Comparison

better keyboard themes 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

better keyboard themes

This app offers a highly customizable keyboard with a wide range of fonts, themes, and emoji art. It includes advanced auto-correct and supports custom themes using your own photos, all while prioritizing user privacy by not requiring full access to chats.

Highlights
  • 15+ integrated themes
  • Use personal photos as themes
  • 100+ funky fonts
  • Advanced auto-correct/suggest
  • Integrated emoji and emoji art keyboard
  • Swipe cursor support
  • Customizable click sound
Features
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Searching for a fully customizable keyboard? But missing out other important features like powerful auto-correct, emoji, emoji art, designer fonts and the most important thing - don’t want to allow access to your private chats? We have features that every user craves for: • 15+ integrated themes and adding more periodically. • Set your favorite snap as theme. • Up to 100 funky fonts to choose from. • Several amazing fonts to choose from to display on keyboard. • Advanced auto-correct / auto-suggest engine. • Integrated Emoji / Emoticon Keyboard and auto-suggest Emoji as you type. • Integrated Emoji Art Keyboard, one tap to input nicely crafted Emoji compositions. • One-Handed Mode support for iPhone. • Swipe Cursor support, just swipe on space bar to move the input position. • Ability to turn on / off keyboard click sound. • Support ‘shortcuts’ that are created in System Settings. • Layouts and typing behaviors conform to the default keyboard. • Fully functional without "full Access" (full Access is temporarily needed if you want to add a theme or language.) Think of any application where keyboard is used and there we are, supporting all types of applications!

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

better keyboard themes3 screens
Next Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Next Keyboard at every 2 months against better keyboard themes's every 70 months. better keyboard themes's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 74%) and ratings volume (194 vs 44). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. better keyboard themes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 — 4.3 for better keyboard themes against 4.3 for Next Keyboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 194 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of better keyboard themes's written reviews are positive against 74% of Next Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

better keyboard themes ships an update every 70 months, Next Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
better keyboard themes versus Next Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbetter keyboard themesNext Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (194 ratings)4.3 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings194 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 70 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTarika SultanaPURE PLANT PRO LTD.

Customer experience

better keyboard themes

All ratings192 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative7.6%

Next Keyboard

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

Bugs and requests

better keyboard themes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Custom keyboard functionality not working
  • Letter positioning issues in text
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Typing errors due to keyboard design

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free fonts available
  • Full access to all fonts without payment
  • Fewer or removable ads
  • Better keyboard sizing and layout
  • More font variety overall
Show 1 more
  • Improved font organization

Next Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

better keyboard themes

One-time1
  • Unlock All Fonts$2.99
2 purchases

Next Keyboard

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

Questions

Is better keyboard themes free?
better keyboard themes 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, better keyboard themes or Next Keyboard?
Next Keyboard is rated higher. better keyboard themes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 194 ratings, while Next Keyboard averages 4.3 from 44 ratings.
Do better keyboard themes or Next Keyboard have ads?
Both better keyboard themes and Next Keyboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, better keyboard themes or Next Keyboard?
better keyboard themes ships an update every 70 months, and Next Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, better keyboard themes was updated on October 26, 2026 and Next Keyboard on October 24, 2026.

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