Custom Keyboard vs EmojiLocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Dedicated emoji row
- Customizable emoji selection
- Up to 30 favorite emojis
- Optional number row
- Functions like original keyboard
- Fast emoji access
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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!
EmojiLocker
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Emoji Locker is an app that helps you save your favourite emojis on a separate keyboard for fast and convenient use. Using a separate keyboard you can save up to 10 favourite emojis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EmojiLocker at Free against Custom Keyboard's $1.99. EmojiLocker also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Custom Keyboard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
EmojiLocker is free to download; Custom Keyboard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Custom Keyboard ships an update every 8 months, EmojiLocker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Keyboard | EmojiLocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MO NOUR | Arsenijs Mamikonans |
In-app purchases
Custom Keyboard
No in-app purchases
EmojiLocker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Custom Keyboard free?
Is EmojiLocker free?
Do Custom Keyboard or EmojiLocker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Custom Keyboard or EmojiLocker?
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