Comparison

The Banana Split Keyboard vs KeyboardKit

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

Head to head
About

The Banana Split Keyboard

This split keyboard app for iPad offers an ergonomic and stylish touch typing experience. It features functional design, switchable word substitution, and multiple color schemes to enhance productivity.

Highlights
  • Functional ergonomic design
  • Switchable word substitution
  • 10+ Monochromatic Color Schemes
  • Designed for iPad
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Touch-typists rejoice! The Banana Split Keyboard is the split keyboard from Student Driver for iPad. The Banana Split Keyboard was built from the ground up to make ergonomic touch typing on iPad fast, functional, and stylish! Features: - Functional ergonomic design. - Switchable word substitution. - 10+ Monochromatic Color Schemes. Designed by Student Driver in New York City.

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

KeyboardKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeyboardKit at 4.4 against The Banana Split Keyboard's 1.0. KeyboardKit also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 1) and review sentiment (52% vs 30%). The Banana Split Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. KeyboardKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. The Banana Split Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeyboardKit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeyboardKit has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of The Banana Split Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 52% of KeyboardKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Banana Split Keyboard ships an update weekly, KeyboardKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Banana Split Keyboard versus KeyboardKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Banana Split KeyboardKeyboardKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews52.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings183 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudent Driver, LLCKankoda Sweden AB

Customer experience

The Banana Split Keyboard

Written reviews40 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

KeyboardKit

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

In-app purchases

None

The Banana Split Keyboard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KeyboardKit

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

Questions

Is The Banana Split Keyboard free?
The Banana Split Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeyboardKit free?
KeyboardKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Banana Split Keyboard or KeyboardKit?
KeyboardKit is rated higher. The Banana Split Keyboard averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while KeyboardKit averages 4.4 from 83 ratings.
Do The Banana Split Keyboard or KeyboardKit have ads?
Neither The Banana Split Keyboard nor KeyboardKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Banana Split Keyboard or KeyboardKit?
The Banana Split Keyboard ships an update weekly, and KeyboardKit fortnightly. Most recently, The Banana Split Keyboard was updated on October 21, 2026 and KeyboardKit on October 27, 2026.

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