Comparison

azooKey vs KeyboardKit

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

Head to head
About

azooKey

This app offers a highly customizable Japanese keyboard with advanced conversion and typing assistance. It features offline processing, user-defined layouts, and privacy-focused design. Enjoy effortless Japanese typing with personalized shortcuts and smooth cursor control.

Highlights
  • Neural kana-kanji conversion engine
  • Customizable key layouts and tabs
  • Live, real-time text conversion
  • Cursor movement and one-handed mode
  • Clipboard history and user dictionary support
  • Offline processing for privacy
Features
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—— azooKey - A Fully Customizable Japanese Keyboard —— High-accuracy conversion, deep customization, and live conversion—all in one app for effortless typing. Open-source, completely free, and built with a privacy-first design so you can use it with confidence. ▶ Cutting-Edge Conversion System ・Powered by “Zenzai,” our neural kana-kanji conversion engine ・Smarter, context-aware conversion that runs entirely offline ▶ Customization ・Edit anything from a single key to entire layouts ・Call up symbols, kaomoji, and snippets instantly with Custom Tabs ・Create GODAN or your own layouts with just a few taps ・Personalize the keyboard’s appearance with easy theming ▶ Live Conversion ・macOS-style real-time conversion optimized for iOS ・Our lightweight engine delivers fast, accurate text conversion ▶ Smooth Typing Assistance ・Hold the spacebar to move the cursor; hold Delete for one-stroke delete and undo ・One-handed mode, adjustable height, and text size for comfortable use on large screens ・Enlarge conversion candidates for quick confirmation of complex kanji ・Cursor movement by flick and a convenient Paste button are also supported ▶ Power-User Features ・Clipboard history saved automatically ・Full support for the iOS user dictionary ・Unicode conversion, half-width kana, random conversion, date insertion, and more advanced options ▶ Privacy & Trust ・Completely offline design that never collects your input ・Source code available on GitHub for anyone to inspect and improve ・No ads, no in-app purchases—every feature is free Supported OS: iOS / iPadOS 17.6 or later (latest version recommended) How to use: Download → Enable in the app → Select azooKey from the globe icon Try a typing environment tailored to you with azooKey.

About

KeyboardKit

This app allows you to replace your device's default keyboard with a highly customizable alternative. It supports over 110 languages and offers extensive options for layout, fonts, themes, and button configurations.

Highlights
  • Replace system keyboard
  • Supports 110+ languages
  • Customizable layouts and buttons
  • Custom fonts and themes
  • Extra button row
  • Clipboard functionality
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 - Can be customized to fit your needs 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 and remove more buttons - 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 & Features: - Keyboard - Languages - Buttons - Autocomplete - Clipboard - Dictation - Emojis - Feedback - Fonts - Themes - Accessibility We hope that you will love using KeyboardKit! Terms & Conditions: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

azooKey4 screens
KeyboardKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: azooKey at none against KeyboardKit's 2. azooKey also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). KeyboardKit's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. azooKey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for azooKey against 4.3 for KeyboardKit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeyboardKit has 84 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of azooKey's written reviews are positive against 52% of KeyboardKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

azooKey ships an update every 3 weeks, KeyboardKit every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
azooKey versus KeyboardKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterazooKeyKeyboardKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.3 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings584 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeita MiwaKankoda Sweden AB

Customer experience

azooKey

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral17.3%
Negative11.5%

KeyboardKit

All ratings84 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral10.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral36.0%
Negative12.0%

In-app purchases

None

azooKey

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KeyboardKit

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

Questions

Is azooKey free?
azooKey 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, azooKey or KeyboardKit?
KeyboardKit is rated higher. azooKey averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while KeyboardKit averages 4.3 from 84 ratings.
Do azooKey or KeyboardKit have ads?
Neither azooKey nor KeyboardKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, azooKey or KeyboardKit?
azooKey ships an update every 3 weeks, and KeyboardKit every 8 days. Most recently, azooKey was updated on November 3, 2026 and KeyboardKit on November 7, 2026.

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