Comparison

MyKeyboard Legacy vs NuKey

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

Head to head
About

MyKeyboard Legacy

Design your own mobile keyboard with custom layouts, fonts, and themes. Add or remove keys, assign custom actions, and personalize emoji rows for a unique typing experience.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop keyboard builder
  • Customizable key layouts and rows
  • Switchable fonts across apps
  • Personalized emoji rows
  • Custom key actions (copy, paste, etc.)
  • Theme customization
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Customize virtually anything about your iOS keyboard, with simple drag and drop. Add or remove keys or rows, customize the way keys look and behave, change the duration until subkeys (the keys that pop up when holding on a key) pop up, add and remove subkeys and add keys with custom actions. MyKeyboard is beloved by its users for its ease of use and endless possibilities. For example, the emoji row is a standard feature of the custom Keyboard and can be changed to contain all of your favorite emoji. These emoji keys then automatically contain subkeys with similar emoji which you can personalize. By default, a number row is also in the keyboard, providing you fast access to these often-used keys. Another amazing feature of MyKeyboard is the switchable fonts. MyKeyboard contains 19 amazing fonts that can be used across almost all apps, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and iMessage. You can add a font key to your keyboard and switch to the font by tapping on it. Custom key actions include: - Insert Appearance - Insert - Replace Word With Appearance - Show Subkeys - Shift - Caps Lock - Cut - Copy - Paste - Accept Correction - Dismiss Correction - Learn Current Word - Switch Keyboard - Switch To Main Keyboard - Hide Keyboard - Next Input Mode - Delete Last Character - Activate Deletion Mode - Clear - Clear Left - Clear Left Word - Clear Right - Clear Right Word - Clear Word - Switch to Emoji Board (Switches you to the emoji keyboard; Learn more about this when you google emoji keyboard) These actions can be triggered on tap and hold. When no hold action is set for a specific key, the keyboard goes into trackpad mode, allowing you to shift the insertion point around by swiping. The deletion mode is similar and allows you to delete by swiping left and retract from it by swiping right. By default, it is the hold/press action on the delete key. You can also increase or decrease the key hold time until these actions are triggered, but you will have to perform swift key gestures when setting it very low. ~~ Keyboard Builder ~~ Use the keyboard builder for creating a fully customized keyboard layout in less than a minute. Your own keyboard layout is called “My Keyboard” and can be configured in every imaginable way. You can even add a copy, cut or paste key, a font key, an emoji key, a move cursor key, a “delete all” key and so much more. You can also create your own keys, for example for inserting copypasta or using copy/paste keys to perform these actions faster. We have made keyboard customization very accessible and it's easily doable for everyone. And it is customizable in every extend. For example, by adding a lot of g keys to a keyboard you could essentially create your own g board, or by adding multiple font switching keys to one, you can create your own font keyboard. ~~ Themes ~~ You can choose from a variety of free and paid themes, or go ahead and create your own customized keyboard theme. Theme customization can be used to change every aspect of your keyboard: background and foreground colors, shadow and border sizes and their colors, key corner radius and you can even set a custom height for your keys! Even a custom keyboard background image is configurable with your own photo. In the section “my themes”, you can see and manage all of your customized themes. Themes can even be shared with your friends who also use MyKeyboard!

About

NuKey

Create a personalized typing experience with custom colors, key styles, and animated lighting. Choose from a variety of mechanical switch sounds to enhance your typing feel. Save and share your unique keyboard designs.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard designs
  • Ready-made themes
  • Animated lighting effects
  • Mechanical switch sounds
  • Personalized key legends
  • Emoji browsing
  • Shareable designs via QR codes
Features
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NuKey transforms your iPhone keyboard into a personalised typing experience that looks, sounds and feels like your own. Create a custom keyboard by choosing colours, key styles, legends and animated lighting effects. Add satisfying mechanical switch sounds inspired by popular switch types, then preview your creation before you start typing. Features include: • Build and save custom keyboard designs • Choose from ready-made themes • Add animated keyboard lighting effects • Enjoy a collection of mechanical switch sounds • Personalise key legends and layouts • Browse and type emoji with ease • Add your own words for a more personal typing experience • Select your preferred keyboard language • Share keyboard designs using QR codes • Preview sounds and themes inside the app Whether you prefer a clean, understated keyboard or something colourful and expressive, NuKey gives you the tools to make every tap your own. Some themes, sounds and customisation features may require NuKey Pro.

Screenshots

MyKeyboard Legacy4 screens
NuKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NuKey at 4.4 against MyKeyboard Legacy's 3.7. NuKey also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and review sentiment (64% vs 37%). MyKeyboard Legacy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. NuKey sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MyKeyboard Legacy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NuKey holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of MyKeyboard Legacy's written reviews are positive against 64% of NuKey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyKeyboard Legacy ships an update monthly, NuKey daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyKeyboard Legacy versus NuKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyKeyboard LegacyNuKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (19 ratings)4.4 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1949 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiveSheep OUSean Kelly

Customer experience

MyKeyboard Legacy

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral26.3%
Negative36.8%

NuKey

All ratings49 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

MyKeyboard Legacy

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NuKey

One-time4
  • Nice One$1.99
  • Very Kind$4.99
  • NuKey Pro$8.99
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  • Legend$9.99

Questions

Is MyKeyboard Legacy free?
MyKeyboard Legacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NuKey free?
NuKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyKeyboard Legacy or NuKey?
NuKey is rated higher. MyKeyboard Legacy averages 3.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while NuKey averages 4.4 from 49 ratings.
Do MyKeyboard Legacy or NuKey have ads?
Neither MyKeyboard Legacy nor NuKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyKeyboard Legacy or NuKey?
MyKeyboard Legacy ships an update monthly, and NuKey daily. Most recently, MyKeyboard Legacy was updated on October 24, 2026 and NuKey on October 29, 2026.

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