Khemera Keyboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Khmer Smart Keyboard | Khemera Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (374 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALiEN DEV CO.,LTD | Sokphouthon Ourn |
Bugs and requests
Khmer Smart Keyboard
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard not showing Khmer characters correctly
- Frequent crashes or freezes on iOS 11 and above
- Predictive text download not working
- Keyboard not remembering user settings
Requested features
4 requests- Expand predictive text to English
- Add more theme/color options
- Improve keyboard layout for larger screens
- Provide instructions or tutorial for new users
Khemera Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Khmer Smart Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Khemera Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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