Comparison

FlickSKK vs Simple Editor X

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

Head to head
About

FlickSKK

This keyboard app offers a simple and efficient Japanese input experience for iPhone and iPad. It supports SKK-style conversion with single-clause conversion and implicit confirmation, along with flick input for natural typing. Customize your input with various modes and user dictionary features.

Highlights
  • Simple SKK Japanese conversion
  • Single-clause conversion
  • Flick input support
  • Multiple input modes (Hiragana, Katakana, Half-width Katakana)
  • Inline word registration
  • User dictionary management
  • External dictionary support
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日本語入力キーボード FlickSKK。シンプルな日本語入力を、iPhone/iPadで。 ●FlickSKKの特長 ■1. SKKならではのシンプルな日本語変換 ・単文節変換および暗黙の確定による効率的な入力 ・3つの入力モードのサポート: 「ひらかな」モード、「カタカナ」モード、「半角カタカナ」モード ・ひらかな確定、カタカナ確定、半角カナ確定機能 ・インラインでの単語登録 ■2. iPhoneらしいフリック入力 ・フリック入力による自然な入力をサポート ●使い方 ■1. 単文節変換 「(シフト)」の直後に入力された文字を文節の始まりとして認識します。 ※(シフト) = キーボード右列の上矢印キー 例えば「変換」は、以下のように入力できます。 1. 「(シフト)」、「へ」、「ん」、「か」、「ん」と押します。 2. 「次候補」を押して変換候補から入力したい単語を選択します。 3. 「(確定)」で変換を確定します。 ※(確定) = キーボード右列のリターンキー ■2. 送り仮名変換 変換中の「(シフト)」は、送り仮名の開始として認識されます。 例えば「晴れ」は、以下のように入力できます。 1. 「(シフト)」、「は」、「(シフト)」、「れ」と押します。 2. 「次候補」を押して変換候補から入力したい単語を選択します。 3. 「(確定)」で変換を確定します。 ■3. カタカナ入力 「かな」を横にフリックすると、カタカナ入力モードになります。 また、変換中に同じ操作をすると、カタカナとして確定されます。 同様に、「かな」を上にフリックするとひらかな入力モードに、下にフリックすると半角カナ入力モードになります。 ■4. 辞書登録 辞書に登録されていない単語を変換しようとすると、辞書登録モードになります。 変換後の単語を入力し、「(確定)」を押すことで辞書登録ができます。 登録した単語は、FlickSKKアプリの「ユーザー辞書」から確認できます。ただし、フルアクセスの許可が必要です。 ■5. 追加辞書 外部のSKK辞書を利用できます。 FlickSKKアプリの「追加辞書」から追加・削除が行なえます。ただし、フルアクセスの許可が必要です。 ■5. 補完候補 変換中に2文字以上入力中の場合、変換履歴とユーザー辞書の単語から候補を補完して表示します。 補完候補は[次候補]を左フリックしてスキップ[≪]できます。

About

Simple Editor X

This intelligent text editor and notepad offers text-to-speech functionality in 64 languages, real-time text analysis including word and character counts, and language identification. It also features emotional analysis for English text, iCloud synchronization, and easy insertion of canned text.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech in 64 languages
  • Real-time text information display
  • Language identification
  • Emotional analysis for English text
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Canned text insertion
  • Translation and replace function
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Simple Editor X is a simple, intelligent text editor and notepad application. In addition to text entry, Simple Editor X can also check and analyze text. This application has the following features ・Text-To-Speech After entering text, you can read it out loud with the text-to-speech function. This is especially useful when you want to check the clarity of sentences and the naturalness of conjunctions. 64 languages are supported, including Japanese, English (US), French (France), etc¹. On macOS, you can also export to audio files². ・Displays text information The number of characters, words, and paragraphs can be displayed in real time. In addition, machine learning can be used to identify the language of the text. If you don't know what language it is, you can paste it into Simple Editor X. With English text, more intelligence in Simple Editor X is unleashed. You can now perform an emotional analysis³ that shows whether the entire text is positive or negative, and you can detect proper nouns, such as the names of people, organizations, and places, and look them up with a single click. ・Synchronization via iCloud Synchronize texts and settings between iOS, macOS, and visionOS devices so that the same settings can be inherited from any device. ・Easy insertion of canned text Frequently used canned text can be registered in advance and instantly inserted at the beginning and end. For example, you can efficiently add canned sentences for emails, greetings at the beginning of memos, and other sentences that are used repeatedly. ・Translation The translation function is an essential part of the smarter Simple Editor X. In addition to displaying translation results, a one-click translation and replace function will be added. (iOS/iPadOS/macOS only) ・Linkage with the Shortcut app Text information can be analyzed by linking with shortcut apps without having to bother to open the app. For example, if you need to periodically check the number of words or paragraphs in a document, you can easily access the information without opening the app and work more efficiently. 1. advanced language-dependent features such as the ability to transliterate Chinese characters are not supported. 2. Please check Apple's OS terms and conditions for handling audio files created with Simple Editor X. 3. Positive or negative emotions are indicated by a numerical value between -1 and 1 and a graph.

Screenshots

FlickSKK4 screens
Simple Editor X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlickSKK at 61% against Simple Editor X's 0%. FlickSKK also leads on price (Free vs $1.49) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FlickSKK is free to download; Simple Editor X costs $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlickSKK ships an update every 3 months, Simple Editor X every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
FlickSKK versus Simple Editor X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlickSKKSimple Editor X
PriceFree — better$1.49
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUN BANKeisuke Chinone

Customer experience

FlickSKK

Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative17.9%

Simple Editor X

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

FlickSKK

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Editor X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlickSKK free?
FlickSKK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Editor X free?
Simple Editor X costs $1.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlickSKK or Simple Editor X have ads?
Neither FlickSKK nor Simple Editor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlickSKK or Simple Editor X?
FlickSKK ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Editor X every 13 months. Most recently, FlickSKK was updated on September 19, 2026 and Simple Editor X on September 3, 2026.

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