Comparison

OkidoKey vs 蝦米鍵盤2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

蝦米鍵盤2

This utility keyboard offers a comprehensive input experience for Chinese users, featuring dynamic learning for predictive text and extensive customization options. It allows for adding custom words and phrases, adjusting keyboard layout, and enhancing typing efficiency with features like cursor control and smart capitalization.

Highlights
  • Dynamic predictive text learning
  • Add custom words and phrases
  • Cursor control via swipe
  • Customizable keyboard height and font
  • VoiceOver support
  • Official character set support
Features
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*** 蝦米鍵盤2尚末支援外接藍芽鍵盤因為蘋果尚末開放此功能,請有此需求的用戶注意 *** *** 內建行易授權之官方字碼表 *** *** 蝦米鍵盤2的聯想字是隨著您日常打字進行動態學習的,而不是使用聯想字庫,敬請注意 *** 蝦米鍵盤2為蝦米鍵盤iXhiamy完全重寫的新版,完全相容於iOS 11。 免費功能 一、鍵盤試測區域 二、蝦米查碼 三、中文數字鍵盤 四、支援VoiceOver 五、支援嘸蝦米官方全字庫 六、從鍵盤左上或右上角滑動移動游標,當選字列無候選字時選字列也可以移動游標 七、內含類原生英文鍵盤及符號鍵盤 使用免費功能並不需要允許完整啟用。 APP內加購可開啟額外功能 加字加詞。可透過APP少量或是iTunes檔案分享匯入或備份大量加字加詞。 加字加詞雲端匯出匯入 按鍵音開關 游標移動靈敏度 觸覺回饋可設定每次出字時震動、每次按鍵震動以及震動強度 中文鍵盤提示最簡碼 中文鍵盤關閉內建字碼 加字加詞排在內建字後 英文自動大寫 英文自動句號 屏蔽無效鍵 內含類原生英文鍵盤及符號鍵盤 聯想字管理與分析 自定鍵盤高度/按鍵字體 括號打左出右並將游標置於其中 滑動出符號或數字 自定鍵盤高度 自定按鍵字體 自定鍵盤顏色 自定鍵盤背景素材 3D Touch全鍵盤游標移動 單手模式 蝦米鍵盤2並不強制要求允許完整啟用 但若沒有允許完整啟用,鍵盤各項設定只能使用預設值。 內購完成後各項設定將解鎖,必須允許完整啟用鍵盤才能反應設定變更。

Screenshots

OkidoKey4 screens
蝦米鍵盤24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OkidoKey at 53% against 蝦米鍵盤2's 30%. 蝦米鍵盤2's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and rating (3.2 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. OkidoKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 蝦米鍵盤2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

蝦米鍵盤2 holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of OkidoKey's written reviews are positive against 30% of 蝦米鍵盤2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OkidoKey ships an update every 3 months, 蝦米鍵盤2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OkidoKey versus 蝦米鍵盤2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOkidoKey蝦米鍵盤2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)3.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings512 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEthan LiuIFAN CHU

Customer experience

OkidoKey

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral22.6%
Negative24.5%

蝦米鍵盤2

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OkidoKey

Subscriptions2
  • Individual - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Individual Plan - Annual3 Months trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

蝦米鍵盤2

One-time3
  • 自定按鍵字體與鍵盤高度$0.99
  • 自定鍵盤顏色與素材$0.99
  • 功能組合包$4.99

Questions

Is OkidoKey free?
OkidoKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 蝦米鍵盤2 free?
蝦米鍵盤2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OkidoKey or 蝦米鍵盤2?
蝦米鍵盤2 is rated higher. OkidoKey averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while 蝦米鍵盤2 averages 3.2 from 12 ratings.
Do OkidoKey or 蝦米鍵盤2 have ads?
Neither OkidoKey nor 蝦米鍵盤2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OkidoKey or 蝦米鍵盤2?
OkidoKey ships an update every 3 months, and 蝦米鍵盤2 monthly. Most recently, OkidoKey was updated on August 21, 2026 and 蝦米鍵盤2 on July 7, 2026.

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