Comparison

超注音 vs AIFA Smart

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

Head to head
About

超注音

Features
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Chaozhuyin is the famous Chinese phonetic symbol keyboard extension (Bopomofo IME). It is very easy to use with zero learning curve. Demo video: https://youtu.be/pyY05iiNXoU Features: ● To input a Chinese phrase, you only need to input the first phonetic symbol of each word, and you can add any remain symbols arbitrarily to narrow down the candidates you may want. ● Voice input: Apple's built-in speech recognition, with an optional cloud speech recognition engine (not available in all regions). ● Proximity correction: it'll smartly guess what word or phrase you want to input from neighbor keys. ● Provide several kinds of skins and colors of the keyboard. Keyboard height and font size can be adjusted freely. ● Support clicking haptic feedback. ● Keyboard fan-shaped selector. ● Emoji keyboard. ● Candidate selection dropdown. It can be scrolled page-by-page by your finger. ● You can remove your user phrase by long pressing it. ● E-tan keyboard layout. ● Smartly showing English candidates you may want when typing letters. ● Left/right arrow keys make moving cursor easier. ● With great functionality of word or phrase guessing. ● Lexicon contains all the cities, streets, and roads name all around Taiwan. ● Able to backup/restore user dictionary to/from iCloud Drive. ● Able to import Chinese names in your contacts. ● Able to output Simplified Chinese.

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AIFA Smart

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Welcome to AIFA Smart Home! Allows you to quickly and easily connect and control all traditional home appliances, and enjoy the new life of cloud intelligence. Now with the help of AIFA Smart App or through voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, you can remotely control TV, set-top box, DVD&Blu-ray players, stereos, amplifiers, air-conditioners, vacuum cleaners, lights and fans. For more information, please visit https://aifatechnology.com. i-Ctrl Pro Smart Home remote control , brand new A.I. upgrade i-Ctrl Pro with temperature and humidity sensors, enables you to get your real-time home temperature and humidity data and manage anytime, anywhere. You can use AIFA Smart Home app to control the air conditioner and other infrared appliances remotely via your smartphone or voice control. You can also use the A.I. function to improve your comfortness, help you to detect and adjust to your favorite comfortable temperature and humidity automatically, creating a personalized schedule with i-Ctrl Pro intelligent adjustment function to upgrade your room . i-Ctrl Pro Smart Home functions: 1. Supports TVs, set-top boxes, DVD and Blu-ray players, stereos, amplifiers, air conditioners, ceiling lights, Dyson fans, iRobot sweepers, etc. 2. Customize other remote controls, free to add and personalize easily. (Up to 3 remote controls) 3. Supports voice control via Google Home, Amazon Echo and Siri 4. 7-day unlimited smart scheduling 5. GPS function, no action is required when arriving home, the air conditioner can turn on automatically 6. You can share your device control with family and friends 7. Easy account management 8. Energy saving, carbon reduction and electricity bill reduction 9. AI function, forgot to turn off air conditioner reminder, pet mode, etc. --- You need to purchase i-Ctrl Pro hardware equipment to remotely control all traditional infrared equipment. If you encounter any problems while using the app, please contact us. We will try our best to make it easy for everyone to use our app. ‧If you need support, please email us: aifa@aifa.com.tw ‧Like and share our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AIFATW

Screenshots

超注音4 screens
AIFA Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AIFA Smart at Free against 超注音's $4.99. AIFA Smart also leads on ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

AIFA Smart is free to download; 超注音 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

超注音 ships an update monthly, AIFA Smart every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
超注音 versus AIFA Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter超注音AIFA Smart
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChih Chao YuAifa technology corp.

In-app purchases

None

超注音

No in-app purchases

None

AIFA Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 超注音 free?
超注音 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AIFA Smart free?
AIFA Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 超注音 or AIFA Smart have ads?
超注音 shows ads; AIFA Smart does not.
Which is updated more often, 超注音 or AIFA Smart?
超注音 ships an update monthly, and AIFA Smart every 5 weeks. Most recently, 超注音 was updated on October 24, 2026 and AIFA Smart on October 25, 2026.

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