Comparison

Amharic Reader vs Fidel Amharic Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Amharic Reader

Easily read Amharic text on your iPhone or iPad, even when it appears as boxes. This app translates unreadable Amharic characters with a single tap, including on the web via a Safari extension. Never miss out on understanding Amharic messages or comments again.

Highlights
  • Read Amharic letters on iPhone/iPad
  • Safari extension for web reading
  • Translate 'boxes' to Amharic
  • Single-tap translation
  • Understand Amharic messages and comments
Features
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Ever followed a link only to find out it is just boxes? Are you dying to know what your friends commented in Amharic on Facebook? Or did you get a mail or a message that you can't read because it is all boxes? Amharic reader is an easy to use app that enables you to read Amharic letters on your iPhone and iPad. It also includes a Safari extension that lets you read Amharic letters on the web in Safari. It translates all the boxes to Amharic with a single tap. Install it now and you'll never have to go to your laptop to check what those 4 boxes mean.

About

Fidel Amharic Keyboard

Type Amharic quickly and accurately with smart suggestions and auto-correction. Enjoy a comfortable layout, transliteration support, and daily tips. Core features are free, with optional lifetime or weekly subscriptions for full access.

Highlights
  • Smart word suggestions
  • Auto-correction
  • Comfortable Amharic layout
  • Long press for related characters
  • Latin to Amharic transliteration
  • Daily tips and shortcuts
Features
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Type Amharic on your iPhone, properly. Fidel is a full Ethiopic keyboard for people who write in Amharic every day, not a transliteration trick bolted onto an English keyboard. It works in every app: Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, Gmail, anywhere you type. FOUR LAYOUTS Pick the one that matches how you think. • Fidel, seven keys per row, tap any key to choose a character form • Compact, consonants with live vowel slots, a whole family one tap away • Ordered, the traditional Geez family order, laid out as you learned it • QWERTY Amharic, Ethiopic characters on the QWERTY positions you already know BUILT FOR THE SCRIPT • Press and hold any key for every form in that character family • Word suggestions as you type • The Ethiopian calendar date and time, right on the keyboard AMHARIC VOICE INPUT • Tap the microphone and speak Amharic • Your words return as Ethiopic text in the app you are using • Review suggested spelling alternatives for words that may need correction PREMIUM • Type "selam" in Latin and get the Amharic equivalent. • Personal word suggestions that learn the words you use every day • Auto-correction that fixes typos as you type • A dark keyboard theme • Continued Voice Input after the free dictations PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your typed keystrokes stay on your device. When you choose Voice Input, only that dictation recording is sent securely to the speech transcription service. The app deletes its temporary audio file after transcription. No accounts and no ads. Privacy Policy: https://addisstack.com/apps/fidel/privacy Terms of Use: https://addisstack.com/apps/fidel/terms

Screenshots

Amharic Reader4 screens
Fidel Amharic Keyboard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fidel Amharic Keyboard at 4.6 against Amharic Reader's 3.9. Fidel Amharic Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Amharic Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Fidel Amharic Keyboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Amharic Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fidel Amharic Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Amharic Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fidel Amharic Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amharic Reader ships an update every 9 months, Fidel Amharic Keyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Amharic Reader versus Fidel Amharic Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmharic ReaderFidel Amharic Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (55 ratings)4.6 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnteneh SahledengelTeklie Belay Bzuneh

Customer experience

Amharic Reader

All ratings53 ratings
Positive66.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.8%

Fidel Amharic Keyboard

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Amharic Reader

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Fidel Amharic Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Fidel Premium$1.997 Days
  • Fidel Premium Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fidel Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Amharic Reader free?
Amharic Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fidel Amharic Keyboard free?
Fidel Amharic Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Amharic Reader or Fidel Amharic Keyboard?
Fidel Amharic Keyboard is rated higher. Amharic Reader averages 3.9 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Fidel Amharic Keyboard averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Amharic Reader or Fidel Amharic Keyboard have ads?
Neither Amharic Reader nor Fidel Amharic Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amharic Reader or Fidel Amharic Keyboard?
Amharic Reader ships an update every 9 months, and Fidel Amharic Keyboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Amharic Reader was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fidel Amharic Keyboard on November 9, 2026.

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