Comparison

Next Keyboard vs Shifter

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

Head to head
About

Next Keyboard

Create and customize your mobile keyboard with a wide array of options. Personalize backgrounds, colors, fonts, and button styles. Save and manage multiple custom keyboards for easy switching.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Background image/color options
  • Font and sound customization
  • Save and edit custom keyboards
  • Prebuilt keyboard library
  • Unicode and social fonts
Features
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◆ Customize your keyboard ◆ You can find many aesthetic keyboards and Customize them or create your keyboard from the scratch with tons of customization option like background image, background colors, font, button sounds, button shadow, button border, etc. also, you can have your own keyboards library and edit them any time or switch between them. *****We add new features every week***** ◆ Main features: * 50+ prebuilt keyboards (Weekly update) * Customize your keyboards with color, font, sound, etc. * Save/Edit your keyboards any time you want * 120+ Unicode Fonts * 60+ Social Fonts * 12+ Symbols Fonts * Most integration with other "Next" Family apps (check more apps in this account) ◆ Upcoming features: * Action keys customization * Gif keyboard * Emojis keyboard * Add more languages ◆ Steps: 1- Follow app hint inside the app to activate your keyboard 2- Add/Create your keyboard and activate it after press the "Save" button 3- hold the "Globe" key and choose "Next Keyboard" when using your keyboard. ----------------------------- ►Notes: 〉Next Keyboard includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a weekly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. 〉Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription in the iTunes settings at least 24- hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. 〉Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. 〉Please note: If have any problem with your keyboard's display after updates, please re-save them to fix that problem. 〉Please note: Please Report to us all translation or functionality problems through the Instagram support page. (link is inside the app) 〉You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by canceling your subscription through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service.

About

Shifter

Features
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A app that can track your wage and hours and tell you when you have worked, how much you are owned and give you a rundown of your work

Screenshots

Next Keyboard4 screens
Shifter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shifter at none against Next Keyboard's 2. Shifter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Next Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price 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. Next Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Shifter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, Shifter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Next Keyboard versus Shifter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext KeyboardShifter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPURE PLANT PRO LTD.Matija Lukanc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Next Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Shifter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Next Keyboard free?
Next Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shifter free?
Shifter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Next Keyboard or Shifter have ads?
Next Keyboard shows ads; Shifter does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Keyboard or Shifter?
Next Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, and Shifter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Next Keyboard was updated on September 9, 2026 and Shifter on September 21, 2026.

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