Comparison

Rainbow Indic Keyboard vs Next Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow Indic Keyboard

Personalize your mobile typing experience with a keyboard that allows custom colors and background images. It supports multiple Indic languages and offers Google transliteration suggestions for easier input.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard colors and backgrounds
  • Google transliteration suggestions
  • Supports 13 Indic Languages
  • Live preview for customization
  • Default colorful themes
  • Audio feedback on key taps
Features
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Getting bored of the ordinary color less transliteration keyboard??? It's time to add a little COLOR and PICTURE to your life with Rainbow Indic Keyboard. Now you can easily change the color and background image of your keyboard and set it as the default. You can access the keyboard THROUGH OUT the device. --Features-- • Google transliteration suggestions. • 13 Indic Languages • Select your favourite picture from camera roll and set it as the keyboard background. • Select your favourite color for each parts of the keyboard.You can choose your own color for the text, background, footer, suggestion background, suggestion text and a lot more. • You can even set a tint for your keyboard. • Live preview while customising. • Select from a set of stylish colourful default themes for your keyboard with out any cost. • Auto-capitalisation will work just as you expect it. • Tapping the keys will have the same audio feedback as the standard keyboard. • When tapping on a key a pop up will be shown. • Option to display the letters on the keyboard as lower case, when typing in lower case. • Tutorial to help you with customisation. Privacy Note: We greatly value our users' privacy. The Rainbow keyboard will not record key strokes nor send them over the Internet. The "Allow Full Access” option is only required to enable features otherwise not possible.

About

Next Keyboard

Create and customize your mobile keyboard with a wide array of options. Personalize backgrounds, colors, fonts, and button styles. Save and manage multiple custom keyboards for easy switching.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Background image/color options
  • Font and sound customization
  • Save and edit custom keyboards
  • Prebuilt keyboard library
  • Unicode and social fonts
Features
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◆ Customize your keyboard ◆ You can find many aesthetic keyboards and Customize them or create your keyboard from the scratch with tons of customization option like background image, background colors, font, button sounds, button shadow, button border, etc. also, you can have your own keyboards library and edit them any time or switch between them. *****We add new features every week***** ◆ Main features: * 50+ prebuilt keyboards (Weekly update) * Customize your keyboards with color, font, sound, etc. * Save/Edit your keyboards any time you want * 120+ Unicode Fonts * 60+ Social Fonts * 12+ Symbols Fonts * Most integration with other "Next" Family apps (check more apps in this account) ◆ Upcoming features: * Action keys customization * Gif keyboard * Emojis keyboard * Add more languages ◆ Steps: 1- Follow app hint inside the app to activate your keyboard 2- Add/Create your keyboard and activate it after press the "Save" button 3- hold the "Globe" key and choose "Next Keyboard" when using your keyboard. ----------------------------- ►Notes: 〉Next Keyboard includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a weekly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. 〉Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription in the iTunes settings at least 24- hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. 〉Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. 〉Please note: If have any problem with your keyboard's display after updates, please re-save them to fix that problem. 〉Please note: Please Report to us all translation or functionality problems through the Instagram support page. (link is inside the app) 〉You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by canceling your subscription through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service.

Screenshots

Rainbow Indic Keyboard4 screens
Next Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rainbow Indic Keyboard at 5.0 against Next Keyboard's 4.5. Rainbow Indic Keyboard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Next Keyboard's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 62%) and ratings volume (35 vs 7). On price, update cadence 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. Next Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Rainbow Indic Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rainbow Indic Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next Keyboard has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Rainbow Indic Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 74% of Next Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow Indic Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, Next Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rainbow Indic Keyboard versus Next Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow Indic KeyboardNext Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings735 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReeba SebastianPURE PLANT PRO LTD.

Customer experience

Rainbow Indic Keyboard

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Next Keyboard

All ratings35 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

Rainbow Indic Keyboard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Next Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Rainbow Indic Keyboard free?
Rainbow Indic Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Keyboard free?
Next Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainbow Indic Keyboard or Next Keyboard?
Rainbow Indic Keyboard is rated higher. Rainbow Indic Keyboard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Next Keyboard averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Rainbow Indic Keyboard or Next Keyboard have ads?
Next Keyboard shows ads; Rainbow Indic Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Indic Keyboard or Next Keyboard?
Rainbow Indic Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and Next Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, Rainbow Indic Keyboard was updated on October 12, 2026 and Next Keyboard on October 17, 2026.

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