Comparison

Auto Keyboard vs Chatback

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

Head to head
About

Auto Keyboard

Automate repetitive typing tasks by pasting frequently used phrases and setting them to auto-send. Create unique personalized emoji text messages to stand out in conversations and social media posts.

Highlights
  • Personalized emoji text creation
  • Text repetition for emphasis
  • Paste and auto-send phrases
  • Improve chat efficiency
  • Create unique social media posts
Features
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Hate typing the same thing over and over? Use 【Auto Keyboard】 to free your hands and improve your efficiency. Most importantly, it can even 【Create your own personalized emoji text】! Features: 1.Text to emoji Use emoji to compose text - create your own personalized emoji text!!! Very personalized and significance 2.Repeat Text You can use repetition to highlight what you want to say and make the other person take it seriously, especially suitable for chat scenes. 3.Paste & Auto Send Paste your frequently used phrases to preset your custom items, remember to enable Auto Send. Improve your efficiency! Applicable scene - Post unique posts on instagram - The most eye-catching message on social software - Repeat text to emphasize importance in chat - Greatly improve your chat efficiency, especially for the same thing you need to chat with multiple people. …. Create your own personalized emoji text, download it now!

About

Chatback

This AI-powered app helps you craft engaging text messages with various tones, characters, and emotions. It can generate replies, translate messages instantly, and even help you flirt or create excuses. Enhance your conversations with over 100 unique styles.

Highlights
  • AI-powered text generation
  • Color text messaging
  • Instant message replies
  • Character voice imitation
  • 100+ emotions and tones
  • Instant message translation
Features
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Send Texts in Color -- and -- Reply to friends in one click, just let Chatback do the writing. DING! — You've received a text, and you don't know what to respond. Just click "Generate" and Chatback will craft the reply for you. Many use Chatback every day to help them communicate. With 100+ emotions and characters, think how Chatback can help you. **I got my girlfriend because Chatback flirted for me - Mike ** **Chatback helped me negotiate a raise with my boss and I highly recommend it - Steven ** **Chatback generates perfect excuses when I’m late - Wendy ** **Chatback Makes Me Smart And Funny - Samantha ** BENEFITS 96% of Chatback users appear smarter to friends 94% say they are funnier thanks to the app 93% get more dates when Chatback writes for them 90% get out of doing things they're reluctant to do 88% more likely to get promoted at work POPULAR TONES BY CHATBACK USERS - Rizz - Roast - Flirty - Funny - Smart - Excuses - Professional - Disappointed - Convincing - Prankster - Mischievous AND 100+ MORE SOUND LIKE - Joe Biden - Donald Trump - Mickey Mouse - The Little Mermaid - Santa Clause - Cow Boy - Albert Einstein - Frankenstein - Shakespeare - YouTuber - TikToker AND 100+ MORE Chatback: Your AI Text Buddy for iMessages! Chatback is an AI-powered iMessage App which generates text messages, replies, and instant translations. For the first time ever, you can instantly translate texts inside of iMessage. Unsure of how to respond to that message? Chatback can help! Want to make your friend laugh with a text? Chatback is the trick up your sleeve. Want to write texts with your favorite character's voice? Chatback has it all! With Chatback, you can easily light up your conversations with humor, creating unique and engaging messages that are sure to make your friends smile. Choose from a wide variety of emotions, characters, accents, and more to spice up your messages and express your creativity. But Chatback can do much more! Need to break the ice with that cutie you just met on a dating app? With Chatback you can select the "Rizz" or "Flirty" emotion and Chatback will automatically change the tone of your messages to get them chatting and relax the conversation. Whether you're looking to add some humor to your daily conversations, use for business, create a memorable moment with friends and family, or simply express your creativity, Chatback has you covered. Download Chatback now and take your Message chats to a whole new level! Chatback also offers a Chatback Premium subscription that provides additional features and benefits, an ad-free experience, and more. Upgrade now and enhance your Chatback experience! Terms of Service: https://chelm.app/terms Privacy: https://chelm.app/privacy

Screenshots

Auto Keyboard4 screens
Chatback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auto Keyboard at none against Chatback's 6. Auto Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Chatback's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 441). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Chatback sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Auto Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Auto Keyboard against 4.6 for Chatback. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chatback has 2.9K ratings behind it against 441, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Auto Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 69% of Chatback's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto Keyboard ships an update every 3 days, Chatback every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Auto Keyboard versus Chatback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuto KeyboardChatback
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (441 ratings)4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4412.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer江真 刘CHELM PRODUCTIONS LLC

Customer experience

Auto Keyboard

All ratings433 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Chatback

All ratings2,814 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative19.2%

Bugs and requests

Auto Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Chatback

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads not working properly
  • Difficulty accessing paid content

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free text options
  • Ability to customize text
  • Additional language support
  • Voice recording feature

In-app purchases

None

Auto Keyboard

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Chatback

Subscriptions5
  • Premium (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Chatback Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • Premium (Annual Deal)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Add Custom Emotion$0.99

Questions

Is Auto Keyboard free?
Auto Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chatback free?
Chatback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auto Keyboard or Chatback?
Chatback is rated higher. Auto Keyboard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 441 ratings, while Chatback averages 4.6 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Auto Keyboard or Chatback have ads?
Both Auto Keyboard and Chatback show ads.
Which is updated more often, Auto Keyboard or Chatback?
Auto Keyboard ships an update every 3 days, and Chatback every 3 weeks. Most recently, Auto Keyboard was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chatback on November 3, 2026.

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