Cool Type Keyboard vs Cursive Writing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Cursive Writing
Transform plain text into stylish Unicode characters and decorative fonts directly from your keyboard. Customize your keyboard's appearance, save frequently used phrases, and even encode/decode Morse code. Access a library of ASCII text art for creative messaging.
- Decorative Unicode fonts
- Customizable keyboard themes
- Quick paste for saved phrases
- Morse code encoder/decoder
- ASCII text art library
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Cursive Writing: Lord Fonts Transform plain text into stylish Unicode characters such as fancy, script, caps, and many more, directly from your keyboard. Perfect for social media, chats, and personalized bios. Features: - Decorative Fonts Transform simple text into stylish characters like fancy, cursive, caps, and many other options, directly from your keyboard. - Keyboard Themes Fully customize your keyboard appearance with solid colors, modern gradients, or background images to match your personal style. - Quick Paste Save frequently used phrases and texts for instant pasting, saving time and avoiding repetitive typing. - Morse Code Encode text into Morse code or decode Morse messages back into plain text, fully integrated into the keyboard for fast access. - Text Art Browse a curated library of ASCII text art organized by categories, ready to copy and share in messages, posts, and comments. Cursive Writing: Lord Fonts is the perfect app for anyone who wants to stand out while typing, combining creativity and productivity in one powerful keyboard. Privacy Policy: https://lordfonts.freeprivacypolicy.app/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions (EULA): https://lordfonts.freeprivacypolicy.app/end-user-license-agreement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cursive Writing at 4.6 against Cool Type Keyboard's 4.4. Cursive Writing also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Cool Type Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cool Type Keyboard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Cursive Writing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cursive Writing holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cool Type Keyboard has 42 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cool Type Keyboard ships an update every 7 months, Cursive Writing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cool Type Keyboard | Cursive Writing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (42 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salvatore Petrazzuolo | Appsy Digital |
Customer experience
Cool Type Keyboard
Cursive Writing
In-app purchases
Cool Type Keyboard
- Remove advertising$1.99
- Unlock pro styles$2.99
- Unlock premium styles$3.99
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- Unlimited custom themes$3.99
Cursive Writing
- Monthly Premium Access3 Days trial$3.491 Month
- Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Annual Premium Access$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Access$14.99
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