Keyboard Art vs DIY Mini Journals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keyboard Art
Personalize your computer keyboard with vibrant artwork and designs. Use various tools like brushes, stencils, and spray paint to create unique, eye-catching keycaps. Decorate, work, and play with a custom-designed keyboard.
- Paint brushes
- Stencils
- Spray paint
- Keycap decoration
- Custom keyboard art
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It's high time that your boring computer keyboards had some colors and artwork showcased on them. Use paint brushes, stencils and spray paint to create cute, eye-popping art on those keycaps. Create, decorate, work and play! Keyboard Art is free. Have fun!
DIY Mini Journals
Design and assemble your own miniature notebooks using various craft materials. Learn to bind them with scrapbook paper and sewing for a unique, personalized touch. This app offers a fun and creative way to express your ideas.
- Create mini journals
- Decorate with scrapbook paper
- Bind with sewing machine
- Express creative ideas
- Easy and interesting crafting
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DIY Mini Journals at none against Keyboard Art's 1. Keyboard Art's advantage is review sentiment (49% vs 31%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Keyboard Art sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DIY Mini Journals asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Keyboard Art against 4.5 for DIY Mini Journals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keyboard Art has 29K ratings behind it against 5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Keyboard Art's written reviews are positive against 31% of DIY Mini Journals's.
Keyboard Art ships an update every 2 weeks, DIY Mini Journals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keyboard Art | DIY Mini Journals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better | 4.5 (5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews — better | 30.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 5K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | TabTale LTD |
Customer experience
Keyboard Art
DIY Mini Journals
User reviews
Keyboard Art
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Amazing and fun game
- 👍 Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
- 🎨 Lots of customization options
- 🎉 Great entertainment value
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🤕 Laggy performance
DIY Mini Journals
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Creative journaling experience
- 🧘♀️ Relaxing and boosts creativity
- 🎨 Customizable journal pages
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overwhelming amount of ads
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy performance
- 🔒 Limited free content, paywall for many features
Bugs and requests
Keyboard Art
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keys turning completely black on special levels
- Game freezing or kicking out after watching ads
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Coins/progress not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- More creative freedom to design own keys
- Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option
- Improve stability and fix bugs
- Add sound effects and music
DIY Mini Journals
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stickers overlapping or glitching under backgrounds
- Inability to complete levels due to constant ads
- Progress not saving properly
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options for text, stickers, and backgrounds
- Ability to save and view past journal pages
- Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option
In-app purchases
Keyboard Art
- Remove Ads$2.99
DIY Mini Journals
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Keyboard Art free?
Is DIY Mini Journals free?
Which has better reviews, Keyboard Art or DIY Mini Journals?
Do Keyboard Art or DIY Mini Journals have ads?
Which is updated more often, Keyboard Art or DIY Mini Journals?
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