Comparison

Neat Countdowns vs Kbrd

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

Head to head
About

Neat Countdowns

Create beautiful, simple countdowns for all your important life events. Share your countdowns with friends via a unique URL without requiring them to install the app. Customize your home screen widgets with multiple color and icon options.

Highlights
  • Create event countdowns
  • Shareable countdown URLs
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Multiple widget color options
  • Fun widget icon patterns
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Neat Countdowns let's you keep track of all the important events in your life, a birthday, an upcoming trip, a movie release. Sharing is easier than ever, Neat Countdowns will generate a URL that your friends can use to see your countdown without needing to install the app! For widget lovers, Neat Countdowns lets you display your widgets on your home screen, with multiple color options, and fun icon patterns. Neat Countdowns is totally free to use forever. It has no ads, requires no subscriptions and has no limits or In App Purchases.

About

Kbrd

Personalize your typing experience with a custom keyboard. Choose styles, colors, and background images, and add unique key icons. It also includes emoji and GIF shortcuts, with options to lock specific keys using authentication.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard themes
  • Uploaded background images
  • Key text and color controls
  • Emoji and GIF shortcuts
  • Lockable keys with authentication
  • Floating or docked layout
  • Quick settings access
Features
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Kbrd is a customizable keyboard for iPhone and iPad. Pick a keyboard style, choose colors, upload a background image, add key icons, show or hide key text, and adjust the keyboard lift so it sits where you want it. The keyboard includes emoji and quick GIF-style reaction text, plus controls for removing or locking selected letters. Locked keys can optionally use the phone passcode or biometric authentication before typing. Quick settings are available from the keyboard by swiping up, so users can jump back to the main settings screen and adjust lift or floating mode faster. Key features: - Custom keyboard themes and uploaded backgrounds - Floating or docked keyboard layout - Key text, text color, and key picture controls - Emoji and GIF-style reaction shortcuts - Remove or lock selected letters - Optional phone authentication for locked keys - Swipe-up quick settings - Notification permission and App Store update shortcut Privacy note: Kbrd stores keyboard settings locally and in the app group shared with the keyboard extension. The keyboard does not collect typed text for analytics. Full access is used so the keyboard can read user-selected settings and uploaded background assets.

Screenshots

Neat Countdowns4 screens
Kbrd3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Neat Countdowns at 4.7 against Kbrd's 1.0. Neat Countdowns also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (63 vs 1). Kbrd's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neat Countdowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neat Countdowns has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neat Countdowns ships an update every 3 months, Kbrd monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Neat Countdowns versus Kbrd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeat CountdownsKbrd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (63 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmilio PeláezLavu Mweemba

In-app purchases

None

Neat Countdowns

No in-app purchases

None

Kbrd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neat Countdowns free?
Neat Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kbrd free?
Kbrd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neat Countdowns or Kbrd?
Neat Countdowns is rated higher. Neat Countdowns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Kbrd averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Neat Countdowns or Kbrd have ads?
Kbrd shows ads; Neat Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Neat Countdowns or Kbrd?
Neat Countdowns ships an update every 3 months, and Kbrd monthly. Most recently, Neat Countdowns was updated on October 29, 2026 and Kbrd on October 25, 2026.

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