KeyboardKit vs Mechanical Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 75 languages - Has many settings and themes KeyboardKit supports: - 75 languages - QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY - Colemak, Dvorak - 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 KeyboardKit settings: - Keyboard: One-Handed Keyboard, Character Preview, Haptic Feedback, Sound, Auto-Capitalization, Auto-Collapse, Enable Caps Lock, Predictive Text, "." Shortcut, Spacebar Long Press, Spacebar Menus, Toolbar Menu, Input Toolbar, Spacebar Actions, Toolbar Actions - Accessibility: Bold Text, Custom Button Height - Languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Arabic (PC), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), French (Belgium), French (Switzerland), Georgian, German, German (Austria), German (Switzerland), Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew (Israel), Hungarian, Icelandic, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish (Ireland), Italian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Sorani, Kurdish, Sorani (Iraq), کوردیی ناوەندی (PC), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Northern Sami, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Pamiri Shughni (Shughni Tajik), Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Welsh, Vietnamese - Autocomplete: Auto-Complete, Auto-Correction, Auto-Ignore Words, Auto-Learn Words, Emoji Suggestions, Next Character Prediction, Text Replacements, Ignored Words, Number of Suggestions, Next Word Prediction, Hide toolbar - Clipboard: Add Clipboard Content, Create Custom Clips - Dictation: Silence Limit (before dictation ends) - Emoji: Default Emoji Skin Tone - Feedback: Audio & Haptic Feedback - Fonts: Select Custom Font - Theme: Pick Theme, Create Custom Themes (Premium) We hope that you will love using KeyboardKit! Terms & Conditions: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mechanical Keyboard
Experience the tactile feel and visual flair of a mechanical keyboard on your iPhone. Customize RGB lighting, switch sounds, and fonts to personalize your typing experience with dynamic effects.
- Hyper-realistic mechanical keyboard interface
- Vibrant RGB, neon, and backlight effects
- Fully customizable keyboard
- Signature mechanical key sounds
- Wide selection of emojis & fonts
- Dynamic visual typing effects
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Mechanical Keyboard: SwitchKey bring the satisfying feel of a mechanical keyboard to your iPhone! With stunning RGB lighting effects, authentic switch sounds, and powerful customization, Mechanical Keyboard turns every keystroke into a fun and immersive experience. Key Features - Hyper-realistic mechanical keyboard interface: From Blue, Red to Brown Switches, every tap feels just like the real thing. - Vibrant RGB, neon, and backlight effects: Choose from dozens of unique keyboard themes to match your style. - Custom Keyboard: Personalize everything from colors, lighting effects, to keypress sounds. - Signature mechanical key sounds: Powerful, crisp, and satisfying to type with. - Keyboard Fonts: Add personality to every message you send. - Dynamic visual typing effects: Every keystroke shines with dazzling animations. - User-friendly interface: Quick setup and intuitive controls in just a few taps. Download Mechanical Keyboard: SwitchKey now to upgrade your typing experience! Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. The following subscription plans are available (prices may vary depending on location): – 1 Month Subscription for $4.99 – 1 Year Subscription for $19.99 – Lifetime membership for $29.99 - You can cancel your subscription through this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mkbpolicy/trang-ch%E1%BB%A7 Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/keyboard-term-of-service/trang-ch%E1%BB%A7 Support: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560933465584 If you have any feedback about the Mech Keyboard: Themes, Fonts app, please leave a comment below or email the developer. We will always monitor your feedback to improve and create a better app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KeyboardKit at none against Mechanical Keyboard's shown. Mechanical Keyboard's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. KeyboardKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mechanical Keyboard sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for KeyboardKit against 4.4 for Mechanical Keyboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 88 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of KeyboardKit's written reviews are positive against 83% of Mechanical Keyboard's.
KeyboardKit ships an update fortnightly, Mechanical Keyboard every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | KeyboardKit | Mechanical Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (75 ratings) | 4.4 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kankoda Sweden AB | Duc Tran Trung |
Customer experience
KeyboardKit
Mechanical Keyboard
In-app purchases
KeyboardKit
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Mechanical Keyboard
- Mechanical Keyboard Weekly$3.997 Days
- Mechanical Keyboard Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Mechanical Keyboard Yearly$19.991 Year
- Steel Blue$0.99
- Neon Jungle$0.99
- Frostbite$0.99
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- Pink Voltage$0.99
- Copper Forest$0.99
- Crimson Core$0.99
- Blush Touch$0.99
- CyberMint$0.99
- RGB Frost$0.99
- Lifetime Membership$29.99
Questions
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