Comparison

MyKeyboard vs KeyboardKit

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

Head to head
About

MyKeyboard

This app allows extensive customization of your mobile keyboard. You can add or remove keys and rows, change key appearance and behavior, and assign custom actions to keys. Personalize your emoji row and access frequently used characters with ease.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop keyboard customization
  • Add/remove keys and rows
  • Customizable key appearance and behavior
  • Custom key actions (copy, paste, fonts, etc.)
  • Personalized emoji row
  • Switchable fonts
  • Customizable themes
Features
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MyKeyboard is a flexible custom keyboard for iPhone that makes everyday typing faster, more useful, and more personal. Add helpful keys and ready-made rows, keep your favorite tools close, and switch between languages and layouts without leaving the keyboard. Whether you want quick access to numbers and emojis, a better way to manage copied text, or a keyboard that matches your style, MyKeyboard puts practical customization at your fingertips. KEY FEATURES Add Useful Keys & Rows Expand your keyboard with extra keys for a variety of useful actions. You can also add pre-designed rows, including a number row and a recent emoji row, so the things you use most are always easy to reach. Emoji, Symbols, GIFs & Stickers Find the right reaction without interrupting your conversation. Browse emojis and symbols, search for GIFs, and use stickers directly from your keyboard. Clipboard History Keep recently copied text close at hand. Open your clipboard history from the keyboard and quickly reuse content without repeatedly switching between apps. AI Proofreading Polish your writing with AI proofreading. Check text for mistakes and improve it before you send—right from your typing workflow. Multilingual Typing Use multiple languages and keyboard layouts in one setup. Switch between them from the space key whenever you need a different language or layout. Themes & Personalization Choose from a wide range of themes to give your keyboard a new look. Want something more personal? Use the simple theme creator and editor to make it your own. Experimental Swipe Typing Prefer typing with a gesture? Enable experimental swipe typing in Settings and enter words by sliding across the keys. Made for Everyday Typing MyKeyboard brings useful tools together in one approachable keyboard. Personalize what is available, keep frequently used features within reach, and spend less time jumping between apps. Why MyKeyboard? You do not need to rebuild an entire keyboard to make it work better for you. Add the keys and rows you need, choose your languages and theme, and turn the keyboard you already know into one that fits the way you type. Download MyKeyboard and make every tap more useful. ---- PLEASE READ: MyKeyboard includes a limited free version. Additional features can be unlocked with the one-time Essential or Pro in-app purchase. There is no subscription. Privacy Policy: https://fivesheep.co/privacy/mykeyboard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KeyboardKit

Replace your device's default keyboard with a highly customizable alternative. Personalize typing with custom fonts, toolbars, emoji skin tones, and clipboards. Supports a vast array of languages and layout options for a truly unique typing experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Type with custom fonts
  • Extra toolbar row and buttons
  • Customizable emoji skin tone
  • Clipboard manager for quick pasting
  • Support for 75 languages
  • Multiple keyboard layouts
Features
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KeyboardKit lets you replace the system keyboard with a custom keyboard that is truly yours. KeyboardKit: - Works with all apps - Supports 110+ languages - Has many settings and themes KeyboardKit supports: - 110+ languages - QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY - Colemak, Dvorak - Korean Hangul - Thai 4-row and 5-row - Vietnamese TELEX, VIQR, VNI KeyboardKit lets you: - Apply more settings - Type with custom fonts - Add an extra row of buttons - Add buttons to the main toolbar - Add buttons next to the spacebar - Paste into any app from a list of clips - Style your keyboard with beautiful themes - Make your keyboard keys bigger and bolder Supported Languages: English (en), Afrikaans (af), Albanian (sq), Apache, Western (apw), Arabic (ar), Arabic (PC) (ar_PC), Armenian (hy), Azerbaijani (az), Basque (France) (eu_FR), Basque (Spain) (eu_ES), Belarusian (be), Bangla (bn), Blackfoot (bla), Bosnian (bs), Bulgarian (bg), Catalan (ca), Cherokee (chr), Chickasaw (cic), Chochenyo (cst), Choctaw (cho), Chuvash (cv), Comanche (com), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), Dutch (Belgium) (nl_BE), English (Australia) (en_AU), English (Canada) (en_CA), English (United Kingdom) (en_GB), English (South Africa) (en_ZA), English (United States) (en_US), Esperanto (eo), Estonian (et), Faroese (fo), Filipino (fil), Finnish (fi), French (fr), French (Canada) (fr_CA), French (Belgium) (fr_BE), French (Switzerland) (fr_CH), Galician (Spain) (gl_ES), Georgian (ka), German (de), German (Austria) (de_AT), German (Switzerland) (de_CH), Greek (el), Hawaiian (haw), Hebrew (Israel) (he_IL), Hungarian (hu), Icelandic (is), Inari Sami (smn), Indonesian (id), Irish (Ireland) (ga_IE), Italian (it), Kalaallisut (kl), Kazakh (kk), Khmer (km), Kildin Sámi (sjd), Kiowa (kio), Korean (ko), Kurdish, Sorani (ckb), Kurdish, Sorani (Iraq) (ckb_IQ), Kurdish, Sorani (PC) (ckb_PC), Kyrgyz (ky), Latvian (lv), Lithuanian (lt), Lule Sami (smj), Lushootseed (lut), Luxembourgish (lb), Macedonian (mk), Malay (ms), Maltese (mt), Māori (mi), Mongolian (mn), Mvskoke (mus), Navajo (nv), Nez Perce (nez), North Sámi (se), Norwegian Bokmål (nb), Norwegian Nynorsk (nn), Osage (osa), Persian (fa), Pite Sámi (sje), Polish (pl), Portuguese (Portugal) (pt_PT), Portuguese (Brazil) (pt_BR), Romanian (ro), Romansh (rm), Russian (ru), Salish (fla), Samoan (sm), Serbian (sr), Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn), Tajik (tg), Skolt Sami (sms), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), South Sámi (sma), Spanish (es), Spanish (Latin America) (es_419), Spanish (Mexico) (es_MX), Swedish (sv), Swahili (sw), Thai (th), Turkish (tr), Turkmen (tk), Ukrainian (uk), Ume Sámi (sju), Uzbek (uz), Vietnamese (vi), Welsh (cy), Wixárika (hch), Xhosa (xh), Yiddish (yi), Yoruba (yo), Zulu (zu) Available Settings: - Keyboard:  Text Replacements, Keyboard Placement, Character Preview, Haptic Feedback, Sound, Auto-Capitalization, Auto-Collapse, Enable Caps Lock, Predictive Text, "." Shortcut,  Spacebar Long Press Behavior, Spacebar Leading & Trailing Menu,  Toolbar Menu, Input Toolbar, Custom Spacebar & Toolbar Actions - Autocomplete: Auto-Complete, Auto-Correction, Auto-Ignore Words, Emoji Suggestions, Lexicon Suggestions, Next Character Prediction, Text Replacements, Ignored Words, Number of Suggestions, Hide toolbar, Next Word Prediction with Claude and Open AI, - Clipboard: Add Clipboard Content, Create Custom Clips - Dictation: Silence Limit (before dictation ends) - Emoji:  Emoji Keyboard, Emoji Autocomplete, Default Emoji Skin Tone - Feedback: Haptic Feedback Sound - Fonts:  Select Custom Font - Theme:  Pick Theme, Create Custom Themes (Premium) - Accessibility: Bold Text, Custom Button Height We hope that you will love using KeyboardKit! Terms & Conditions: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyKeyboard4 screens
KeyboardKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeyboardKit at 4.4 against MyKeyboard's 3.6. KeyboardKit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (52% vs 44%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. MyKeyboard sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and KeyboardKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeyboardKit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of MyKeyboard's written reviews are positive against 52% of KeyboardKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyKeyboard ships an update every 2 weeks, KeyboardKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyKeyboard versus KeyboardKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyKeyboardKeyboardKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (88 ratings)4.4 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews52.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better83
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiveSheep OUKankoda Sweden AB

Customer experience

MyKeyboard

All ratings87 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative29.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral17.1%
Negative39.0%

KeyboardKit

All ratings83 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral10.8%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral36.0%
Negative12.0%

Bugs and requests

MyKeyboard

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Keys not changing color when pressed
  • Autocorrect errors (e.g., 'out' to 'but')
  • Emojis not appearing
  • App stuck on 5-step screen
  • Keyboard not changing
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  • Backspace deleting entire section
  • Displayed keys not matching characters
  • Keyboard switching back to native
  • App hanging after creating new layout
  • Move cursor option not selecting position
  • Cancel button not working in editor
  • Cannot delete custom layouts without Pro
  • Autocorrect not working consistently
  • Shift key acting like caps lock
  • Clipboard history always empty
  • App not capitalizing 'i'
  • Issues with specific character conversions (e.g., 'a', 'e', 'o' to Chinese symbols)
  • Arabic language not usable after selection
  • Does not predict from SwiftKey words

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add swipe/flow typing feature
  • Improve autocorrect and prediction
  • Add comma to main keyboard
  • Allow inputting numbers for keyboard height
  • Add a current date button with format options
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  • Replicate default iOS keyboard layout
  • More efficient and custom layouts (e.g., Colemak)
  • Option to keep globe key on custom keyboard
  • Ability to delete custom keyboard layouts without Pro
  • Custom key images
  • More compact and user-friendly keyboard selection UI
  • Ability to insert files
  • Add protection from foreign hackers
  • Allow 3 letters instead of 1 in certain features
  • Option to insert pictures or edit portions for custom unicode
  • Add British English QWERTY layout
  • Add swipe keyboard functionality
  • Install custom fonts

KeyboardKit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

MyKeyboard

One-time13
  • Blue Flat Theme$0.99
  • Red Neon Theme$0.99
  • Purple Neon Theme$0.99
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  • Red Ripples Theme$0.99
  • Cut/Copy/Paste Key$1.99
  • Switch Alphabet Keys$1.99
  • Custom Emoji Row$1.99
  • Neon Theme Bundle$1.99
  • Layout Editor$4.99
  • Theme Editor$4.99
  • Essential Lifetime$9.99
  • Unlock Customization$9.99
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

KeyboardKit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is MyKeyboard free?
MyKeyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeyboardKit free?
KeyboardKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyKeyboard or KeyboardKit?
KeyboardKit is rated higher. MyKeyboard averages 3.6 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while KeyboardKit averages 4.4 from 83 ratings.
Do MyKeyboard or KeyboardKit have ads?
MyKeyboard shows ads; KeyboardKit does not.
Which is updated more often, MyKeyboard or KeyboardKit?
MyKeyboard ships an update every 2 weeks, and KeyboardKit fortnightly. Most recently, MyKeyboard was updated on October 24, 2026 and KeyboardKit on October 30, 2026.

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