# SmileyKey Lite - Smiley and Emoticon Keyboard

> Expanded keyboard for accessing a wide variety of smileys and emoticons. (iPhone/iPad app by Josh Woods.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smileykey-lite-smiley-and-emoticon-keyboard/id1097974339 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Josh Woods](https://appshunter.io/developer/848737178)
- Category: Utilities, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 87 App Store ratings · 58 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-06-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-17
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smileykey-lite-smiley-and-emoticon-keyboard/id1097974339/reviews.md

## What is SmileyKey Lite?

Ever feel like :) and :( just don't convey how you feel? Now with SmileyKey Lite, you'll never have to worry again. With SmileyKey Lite, you are able to extend your emoticons beyond your current keyboard's capabilities.

FEATURES
(ツ)     Now with over 50+ easily accessible Smileys
(ツ)     12 different categories for your every day needs
(ツ)     Keep track of your most recently used Smileys
(ツ)     iPhone & iPad Support
(ツ)     Easy to use interface
(ツ)     Requires iOS 8 and Higher
(ツ)     Works with your favorite messengers (such as iMessage, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Kik, Email & more) and social networks (including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Weibo & more).

Don't miss out on what user's are already taking advantage of. Download SmileyKey Lite today and open your phone's keyboard to a world of new Smileys!

PRIVACY SECURITY NOTE
Pretty simple - SmileyKey Lite does not collect any of your data. Your privacy is important so let's keep it that way!

FEEDBACK
Suggestions? Questions? Feel free to email me at smileykeyapp@gmail.com!

## Key features

- Over 50 easily accessible smileys
- 12 different categories
- Recently used smileys tracking
- Works with popular messengers
- Works with social networks
- Easy to use interface

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tier 1 Support | $1.99 | one-time |
| Tier 2 Support | $3.99 | one-time |
| Tier 3 Support | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of SmileyKey Lite?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🤪 Fun and goofy
- 💰 Free to use
- 🎮 Works in games
- 🤩 Great for making faces
- 💯 Worth the download
- 🚀 Works perfectly with iOS
- ✨ Lots of faces available
- 👍 Very useful
- 🔒 No network access needed
- 😃 Makes users happy
- 💖 Addictive app
- 🌟 Cool and epic
- 💯 Legit like users

**Cons**

- 🐛 Cannot use on certain games/apps
- ❓ Some users can't install
- 🤔 Reviews are tempting but unclear
- ⚠️ Roblox makes weird Lenny face
- 🚫 Globe button missing on some devices
- 🤷 Lenny face doesn't always work

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Cannot exit keyboard on certain games/apps
- Globe button missing on iPhone Apple 6s
- Lenny face doesn't always work
- Download errors
- Cannot install from settings

**Most requested features**

- Add a button to exit the keyboard
- Allow users to create their own emoticons
- Add an emoticon that looks like [✖‿✖]
- Add more faces
- Fix the Lenny face issue

## Recent user reviews (10 of 58)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smileykey-lite-smiley-and-emoticon-keyboard/id1097974339/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Lenny

*2026-08-15, version 1.0*

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

### 5/5 — COOLʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

*2022-06-23, version 1.0*

٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و

### 5/5 — great keyboard

*2020-12-16, version 1.0*

it works perfectly with iOS iPad mini 4, it works for every game with a keyboard, thanks for making this josh!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2020-11-19, version 1.0*

I love this app its because u dont need to pay like other apps and its very goofy and fun! Download this app now u wont regret it

### 5/5 — ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

*2020-11-11, version 1.0*

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ, what else needs to be said?

### 5/5 — ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (◑‿◐) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SO FUNN

*2020-11-06, version 1.0*

This app is the best it help me so I don’t have to copy and paste I can do it in games such as :roblox Minecraft fortnight and even among us! This app is so worth itಠ_ರೃ ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ <コ:彡 <('o'<)
 ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ (⊙_◎)

### 5/5 — Great app ! ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ (⌒▽⌒)

*2020-10-22, version 1.0*

So I’ve had this app for about a year now and I absolutely love it! (◎ヮ◎) It’s a great app for doing faces. I’ve recommended this app to my friends and they all loved it too. Also I can do the ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) face and more on here and it’s fun.

### 5/5 — ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

*2020-10-02, version 1.0*

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

### 5/5 — ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ☜(˚▽˚)☞ (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

*2020-10-01, version 1.0*

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (⊙_◎) ( ͡ಠ ʖ̯ ͡ಠ) (゜゜)～ <コ:彡 ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ●ᴥ● (⌐■_■) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (◑‿◐) ┌(° ͜ʖ͡°)┘ ☜(˚▽˚)☞

### 5/5 — ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (⌒▽⌒)

*2020-09-10, version 1.0*

I love it I didn’t know what it means at first but I tryed holding it it worked great amazing app and every one should share this app

## Frequently asked questions about SmileyKey Lite

### What does SmileyKey Lite do?

SmileyKey Lite expands your phone's keyboard capabilities by providing access to over 50 smileys and emoticons across 12 different categories. It allows you to express yourself more vividly in messages and social media posts.

### What are the key features of SmileyKey Lite?

Key features include over 50 easily accessible smileys, 12 distinct categories for different needs, a function to track your most recently used smileys, an easy-to-use interface, and compatibility with popular messaging and social networking apps.

### Is SmileyKey Lite free to use?

SmileyKey Lite is available for free, but it offers in-app purchases. This means you can download and use the basic features without cost, with the option to purchase additional content or features.

### What devices and operating systems are compatible with SmileyKey Lite?

SmileyKey Lite supports iPhone and iPad devices and requires iOS 8 or higher. It is designed to work seamlessly with your existing messaging and social media applications on these platforms.

### How can I use SmileyKey Lite with my favorite apps?

Once installed, SmileyKey Lite integrates with your keyboard, allowing you to access its smileys and emoticons directly within your favorite messaging apps like iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp, as well as social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2016-06-16

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

## Apps similar to SmileyKey Lite

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Symbol Keyboard-Character Pad](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/symbol-keyboard-character-pad/id811743313) | 4.7 (3,133) | Free | Utilities |
| [Cool Symbols Keyboard & Fonts](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cool-symbols-keyboard-and-fonts/id1016365855) | 4.6 (3,693) | Free | Utilities |
| [Emoji Keyboard for Texting](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emoji-keyboard-for-texting/id512534897) | 4.5 (1,107) | Free | Utilities |
| [All Symbol Keyboard Text Fonts](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/all-symbol-keyboard-text-fonts/id1439925151) | 4.5 (7,370) | Free | Utilities |
| [IPA Phonetic Keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ipa-phonetic-keyboard/id1440241497) | 4.5 (172) | Free | Utilities |
| [Symbol Keypad for Texting](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/symbol-keypad-for-texting/id975780487) | 4.7 (1,546) | Free | Utilities |

## More apps by Josh Woods

- [SmileyKey Pro: Smiley Keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smileykey-pro-smiley-keyboard/id945226433)
- [Mocking Text Generator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mocking-text-generator/id1541492253)

All apps by Josh Woods: https://appshunter.io/developer/848737178

## Related topics

[smiley keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/smiley-keyboard) · [ak smiley](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ak-smiley) · [bgfibank uemoa](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/bgfibank-uemoa) · [emotion keyboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/emotion-keyboard)

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-17.*