Five Sharks Swimming vs Keeble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Sharks Swimming
An interactive song and game designed to teach numbers one through five. Features clear graphics and sounds for pronunciation practice, with multiple activities for counting and number recognition. Supports touch and switch access for inclusive learning.
- Sing-along counting song
- Number recognition activities
- Touch and switch access
- Repetitive learning
- Errorless activities
- Counting in sets game
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Have fun with this counting song whilst learning the numbers from one to five. The song and animation stop at the end of each verse and a simple touch of the screen or press of a switch will continue the counting song (does that tune have a familiar sound?). Clear graphics and sound to encourage correct pronunciation and sing-along with numbers, making this a great activity for all and ideal for children with special needs. Key features: • Sing along to learn the numbers one to five. • Lots of repetition of names and numbers. Includes three follow-up activities: • Counting up – touch the screen or press a switch to count up to five. • Count along number line – errorless activity using touch or switch to count to five. • Counting in sets – find the right number of sharks to get your reward. This set of activities is an enjoyable way to help a child become familiar with seeing and hearing numbers from one to five. It can be used with touch, and one or two switch access using currently available iPad switch interfaces. We can assure you that no ducks were harmed in the making of this app!
Keeble
This keyboard app provides advanced accessibility features for users with motor challenges, vision impairments, and switch users. It offers customizable typing options, auditory feedback, and self-learning word prediction to enhance usability across various iOS applications.
- Word prediction
- Select on Release/Dwell
- Auditory feedback
- Switch Control support
- VoiceOver support
- Multi-language support
- Customizable themes
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Keeble is an iOS keyboard that allows users with fine motor-challenges, switch users and users with vision impairments to type in almost any app. The keyboard offers word prediction, timing options, Select on Release, Select on Dwell, auditory feedback and other accessibility features. It also fully supports Switch Control and VoiceOver. Keeble is currently available in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech and Polish. The keyboard also offers optimized layouts for simplified, advanced and scanning keyboards. Alternative access - Prevent accidental selections with Timing options - Compensate for motor challenges with Select on Release or Select on Dwell - Use scanning-optimized keyboards with Switch Control: ABC and frequency of use Auditory feedback - Turn on keyboard clicks - Use spoken cues as you move your finger across the keyboard - Hear each key, word or sentence you type with Speak as you Type Self-learning word prediction - Choose between word completion, next-word prediction or multi-word prediction - Configure the number of suggestions and suggestion order - Adjust the size of the prediction bar to your needs Speed up typing - Benefit from the phrase bank providing quick access to your iOS keyboard shortcuts - Use the cursor keys to navigate through text quickly - Turn Auto-Capitalization and Auto-Spacing ON or OFF Optimize for different users - Use with beginning readers and select lowercase key labels, ABC layout and colored vowels - Customize for adults by allowing access to all characters and selecting QWERTY layout - Choose from 5 different themes or create a custom theme User comfort - Use Keeble on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch - Select one of the 11 available languages, including regional keyboard layouts - Choose your preferred font, including dyslexic and school-friendly fonts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Five Sharks Swimming at $3.99 against Keeble's $24.99. Five Sharks Swimming also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (73% vs 64%). Keeble's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Five Sharks Swimming costs $3.99 and Keeble $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Five Sharks Swimming holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keeble has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Five Sharks Swimming's written reviews are positive against 64% of Keeble's.
Five Sharks Swimming ships an update every 12 months, Keeble every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Five Sharks Swimming | Keeble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.7.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inclusive Technology Ltd | AssistiveWare |
Customer experience
Five Sharks Swimming
Keeble
In-app purchases
Five Sharks Swimming
No in-app purchases
Keeble
No in-app purchases
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