Comparison

超注音 vs 森琳eSIM

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

森琳eSIM

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森琳eSIM是森琳3C旗下旅遊eSIM品牌,提供您全球多國的高速旅遊上網解決方案。專為現代旅客設計,讓您只需幾個點擊,即可在目的地享受穩定、流暢的 4G/5G 網路服務。 【核心特色】 即買即用,瞬時通網:支援免帳號結帳,QR Code 下單後立即發送至 Email。 數據流量,一手掌握:內建流量查詢按鈕,隨時掌握剩餘用量。 在地支付,靈活便捷:支援 LINE Pay、信用卡支付、轉帳付款、Aftee先享後付。 專業技術,貼心守護:自動辨識裝置平台並提供一鍵安裝。 用量狀態,即時通知:主動推播用量概況,助您更從容地管理旅遊數據。

Screenshots

超注音4 screens
森琳eSIM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 森琳eSIM at Free against 超注音's $4.99. 森琳eSIM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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

森琳eSIM 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 every 3 weeks, 森琳eSIM every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
超注音 versus 森琳eSIM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter超注音森琳eSIM
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChih Chao YuJungle Tech LLC.

In-app purchases

None

超注音

No in-app purchases

None

森琳eSIM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 超注音 free?
超注音 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 森琳eSIM free?
森琳eSIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 超注音 or 森琳eSIM have ads?
超注音 shows ads; 森琳eSIM does not.
Which is updated more often, 超注音 or 森琳eSIM?
超注音 ships an update every 3 weeks, and 森琳eSIM every 4 days. Most recently, 超注音 was updated on November 1, 2026 and 森琳eSIM on October 30, 2026.

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