Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 vs OkidoKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤
This keyboard app allows seamless input of both Chinese and English without switching methods. It offers various Chinese input options, predictive text, and customizable features for a personalized typing experience.
- Mixed Chinese and English input
- Multiple Chinese input methods
- Predictive text and word suggestions
- Swipe selection for cursor control
- Customizable themes
- One-handed mode
- Smart autocorrection
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Kaiboard 是一個混合了多種中文輸入法和英文的鍵盤，不需切換輸入法便可直接輸入中英文 香港本土開發，為你精心設計完美的鍵盤！ 【支援的中文輸入法】 • 倉頡 • 速成 • 廣東話拼音 • 漢語拼音 • 筆劃 • 英漢詞典：例如打 Toy 會出「玩具」 【功能列表】 • 中英混合輸入模式 • 聯想字 • 常用字 • 詞語連打 • 「廣東話拼音」詞語連打 • 萬用字符 Wildcard • 滑動控制游標 Swipe Selection • 變速 Backspace：按住然後向左滑動變速 • 長駐 Emoji 鍵，不需再切換鍵盤 • 一鍵清空全行 • 一鍵複製或貼上 • 智能空白鍵，又可以轉頁，又可以輸入空白 • 智能全形標點符號 • 空白選字輔助鍵 • 自動大寫 • 主題風格切換 • 智能錯碼修正：如開啟此功能，當你錯誤按下目標按鍵附近的按鍵時，也可以把你想輸入的文字加到選字欄中以供選擇（目前支援倉頡及廣東話拼音） • 使用者辭典 • 單手模式：按住「空白鍵」然後向左或右拖動 • 支援 3D Touch 控制
OkidoKey
This app provides a custom input method keyboard kit for your device. It supports various Chinese input methods and allows for custom installations, offering features like a text editor, auto-copy, and smart punctuation.
- Custom input methods
- Physical keyboard support
- Text editor with Clip Pad mode
- Chinese input methods (Array, Cangjie, Pinyin)
- Install custom input methods
- Smart punctuation
- Chinese lexicon and emojis
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OkidoKey is a keyboard kit designed to use custom input methods not supported by the system. You can use it with the touchscreen custom keyboard that works seamlessly across the system, or you can use a physical keyboard with the text editor provided by OkidoKey. The OkidoKey editor can be used in Clip Pad mode with Split-View or multitasking windows. Once you've finished a sentence, simply tap the target and paste it. Features - It includes most common and ready-to-use Chinese input methods and keyboards, such as Array, Cangjie, Dayi, Pinyin, and so on. - It supports installing custom input methods using CIN table files. - It allows installing multiple input methods and keyboards. - It has sibling keyboards, and key flicks features. - It offers a composition prompt option. - It includes a navigation keyboard. - In OkidoKey text editor, it supports physical keyboard inputs. - It has an auto-copy feature with Clip Pad mode. - It allows Chinese and English mix-typing triggered by the return key. - It includes a Chinese lexicon and emojis. - It provides smart punctuation. - It offers homophones and phonetics lookup. - It supports both traditional and simplified Chinese output. - It allows personalized radicals, phrases, and snippets. Optimized Input Methods - Fully supports the Array input method and special/shortcode mode. - Zhuyin input method supports the standard, Et26, Et41, Hsu, and IBM keyboard layouts. ** Lexicon-related features are available on a subscription basis. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.creativecrap.com/paper/baker/eula.html#en Privacy Policy: https://www.creativecrap.com/paper/baker/privacy.html#en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 at 4.8 against OkidoKey's 3.0. Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 53%) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). OkidoKey's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and OkidoKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤's written reviews are positive against 53% of OkidoKey's.
Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 ships an update every 6 months, OkidoKey every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤 | OkidoKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better | 52.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alpha Tech HK Limited | Ethan Liu |
Customer experience
Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤
OkidoKey
Bugs and requests
Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤
Reported bugs
19 issues- Spacing between Chinese character suggestions too narrow
- Accidentally selecting wrong characters
- Input code displayed instead of selected Chinese word
- App suddenly disappears and needs reinstallation
- Letter bubble shifted during typing
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- Frequent words missing after update
- Enter key function is weird
- Copy and paste function not compatible with iOS 12.3+
- Keyboard crashes frequently
- Keyboard sometimes unresponsive or blank
- Cannot display new emojis from iOS 11.1
- Keyboard switch bugs
- "連打" (linda) feature not working for simple phrases
- "連打" feature doesn't learn new phrases
- Update issues preventing installation
- App outdated and prompts for update
- Keyboard does not support Bluetooth hardware keyboard
- Keyboard does not support external keyboard
- Display issues, keyboard sometimes not shown
Requested features
14 requests- Add swipe typing for English
- Add text search for emojis
- Add a "£" key
- Support for Windows
- Improve "連打" (linda) feature to learn new phrases
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- Improve "連打" (linda) feature for simple phrases like "linda"
- Add Zhuyin (Bopomofo) input method for Taiwanese users
- Make typing/keys more responsive
- Space out the keys a little bit
- Add auto-correct for English input
- Expand Chinese vocabulary for Cangjie/Speed Cangjie
- Auto-translation to simplified Chinese
- Improve compatibility with external keyboards
- Make settings available in English
OkidoKey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kaiboard 中英混合鍵盤
- 鍵盤風格設定$1.99
- 廣東話拼音詞語連打$2.99
OkidoKey
- Individual - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Individual Plan - Annual3 Months trial$29.991 Year
