Keyman vs Dystopia for Reddit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keyman
Type in over 1,700 languages on your iPhone or iPad with system-wide keyboard installation. Supports numerous languages and offers custom keyboard building, predictive text, and a built-in browser for unsupported languages.
- Type in 1,700+ languages
- System keyboard integration
- Custom keyboard builder
- Predictive text
- Built-in browser for unsupported languages
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Keyman makes it easy to type in over 2300 different languages on your iPhone, iPad or iPod! Install all your language keyboards as a system keyboard and use them in every app on your iPhone or iPad! Type in: - Amharic - Tamil - Greek - Hebrew - Sinhala - Syriac - Tibetan - Hindi - Over two thousand more! Keyman requires the "Allow Full Access" option to be switched on just once when you install a new keyboard, in order for your language keyboard to be installed into the system. For your privacy and security, you can then switch the option off again. Features include: - Build custom keyboards with Keyman Developer and load them on your phone - Smooth optimised keyboard layouts - Predictive text for a growing set of languages - Built in browser displays your language even if iOS doesn't support it
Dystopia for Reddit
Experience Reddit with a fast, powerful, and accessible interface. Enjoy a beautiful media viewer, keyboard navigation, and real-time chat. Submit posts and images seamlessly within the app.
- Beautiful media viewer
- Full keyboard navigation
- Built-in command interface
- Real-time chat
- Comment reply notifications
- Image and post submission
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Dystopia is a fast, powerful, and accessible app for Reddit. Packed full of creature comforts like a beautiful media viewer and power user features like full keyboard navigation and a built-in command interface, Dystopia is a great way to use Reddit whether you're new to the site or have been there since the dark ages (back when the Narwhal was Baconing at Midnight). Upvote with just a flick, enjoy real-time chat to quickly hash things out privately, get notified when someone replies to your comments, and submit your own images and posts all without leaving the app. Dystopia is meant to be enjoyed by everyone; whether you like to use your device with a larger font size, VoiceOver, a braille reader, or Switch Control, Dystopia is convenient and natural to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Keyman at every 3 weeks against Dystopia for Reddit's every 23 months. Dystopia for Reddit's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Dystopia for Reddit holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 130 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Keyman's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dystopia for Reddit's.
Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, Dystopia for Reddit every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keyman | Dystopia for Reddit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (71 ratings) | 4.1 (130 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 | 130 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL) | Carbon Fiber Dev LLC |
Customer experience
Keyman
Dystopia for Reddit
Bugs and requests
Keyman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dystopia for Reddit
Reported bugs
13 issues- Sound doesn’t work for native Reddit videos
- After glow login gives errors
- Randomly closes/crashes
- No iPad version
- Audio follows phone silent switch
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- Links to Reddit in comments/posts fail to open (404)
- Not working in iPhone 15 with 'The data could not be read because it isn’t in the correct format.' error
- Weird whirring/cricket sound when viewing news articles
- Can’t go to a thread from profile
- Clicking all or front page sometimes freezes the app
- Can’t touch scroll through most videos
- Can’t link to Reddit page
- Login via browser doesn't return to app and log in properly
Requested features
11 requests- Add home page option
- Add general search functionality
- Add alphabet scroll bar (like Apollo)
- Show subreddit name on front page feed
- Customization options for colors/themes
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- Improve UI design and font spacing
- Add multi-reddits
- Add favorite subs
- Add swipe gesture customization
- Add media playback settings
- Add ability to copy Reddit links when they fail to open
In-app purchases
Keyman
No in-app purchases
Dystopia for Reddit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Keyman free?
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