Comparison

OkidoKey vs bopomofo

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

bopomofo

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this is a keyboard application, your can use it to input pinyin letters with tones. I admire Mr. Zhou You Guang, he have talent to do great things. pinyin system is wonderful to express Mandarin, or any other local languages in china.

Screenshots

OkidoKey4 screens
bopomofo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bopomofo at none against OkidoKey's 2. bopomofo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, 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. OkidoKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. bopomofo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OkidoKey ships an update every 3 months, bopomofo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OkidoKey versus bopomofo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOkidoKeybopomofo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEthan Liu泽浦 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OkidoKey

Subscriptions2
  • Individual - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Individual Plan - Annual3 Months trial$29.991 Year
None

bopomofo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OkidoKey free?
OkidoKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bopomofo free?
bopomofo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OkidoKey or bopomofo have ads?
Neither OkidoKey nor bopomofo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OkidoKey or bopomofo?
OkidoKey ships an update every 3 months, and bopomofo daily. Most recently, OkidoKey was updated on November 1, 2026 and bopomofo on November 3, 2026.

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