Comparison

XKey vs Klayboard

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

Head to head
About

XKey

Create, edit, and share unlimited phrases in custom decks for quick messaging. This app also allows you to encode secret messages within any app and features an auto-paste function for rapid message sending.

Highlights
  • Create and share phrase decks
  • Send random phrases from decks
  • Encode and decode secret messages
  • Auto-paste functionality
  • Customizable canned phrases
Features
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XKey is an social, copy&paste keyboard app. You can create, edit and share unlimited phrases canned in Decks and send messages quickly and randomly, just like a text-only sticker pack. XKey can also magically encode and hide real messages in any apps, since XKey is a keyboard! You can also auto-paste, as we call it Message Shooter, to spam your friends in the fastest & the easiest way! XKey, social keyboard Create & share canned phrase Deck Shoot & spam random phrase from the Deck Encode, decode & send magically secret messages in any app (Cuz it’s a keyboard!)

About

Klayboard

A precision keyboard app offering deterministic typing with no predictive AI or aggressive autocorrect. It provides advanced features like a dedicated number row, word-by-word cursor navigation, and customizable layouts for coding and markdown.

Highlights
  • Deterministic typing with no AI or cloud connection
  • Dedicated number row with symbol alternates
  • Word-by-word cursor navigation and text editing
  • Multiple layouts: Standard, Coding, Markdown
  • Smart touch accuracy for fewer missed keys
  • Fully customizable keys, height, and feedback
  • Text expansion macros
Features
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Klayboard is a precision keyboard built for people who want total control over their typing. No predictive AI. No aggressive autocorrect. No cloud connection. What you press is exactly what appears on the screen — every single time. DETERMINISTIC TYPING Most keyboards fight you. They change words after you type them, insert suggestions you didn't ask for, and send your keystrokes to the cloud. Klay does none of that. Every tap produces exactly one character. You stay in control. DEDICATED NUMBER ROW Access numbers without switching layouts. Klay's 5-row and 6-row modes both include a permanent number row across the top. Every number key has a symbol alternate — swipe down on "1" for "!", on "2" for "@", and so on. WORD-BY-WORD CURSOR NAVIGATION The utility row gives you desktop-class text editing on your phone. Jump the cursor forward or backward by whole words. Delete the previous word or everything to the start of the line. Toggle case between lower, Title, and UPPER. Copy and paste without leaving the keyboard. THREE LAYOUTS, ONE KEYBOARD Standard: Clean QWERTY with a full symbol set available by swipe or long-press on every key. Coding: Braces, brackets, semicolons, slashes, and equals on the primary layer. Tab key included. Built for writing code on mobile. Markdown: One-tap buttons for headings, bold, italic, code blocks, links, lists, and horizontal rules. The cursor auto-positions between delimiters. SMART TOUCH ACCURACY Klayboard uses a geometric probability model to resolve ambiguous taps near key boundaries. It considers finger position, key proximity, and letter-pair frequency — all computed locally, with zero dictionary lookups. The result: fewer missed keys, especially at smaller keyboard sizes. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE Remap any character key's primary and long-press actions. Adjust keyboard height from 75% to 140%. Choose between 5-row compact and 6-row full modes. Toggle haptic feedback, sound feedback, and key popups independently. Set your preferred long-press duration. TEXT EXPANSION MACROS Create custom trigger-based text macros that expand as you type. Set "@@" to expand into your email address, or "addr" into your full mailing address. Macros fire instantly with zero lag — everything runs locally. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Klay never connects to the internet. Your keystrokes never leave your device. There is no analytics, no telemetry, no usage tracking, and no data collection of any kind. Full Access is requested only for clipboard features (copy/paste) and is entirely optional. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Swipe down or long-press any key for its alternate character • Double-space automatically inserts a period and shifts for the next sentence • Hold delete to accelerate — first by character, then by whole word • Swipe up from the spacebar to dismiss the keyboard • Shift cycles through off → shifted → caps lock • Symbols layout with every special character you need • Dark mode and light mode with automatic switching Klay is for developers, writers, power users, and anyone tired of fighting their keyboard. It does exactly what you tell it to — nothing more, nothing less.

Screenshots

XKey4 screens
Klayboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: XKey at Free against Klayboard's $3.99. XKey also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Klayboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

XKey is free to download; Klayboard costs $3.99 up front. XKey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Klayboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XKey holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XKey has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XKey ships an update every 2 weeks, Klayboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
XKey versus Klayboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXKeyKlayboard
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFAT, LLCZhi Zheng Yeo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

XKey

One-time1
  • XKey vip - one time purchase$2.99
None

Klayboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XKey free?
XKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Klayboard free?
Klayboard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XKey or Klayboard?
XKey is rated higher. XKey averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Klayboard averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do XKey or Klayboard have ads?
Neither XKey nor Klayboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XKey or Klayboard?
XKey ships an update every 2 weeks, and Klayboard every 3 months. Most recently, XKey was updated on October 24, 2026 and Klayboard on October 28, 2026.

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