Comparison

Keyboard Designer AR vs KeyboardKit

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

Head to head
About

Keyboard Designer AR

Design and customize your own keyboard in 3D and Augmented Reality on your iPad. You can then deploy it as an iOS keyboard extension for use in other apps. Personalize layouts, colors, key types, and sounds.

Highlights
  • 3D/AR keyboard visualization
  • Customizable layouts and colors
  • Selectable switch and click sounds
  • Deployable iOS keyboard extension
  • Key property customization
  • Bulk key configuration
Features
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To all keyboard lovers. What if you can design your own keyboard on iPad and view it in 3D/AR? This app provides such an experience. You may also deploy it as a iOS keyboard. First, make a base keyboard via new keyboard menu. You may select keyboard type(monolithic, separated), layout(US, JIS), colors(cap, switch, keyboard), click sound(switch type), cap type(standard, chiclet, typewriter), etc. Then you may move/add/delete keys via drag/drop or change each key settings via property menu. Bulk config menu for keys allow you to change properties of keys which have the same settings with selected key. Property menu allow you to change properties of selected key, keyboard, or desk. When you complete settings, you may view it in 3D/AR mode. Or you may test typing in typing mode. Your keyboard can be deployed as an iOS keyboard extension to use in other iOS apps(You need to add KB Designer keyboard in General>Keyboard panel of Settings App.). Setting menu is in system setting menu. To deploy to iOS, switching keyboard key(assigned to Caps Lock key) is required. Interference of keys also checked. iOS keyboard won't play click sound since it doesn't request iOS full access. So that you may use it without worrying about data leak. Sizes are precise on iPad Pro 12.9 in. On other devices, objects will be displayed in smaller size.

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

Keyboard Designer AR4 screens
KeyboardKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeyboardKit at 4.4 against Keyboard Designer AR's 3.2. KeyboardKit also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 5). Keyboard Designer AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (75% vs 52%). 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. Keyboard Designer AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeyboardKit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeyboardKit has 83 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Keyboard Designer AR's written reviews are positive against 52% of KeyboardKit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyboard Designer AR ships an update every 3 weeks, KeyboardKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Keyboard Designer AR versus KeyboardKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyboard Designer ARKeyboardKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.4 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings583 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKENSHI DOIKankoda Sweden AB

Customer experience

Keyboard Designer AR

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

KeyboardKit

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

In-app purchases

None

Keyboard Designer AR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KeyboardKit

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

Questions

Is Keyboard Designer AR free?
Keyboard Designer AR 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, Keyboard Designer AR or KeyboardKit?
KeyboardKit is rated higher. Keyboard Designer AR averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while KeyboardKit averages 4.4 from 83 ratings.
Do Keyboard Designer AR or KeyboardKit have ads?
Neither Keyboard Designer AR nor KeyboardKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyboard Designer AR or KeyboardKit?
Keyboard Designer AR ships an update every 3 weeks, and KeyboardKit fortnightly. Most recently, Keyboard Designer AR was updated on October 11, 2026 and KeyboardKit on October 27, 2026.

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