CPKeyboard vs Nora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPKeyboard
This keyboard app allows you to save time by creating message templates for quick sending. Easily send long informational messages or newsletters with a single tap. Professional access is available via subscription.
- Create custom message templates
- Quickly send saved messages
- Auto-pasting functionality
- Keyboard integration
- Subscription for professional access
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Simple keyboard to save time! You no longer need to enter the same messages over and over again. Just create templates of your choice and use them quickly right from the keyboard. Easily send long informational messages to all your clients, send newsletters with one click. Save your time with our app! You can purchase an auto-renewing subscription to get professional access. Note: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase. The subscription automatically renews for the same price and the duration period depends on the selected plan (weekly, monthly, semi-annual or annual), unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off the auto-renewal feature at any time by changing your account settings. The following subscriptions are available: • 1 week subscription with trial - Weekly professional access with trial - from $ 0.99 • 1 month subscription - monthly professional access - from $ 1.49. • 1 month subscription with trial - monthly professional access with trial - from $ 2.49 Terms of use: https://kissoftapps.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kissoftapps.com/privacy/
Nora
This app listens for important sounds and alerts you with visual or haptic feedback. It supports over 70 sounds, including emergency alerts, and offers customizable notifications for deaf and hard-of-hearing users.
- On-device sound recognition
- Customizable visual and vibration alerts
- Listens for over 70 sounds
- Name detection
- Ambient listening screen
- Preset modes (Home, Sleep, Work, Outdoors)
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Nora is a sound detection app built for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Whether you're at home, asleep, or out and about, Nora listens for the sounds that matter and alerts you instantly — so you never miss what's happening around you. HOW IT WORKS Nora uses Apple's on-device sound recognition to continuously monitor your surroundings. When it detects a sound you care about, it alerts you through a full-screen flash, vibration, and notification — all customisable to your needs. WHAT NORA LISTENS FOR • Doorbells, door knocks & intercoms • Smoke alarms, fire alarms & CO detectors • Phone ringing, alarm clocks & notifications • Baby crying, dogs barking & people sounds • Your name being called • Emergency sirens & safety alerts • 70+ sounds across 11 categories SMART ALERTS • Full-screen colour flash when a sound is detected • Critical safety alerts stay on screen until you dismiss them • Notification banners when you're using another app • LED torch flash — works with the phone face-down • Vibration patterns that vary by urgency • Emergency contact texting for critical alerts NAME DETECTION Nora can listen for your name being called — ideal for busy households or noisy environments. Powered by Apple's speech recognition. AMBIENT LISTENING SCREEN A minimal dark screen that stays on quietly while Nora monitors — perfect for leaving on a table or nightstand. Non-critical detections appear briefly; critical alerts lock the screen until you tap. FULLY CUSTOMISABLE • Choose exactly which sounds to monitor • One-tap presets: Home, Sleep, Work, Outdoors • Adjust detection sensitivity • Customise flash colour • Set quiet hours to pause non-critical alerts FREE, PRO & ELITE Get started free with the most essential sounds. Upgrade to Pro for 50+ sounds across all categories, or go Elite to add wildlife safety alerts. PRIVACY All sound detection is on-device — no audio is ever recorded or sent anywhere. Name detection uses Apple's speech recognition service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nora at 5.0 against CPKeyboard's 3.7. Nora also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 58 months). CPKeyboard's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. CPKeyboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and Nora sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
CPKeyboard ships an update every 58 months, Nora weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPKeyboard | Nora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 58 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kanstantsin Karasevich | Emma Taylor |
Customer experience
CPKeyboard
Nora
In-app purchases
CPKeyboard
- Weekly Pro Access3 Days trial$1.497 Days
- Monthly Pro Access$1.991 Month
- Monthly Pro Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Paste Keyboard without Limits$3.99
Nora
- Nora Pro$4.99
- Nora Elite$9.99
Questions
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