Comparison

Custom Keyboard vs Screen Mirroring ®

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

Head to head
About

Custom Keyboard

Enhance your texting experience with a dedicated emoji row that offers fast and customizable access to your favorite emojis. Personalize your keyboard layout with up to 30 emojis and an optional number row.

Highlights
  • Dedicated emoji row
  • Customizable emoji selection
  • Up to 30 favorite emojis
  • Optional number row
  • Functions like original keyboard
  • Fast emoji access
Features
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Love emojis? Get the coolest emoji keyboard out there! -------------- Emoji row keyboard is specially designed for emoji addicts with a dedicated extra row just for emojis The row is totally customizable so you can add all of your favorite emojis and have fast and smooth access to them while texting. The row shows more emojis as you change between letters and symbols on your keyboard, giving you the ability to add up to 30 emojis of your choosing to your favorite shortlist. Emoji row keyboard looks and functions like your original keyboard, but with an extra emoji row added to it. You can even customize the keyboard and have a number row on top of QWERTY while keeping the emoji row on your keyboard when you switch to symbols. Emoji row keyboard is fun to use and totally customizable! Explore its new possibilities. Get creative and make it your own!

About

Screen Mirroring ®

Seamlessly mirror your phone's screen to your Smart TV with zero delay. Cast photos and videos directly from your device's camera roll. No extra hardware is required for this universal solution.

Highlights
  • Zero-delay screen mirroring
  • Cast photos and videos
  • No additional hardware needed
  • Universal TV compatibility
Features
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Mirror your phone screen or cast photos and videos to your Smart TV. Features: - Mirror your screen with zero delay to your TV or other device. - Cast photos & videos from your Camera Roll. - No additional hardware needed. - Works universally with most TV's.

Screenshots

Custom Keyboard4 screens
Screen Mirroring ®1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Custom Keyboard at 100% against Screen Mirroring ®'s 34%. Custom Keyboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). Screen Mirroring ®'s advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). On in-app purchases 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

Screen Mirroring ® is free to download; Custom Keyboard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Mirroring ® has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Custom Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 34% of Screen Mirroring ®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Keyboard ships an update every 8 months, Screen Mirroring ® every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Custom Keyboard versus Screen Mirroring ®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom KeyboardScreen Mirroring ®
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.9 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMO NOURZap Software Studio BV

Customer experience

Custom Keyboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screen Mirroring ®

All ratings2,593 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive33.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative60.7%

Bugs and requests

Custom Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Screen Mirroring ®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Unable to find or connect to TV
  • Mirroring stops working after a few minutes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve video quality and reduce latency
  • Add support for more TV brands and models
  • Provide better stability and reduce disconnections

In-app purchases

None

Custom Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Screen Mirroring ®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Keyboard free?
Custom Keyboard costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Mirroring ® free?
Screen Mirroring ® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Keyboard or Screen Mirroring ®?
Custom Keyboard is rated higher. Custom Keyboard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Screen Mirroring ® averages 3.9 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Custom Keyboard or Screen Mirroring ® have ads?
Screen Mirroring ® shows ads; Custom Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Custom Keyboard or Screen Mirroring ®?
Custom Keyboard ships an update every 8 months, and Screen Mirroring ® every 2 weeks. Most recently, Custom Keyboard was updated on November 4, 2026 and Screen Mirroring ® on November 7, 2026.

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