Keyman vs Geotic
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
Geotic
Connect with local communities through location-based conversations. Discover public discussions on a map, join nearby chat groups, and engage in private messages tied to specific places.
- Discover geochats on a map
- Explore nearby communities
- Read public conversations
- Join location-based chat groups
- Reply to messages
- Mention other users
- Continue private discussions
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Geotic connects conversations to real places. Discover geochats on the map, explore nearby communities, and read public conversations from anywhere. When you are within a geochat’s area, you can join the conversation, reply to messages, mention other users, and continue private discussions connected to that place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Geotic at 5.0 against Keyman's 3.8. Keyman's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Geotic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keyman has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, Geotic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keyman | Geotic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (74 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL) | Mansur Mitrishchev |
Customer experience
Keyman
Geotic
In-app purchases
Keyman
No in-app purchases
Geotic
No in-app purchases
