# Keybuild vs Actions

The clearest difference is price: Actions at Free against Keybuild's $3.99. Actions also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (92% vs 73%). Keybuild's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Actions is free to download; Keybuild costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Actions holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Actions has 515 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Keybuild's written reviews are positive against 92% of Actions's.

Keybuild ships an update fortnightly, Actions monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Keybuild | Actions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.2 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keybuild/id1547174534/reviews) | **[4.8 (515 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions/id1586435171/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 45 | **515** |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | **91.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jamie Froggatt](https://appshunter.io/developer/933327498) | [Sindre Sorhus](https://appshunter.io/developer/328077650) |

## What reviewers say

### Keybuild

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keybuild/id1547174534)

Design and customize your own touchscreen keyboard. Choose layouts, assign custom functions to keys, and organize them into multiple panes for easy switching. Tailor your keyboard for specific tasks or personal preferences.

**Highlights:** Customizable keyboard layouts, Assign custom text/symbols to keys, Support for letters, symbols, and emoji, Multiple keyboard panes, Stack-based layout system, Layout options like Qwerty, Azerty, Colemak, VoiceOver support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Highly customizable keyboard
- 💡 Supports unconventional Unicode symbols
- 🚀 Efficient for specific tasks
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 💰 Worth the cost

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Extremely buggy
- 🚫 Lacks autocorrect
- ❓ No instructions or guidance
- ⚠️ Security concerns with full access
- 🐌 Sluggish on less powerful devices

**Reported bugs**

- Editing one key on caps side also changes lower caps/symbols
- App crashes when deleting a key
- Full keyboard access warning
- Bug: writing quickly with SHIFT pressed makes the second letter capital
- Bug: if you write quickly with SHIFT pressed, the second letter can also become a capital letter

**Requested features**

- Smoother layout switching
- Separate keycaps for shift/no shift
- Text replacement functionality
- Select all + copy button
- Adjusting key shape/color


### Actions

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions/id1586435171)

This app provides a vast collection of additional actions to enhance the functionality of the Shortcuts app on iOS. It offers a wide range of tools for manipulating data, interacting with device features, and automating complex tasks.

**Highlights:** Add to List, Apply Capture Date, Blur Images, Calculate with Soulver, Convert Date to Unix Time, Format Number as Ordinal, Get Device Details (Extended), Get SF Symbol Image

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Powerful and flexible shortcuts
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🤖 Impressive range of actions
- 🔥 Indispensable for Shortcuts users

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs or performance issues
- ⚠️ Compatibility concerns with newer iOS versions
- 🕰️ Slow response times in some cases

**Reported bugs**

- Errors when using list manipulation actions
- Incompatibility with HomePod mini
- Shortcut actions not working on iPhone 15 Pro

**Requested features**

- Add support for device orientation detection
- Integrate with more system-level APIs
- Provide a way to create custom actions
- Expand language support beyond English


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Keybuild free?

Keybuild costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Actions free?

Actions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Keybuild or Actions?

Actions is rated higher. Keybuild averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Actions averages 4.8 from 515 ratings.

### Do Keybuild or Actions have ads?

Neither Keybuild nor Actions shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Keybuild or Actions?

Keybuild ships an update fortnightly, and Actions monthly. Most recently, Keybuild was updated on October 20, 2026 and Actions on October 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*