Comparison

#Tag Keyboard vs Bear

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

Head to head
About

#Tag Keyboard

This keyboard app simplifies entering hashtags for social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. It allows users to easily add, import, and manage categorized tags, including importing from cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Easy hashtag entry
  • Categorized words for tags
  • Import unregistered tags
  • Add/modify/delete words and categories
  • Import categories from text files
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
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Key board app for easy entering #tag for Twitter, Instagram, tumblr and so on. Enter #Tag (Hash Tag) by just tapping categorized words. You can import unregistered #Tag in input field (Text field) easily. To add/modify/delete word or category, launch #Tag app. You can import categories and tags from text file stored in cloud storage services such iCloud, Dropbox and so on. Notice Third party's keyboard app only access a part of text in input field. This app can't find new tag out of current line. If you want to add new tag in the input field, tap the word and move cursor to activate 'NEW!' button. Also, disabling used tag function does not work in multi line text.

About

Bear

Enhance your typing with an AI-powered keyboard that integrates web search, synonyms, and text refinement tools. Access AI chatbots and use saved templates without leaving your current app.

Highlights
  • AI Chat (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)
  • Auto Synonyms
  • Built-in Browser
  • AI Rewrite
  • Templates
Features
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The ultimate AI-powered keyboard designed to supercharge your typing. Access web search, synonyms, rewrites, and templates instantly—no app-switching required. • Stuck on a word? Smart synonyms appear as you type. • Polishing an email? Ask AI to refine it in one tap. • Fact‑check an Instagram comment? Instantly look it up with the built-in browser. 【Features】 1. AI Chat Talk to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity without leaving the keyboard. 2. Auto Synonyms Live suggestions turn “love” into “passion,” “adore,” “cherish,” and more. 3. Built‑in Browser Perform web searches from any app—Instagram, Gmail, Notes, and more—thanks to the integrated keyboard browser. 4. Rewrite Shorten, formalize, expand, or rephrase any sentence with AI. 5. Templates Save and sync your favorite phrases; insert them with one tap.

Screenshots

#Tag Keyboard3 screens
Bear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bear at Free against #Tag Keyboard's $0.99. Bear also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). #Tag Keyboard's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, 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

Bear is free to download; #Tag Keyboard costs $0.99 up front. Bear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. #Tag Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

#Tag Keyboard ships an update every 11 months, Bear fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
#Tag Keyboard versus Bear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter#Tag KeyboardBear
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.3 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—50 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB116 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShuji Fukumotokimihiro kubota

Customer experience

#Tag Keyboard

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bear

All ratings50 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

#Tag Keyboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bear

One-time1
  • Direct WebSearch from Keybaord$19.99

Questions

Is #Tag Keyboard free?
#Tag Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bear free?
Bear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do #Tag Keyboard or Bear have ads?
Neither #Tag Keyboard nor Bear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, #Tag Keyboard or Bear?
#Tag Keyboard ships an update every 11 months, and Bear fortnightly. Most recently, #Tag Keyboard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bear on November 3, 2026.

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