Keyman vs Symbol Keyboard+
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
Symbol Keyboard+
Add thousands of unique Unicode text symbols and signs to your messages, social media posts, and more. This keyboard works system-wide, allowing you to easily insert cool text art and emojis into any application. Boost your creativity and impress your friends with unique content.
- Thousands of Unicode text symbols
- Works in all apps system-wide
- Create custom keyboards
- Dark mode compatible
- No ads or data collection
- Regular updates with new symbols
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Thousands of symbols in a keyboard that can be used in all apps! √ √ Include cool text symbols and signs in your messages (the keyboard works in every app). Your friends will be amazed. √ Write awesome posts with great symbols on your favorite social network √ Boost your audience and your creativity. Ideal for getting more followers! √ A great variety of text symbols (math, signs, emoticons, emojis, hieroglyphs, ...) The keyboard does NOT collect any data. The keyboard does NOT ask for full access. Your privacy matters. There are no ads in this app. Install the keyboard once, and enjoy in all apps. Simply switch keyboard to access the symbols. Symbols Keyboard can: • be used in every app. The keyboard works system-wide. • be used in dark mode • allow you to create your own keyboard with your favorite symbols for quick access • boost your creativity • impress your friends when you send them cool messages ツ • enlighten your day \(ツ)/ I will update the app regularly with new symbols, new signs and new functionalities. John - --------- The terms of use & privacy policy can be found here: https://fkeyboard.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Symbol Keyboard+ at 4.5 against Keyman's 3.8. Symbol Keyboard+ also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 71). Keyman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 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. Symbol Keyboard+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Keyman asks for nothing beyond the download.
Symbol Keyboard+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symbol Keyboard+ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Keyman's written reviews are positive against 87% of Symbol Keyboard+'s.
Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, Symbol Keyboard+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keyman | Symbol Keyboard+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (71 ratings) | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL) | iSolid apps |
Customer experience
Keyman
Symbol Keyboard+
Bugs and requests
Keyman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Symbol Keyboard+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard not working consistently across apps
- Finicky performance and navigation
Requested features
4 requests- Full subscript keyboard with all letters
- Option to disable/reorder keyboards
- More math and science symbols
- Astrology symbol keyboard
In-app purchases
Keyman
No in-app purchases
Symbol Keyboard+
- Symbols$2.991 Month
- Symbols3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Symbols$16.99
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