Comparison

纵横汉字输入法 vs C Keyboard

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

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纵横汉字输入法

Features
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纵横汉字输入法 for iOS 纵横输入法一种以0-9十个数目字编码,纵横输入法有效率地利用小键盘和方便使用者单手操作,减少使用者在操作过程中手的移动幅度。纵横输入法最大特色是以词组输入,目前已收录简体词条近八十万条、繁体词条近四十万条,是由香港苏浙沪同乡会永远名誉会长周忠继先生所发明,由苏州大学纵横汉字信息技术研究所研制。经过多年不断地完善,在北京、上海、江苏、浙江、广东、海南、香港、澳门等地大受欢迎。 在纵横码中根据汉字的字形,采用0到9十个数字对汉字进行编码。纵横码中规定了十种基本笔形,分别用0到9十个数字对其进行编码。 一个汉字的基本编码方法为:将汉字看成一个方块字,取汉字四个角的笔形代码作为一个汉字的编码,输入法规定单字的输入码最多为四个数字,最少为一个数字。 词组的输入码根据组成词组的单字的输入码来取,词组的输入码最多为六个数字,最少为一个数字。 纵横码是一种形码,笔形分为十类,分别用0到9十个数字编码。为了方便记忆,笔形编码口诀是: 一横二竖三点捺, 叉四插五方块六, 七角八八九是小, 撇与左勾都是零。

About

C Keyboard

This keyboard app allows extensive customization of keys, enabling quick access to emojis, special symbols, app shortcuts, web searches, and repetitive text. It offers features like key history, adjustable height, and automatic return for enhanced input efficiency.

Highlights
  • Customizable keys for emojis and symbols
  • App and web search shortcuts
  • Repetitive text sending
  • Key history and recent keyboard recall
  • Adjustable keyboard height
  • Automatic text sending
Features
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C Keyboard: A keyboard that can define various keys. = = = Product Features = = = 【May Custom Keyboard】You can add the keyboard you want, such as: emoji, special symbols, emoji, numbers, promotional copy, daily English, search engines and other keyboard categories 【Diversified Keys】Supports various buttons such as ordinary text, application jump, search engine, webpage bookmarks, continuous sending (repeater machine), echo, telephone, email, etc. 【Key History】Record the most recently used keys, making it more convenient to visit 【Line Break Key】Freely switch the newline button to meet the user's input newline needs 【Auto Return】Turn on the automatic return, click the normal text button to automatically send the content 【Keyboard Height Customization】Customize the keyboard height to display more useful keys 【Show Recent Keyboard】Record the most recently accessed keyboards and automatically switch the next time you use them 【Theme Follow】Appearance follows the dark and light color mode of the system = = = Key Introduction = = = 【App Jump】Customize various URL Scheme/Universal Link events (scan on WeChat, hot search on Weibo, etc.) 【Normal text】The content of the button is arbitrary, and the color text? Emoticons? Special characters? Internet connection? Japanese Kana? all can 【Search engine】Please allow full access, automatically obtain the clipboard content and search for the content according to the set search engine, such as: copy "Ghost Slayer", click the bilibili search engine, and you can go to bilibili to search 【Webpage Bookmarks】Visit the set webpage through the built-in Safari browser, and read novels? watch video? All can be implemented within the keyboard, no need to jump to other applications 【Phone】Suddenly want to call someone? Just click the green dial button 【Email】Send an urgent email. Just click easily, you can jump to the mail APP 【Echo]】What? Can you still play like this? Just type a piece of text and he will automatically send the echoed content: Happy appy ppy py y 【Looping】Nothing matters. Say important things three times or n times, you decide how many times to send, such as 5 times in a row: I am a genius I am a genius I am a genius I am a genius I am a genius = = = Tips = = = 【1】How to enable C Keyboard? 1. Add keyboard: After installation, go to System Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Add New Keyboard and select “C Keyboard" to add, then click C Keyboard -> Enable [Allow Full Access] -> Done 2. Start the keyboard: open any input box -> long press the globe button to select a C Keyboard, you can use it 【2】What should I do if the C Keyboard cannot be found in the keyboard list? Due to the system cache, the C Keyboard may not be displayed. Please restart the app that needs to use the input method or go to System -> Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Keyboard to delete the C Keyboard, and then add the C Keyboard again, or restart the device. 【3】How to adjust the keyboard height? Open any input box -> keyboard select 「C Keyboard」 -> click the「」button in the upper right corner of the keyboard to adjust 【4】Allow Full Access to the keyboard is a better experience: ① The App Jump logo can be displayed normally ② You can use web bookmarks normally ③ You can use the search engine normally 【5】About turning on 「Allow Full Access」 The C Keyboard will not collect any user sensitive information. For a better experience, please enable the 「Allow Full Access」 keyboard = = = Contact us = = = We are always listening, always answering questions and looking forward to your feedback Open the C Keyboard -> enter the settings interface -> click on feedback -> submit your ideas

Screenshots

纵横汉字输入法4 screens
C Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 纵横汉字输入法 at none against C Keyboard's 1. 纵横汉字输入法 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). C Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. C Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 纵横汉字输入法 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

C Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of 纵横汉字输入法's written reviews are positive against 70% of C Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

纵横汉字输入法 ships an update every 3 months, C Keyboard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
纵横汉字输入法 versus C Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter纵横汉字输入法C Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇 陈倩喜 阮

Customer experience

纵横汉字输入法

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

C Keyboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

纵横汉字输入法

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

C Keyboard

One-time1
  • CustomBoard SVIP$9.99

Questions

Is 纵横汉字输入法 free?
纵横汉字输入法 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is C Keyboard free?
C Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 纵横汉字输入法 or C Keyboard?
C Keyboard is rated higher. 纵横汉字输入法 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while C Keyboard averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do 纵横汉字输入法 or C Keyboard have ads?
Neither 纵横汉字输入法 nor C Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 纵横汉字输入法 or C Keyboard?
纵横汉字输入法 ships an update every 3 months, and C Keyboard every 6 days. Most recently, 纵横汉字输入法 was updated on October 2, 2026 and C Keyboard on October 10, 2026.

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