Comparison

better keyboard themes vs TypeGlow

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

TypeGlow

Features
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TypeGlow turns your iPhone keyboard into something worth showing off. Browse a gallery of hand-picked keyboard themes across Anime, Gaming, and OLED collections, then make each one yours. Tune key opacity, background dim, key shapes, colors and gradients, and even the key font all previewed live before you apply. Bring your typing to life with 50+ key sounds and custom haptics, from clean mechanical clicks to playful pops. FEATURES • A growing gallery of premium keyboard themes • Deep customization: opacity, dim, key shape, colors, gradients, fonts • 50+ key press sounds and adjustable haptics • Live keyboard preview while you customize • Light and dark app appearance • Fast, smooth, and lightweight PRIVACY FIRST Your typing never leaves your device. TypeGlow has no accounts, no tracking of what you type, and the keyboard contains no networking code. Word suggestions run fully on-device from a built-in list. TYPEGLOW PRO Unlock every premium theme and remove all ads with a one-time purchase. No subscription yours forever. Some apps (like secure password fields) always use the system keyboard; that is an iOS protection TypeGlow respects.

Screenshots

better keyboard themes3 screens
TypeGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: better keyboard themes at 3 against TypeGlow's 1. better keyboard themes also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 26.5). On price, 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 TypeGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
better keyboard themes versus TypeGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbetter keyboard themesTypeGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (194 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings194 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 70 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTarika SultanaMuhammed Ahmed

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

TypeGlow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

better keyboard themes

One-time1
  • Unlock All Fonts$2.99
1 purchases

TypeGlow

One-time1
  • TypeGlow Pro$4.99

Questions

Is better keyboard themes free?
better keyboard themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TypeGlow free?
TypeGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do better keyboard themes or TypeGlow have ads?
Both better keyboard themes and TypeGlow show ads.

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