Comparison

Cool Type 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

Cool Type Keyboard

Express yourself with custom fonts and themes directly from your keyboard. Personalize your typing experience by matching your keyboard to your outfit or surroundings. Supports all chat and messaging apps on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Creative font styles
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Match theme to photos
  • Supports all messaging apps
  • Over 100 font styles
  • Regular updates
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Write with style everywhere using your keyboard!!! Dress Up! Change theme to the keyboard by taking a picture! Pair your keyboard with your clothes or with colors that surround you Exclusively for apple iOS devices! Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPods All applications for chat and messaging are supported! If you can type you can use it :) Just activate and select the custom keyboard and start typing (Instructions in app) More than 100 different styles!!! Constantly updated and improved. Write suggestions and recommendations in the review to help us create new styles ϖƦĬŦℨ ϖĬŦℌ ṨŦƳĹℨ! Ⓤⓢⓔ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓡⓘⓖⓗⓣ ⓦⓞⓡⓓⓢ Sǝup ɟnuuʎ ɯǝssɐƃǝs Дↁↁ эмотіоиѕ то Ўоцѓ соммэитѕ

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

Cool Type Keyboard4 screens
Next Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cool Type Keyboard and Next Keyboard both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Next Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cool Type Keyboard's. Next Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cool Type Keyboard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Next Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Cool Type Keyboard against 4.5 for Next Keyboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Cool Type Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 74% of Next Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cool Type Keyboard ships an update every 7 months, Next Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cool Type Keyboard versus Next Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCool Type KeyboardNext Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (42 ratings)4.5 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalvatore PetrazzuoloPURE PLANT PRO LTD.

Customer experience

Cool Type Keyboard

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Next Keyboard

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cool Type Keyboard

One-time4
  • Remove advertising$1.99
  • Unlock pro styles$2.99
  • Unlock premium styles$3.99
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  • Unlimited custom themes$3.99
2 purchases

Next Keyboard

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

Questions

Is Cool Type Keyboard free?
Cool Type Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Next Keyboard free?
Next Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cool Type Keyboard or Next Keyboard?
Next Keyboard is rated higher. Cool Type Keyboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Next Keyboard averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Cool Type Keyboard or Next Keyboard have ads?
Both Cool Type Keyboard and Next Keyboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cool Type Keyboard or Next Keyboard?
Cool Type Keyboard ships an update every 7 months, and Next Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, Cool Type Keyboard was updated on October 8, 2026 and Next Keyboard on October 17, 2026.

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