Color Keyboard vs Keyboard X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Keyboard
Personalize your typing experience with a wide array of aesthetic keyboard themes and stylish fonts. Design your own custom keyboard, add emojis directly, and express your unique style with every message.
- Aesthetic keyboard themes
- Customizable keyboard design
- Cool fonts for typing
- Emoji integration
- Personalized typing style
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Use aesthetic keyboard themes and express your typing style with Color Keyboard! Create and design your personalized keyboard just the way you like it! Features: - Tons of fabulous pre-made themes - Use cool fonts to stand out - Customize both text and functional buttons - Add emojis right from the keyboard Show your creativity with Color Keyboard! The app contains the following subscription options: - 1 week with a 3-day free trial period; - 12 months without a trial period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Free trial subscription is automatically renewed unless canceled 24 hours before the renewal - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication - Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Privacy Policy: https://appyfurious.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://appyfurious.com/terms
Keyboard X
This keyboard app provides a dedicated number row, quick access to punctuation and emojis, and extensive customization options. It aims to streamline typing by keeping frequently used characters and phrases readily available, all without additional costs.
- Always visible number row
- Integrated emoji keyboard
- Direct access to punctuation
- Customizable key shortcuts
- Trackpad cursor control
- Multiple color themes
- Auto-correction and auto-capitalization
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Row of NUMBERS always visible! PUNCTUATION and integrated EMOJI keyboard, this is X-Key! 10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD X-KEY: NUMBERS: the inconvenience of having to constantly change screen to write sentences with numbers is over. The row of numbers is always visible at the top and alternates with the auto-correction PUNCTUATION: direct access to punctuation in the lower line of the keyboard, which alternates with the mathematical symbols EMOJI: with the integrated emoji keyboard, just a simple click to scroll and choose EASY TAG: # and @ featured in the last row, tagging is much faster COLORS: choose from the many available versions AUTO-CORRECTION: turns on and off from the X-Key App CUSTOMIZATION: with each key it is possible to combine additional characters / symbols or words, phrases, e-mail addresses or hashtag sequences. Everything you write and use more frequently and then you want to have available with a simple click! FAVORITE EMOJI: not the ones you used recently, but just your favorites! You decide which ones you want to always see first in the integrated emoji keyboard KEYS: with or without the edge of the keys? Choose your favorite view NO ADDITIONAL COST: no in-app purchase, X-Key is complete with all the features, from the first installation General features: - The most beautiful and complete keyboard for iPhone - Do not change screen anymore: row of numbers and punctuation, symbols and emoji. All in the same keyboard - Customizable: you can combine each key with phrases, emoji, #hashtag or symbols that you use more often - So many colors to choose from - Trackpad to move the cursor (it is activated by pressing the space bar) - Key edge can be deactivated - Auto-Correction in 16 languages - Auto-Capitalisation (it is deactivable) - Smart Punctuation: choice of automatic space after dot .?! - Smart Punctuation: choice of automatic space after comma ,; - Choice of displaying lowercase letters on the keys - Keyboard Clicks - System Haptics, for devices that support it - AZERTY mode option - Now X-Key also uses your abbreviations included in Settings - General - Keyboard - Text Replacement It works with your favorite apps: WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Mail, Messages etc. Works offline (no internet required)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Color Keyboard at Free against Keyboard X's $5.99. Color Keyboard also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (11K vs 45). Keyboard X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
Color Keyboard is free to download; Keyboard X costs $5.99 up front. Color Keyboard sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Keyboard X asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Keyboard has 11K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Color Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 39% of Keyboard X's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Color Keyboard ships an update every 5 weeks, Keyboard X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Keyboard | Keyboard X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (11K ratings) — better | 2.9 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 39.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appyfurious LLC | Daniele Miglioli |
Customer experience
Color Keyboard
Keyboard X
Bugs and requests
Color Keyboard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboards not loading properly
- Inability to switch between keyboards
- Crashing and freezing issues
Requested features
3 requests- More free keyboard options
- Improved autocorrect and typing features
- Ability to use self-created keyboards without paying
Keyboard X
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Color Keyboard
- Weekly access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Yearly premium$14.991 Year
- Monthly access$19.991 Month
- 6 Months premium$24.996 Months
- Yearly$29.991 Year
- Quarterly14 Days trial$29.993 Months
- Yearly unlimited access$39.991 Year
Keyboard X
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Color Keyboard free?
Is Keyboard X free?
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Do Color Keyboard or Keyboard X have ads?
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