Comparison

超注音 vs Japanese Handwriting Keyboard

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.

About

Japanese Handwriting Keyboard

This keyboard app allows users to handwrite Japanese characters, including kana, Romaji, numbers, and symbols. It offers features like accurate recognition, sound playback of handwritten text, and customization options for pen color, line width, and keyboard height. The app supports offline use and system theme following.

Highlights
  • Accurate Japanese character recognition
  • Supports kana, Romaji, numbers, and symbols
  • Handwritten text playback with speed adjustment
  • Customizable pen color and line width
  • Adjustable keyboard height
  • Offline use
  • Handwriting history
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JPNBoard: a keyboard for handwriting Japanese text! = = = Product Features = = = 【Accurate recognition】Large vocabulary, even scribbled can be accurately recognized 【Recognition PLUS】Arabic numerals, symbols, and English 26 letters are all OK! 【Kana, Romaji Phonetic】The handwritten content supports kana and Romaji phonetic, so you don't have to worry about not being able to read Japanese characters anymore. 【Play handwritten content with high sound quality】It can play handwritten content and support speed adjustment. (go to Mine - Settings - Sound - Play handwritten content, and you can start using it) 【Pen Color Customization] Choose any color you want! 【Pen Line Width Customization] If you want to define how thin and thick the pen is, just drag and drop it! 【Keyboard height customization】Large screen handwriting is very free 【Stable input】Continuous optimization to ensure stability 【Handwriting History】View frequently handwritten Japanese characters 【Try it】Combined with the tutorial, quick practice to get started 【Kaomoji】Keep updating Kawaii's expression 【Offline use】No need to connect to the Internet, the operation is natural 【Theme follow】 Appearance follows the system's dark and light color mode 【Tip 1】How to enable the Japanese handwriting keyboard? Step 1: After installation, go to System Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Add New Keyboard -> Third-Party Keyboard Select 【JPNBoard】 -> 【JPNBoard】 -> Open Full Access (you can view your handwriting history) -> Finish Step 2: Open any input box -> long press the earth key to select 【JPNBoard】 【Tip 2】How to view handwriting history? Go to System Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> 【JPNBoard】 -> Open Full Access 【Tip 3】How to customize the height of the keyboard? Open any input box -> set the keyboard to 【JPNBoard】keyboard -> click the「」button on the upper right corner of the keyboard to adjust 【Tip 4】Due to the system cache, if handwriting keyboard can't be found after downloading, please try restarting the app that needs to use the handwriting keyboard or restart the device(or update the latest stable iOS system). = = = Contact us (Feedback) = = = Email: jpnboard.contact@gmail.com = = = Thanks = = = Thank you everyone, your support (five-star praise) will make us do better! !

Screenshots

超注音4 screens
Japanese Handwriting Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 超注音 at 5.0 against Japanese Handwriting Keyboard's 4.1. 超注音 also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99). Japanese Handwriting Keyboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 53%). On update cadence, 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

超注音 costs $4.99 and Japanese Handwriting Keyboard $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

超注音 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Japanese Handwriting Keyboard has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of 超注音's written reviews are positive against 80% of Japanese Handwriting Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
超注音 versus Japanese Handwriting Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter超注音Japanese Handwriting Keyboard
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChih Chao Yu倩喜 阮

Customer experience

超注音

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral17.2%
Negative30.1%

Japanese Handwriting Keyboard

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

超注音

No in-app purchases

None

Japanese Handwriting Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 超注音 free?
超注音 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Japanese Handwriting Keyboard free?
Japanese Handwriting Keyboard costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 超注音 or Japanese Handwriting Keyboard?
超注音 is rated higher. 超注音 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Japanese Handwriting Keyboard averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do 超注音 or Japanese Handwriting Keyboard have ads?
超注音 shows ads; Japanese Handwriting Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, 超注音 or Japanese Handwriting Keyboard?
超注音 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Japanese Handwriting Keyboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, 超注音 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Japanese Handwriting Keyboard on November 3, 2026.

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