Comparison

Clicks Keyboard vs The Big Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Clicks Keyboard

Enhance your typing with advanced keyboard controls. Customize backlight, shift key behavior, and access to numbers and symbols. Optimize your typing experience with features like soft return, cursor mode, and firmware updates.

Highlights
  • Keyboard backlight control
  • Caps lock and shift lock customization
  • Alt lock for numbers and symbols
  • Soft return for line breaks
  • Cursor mode with WASD/IKJL
  • Customizable currency symbol
  • Over-the-air firmware updates
Features
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The Clicks app unlocks new features for your keyboard. Toggle your keyboard backlight between 'automatic' and off. Use this feature to check the status of your backlight and reset it to automatic mode if it's been accidentally disabled through the keyboard shortcut. Caps lock - Control the behaviour of the shift key. When turned on, pressing the shift key once makes the next charater a capital letter. Double clicking the shift key enables shift lock. When disabled, you must press and hold shift to get a captial letter. Alt lock - Control the behaviour of the '123' key. When turned on, pressing the '123' key once makes the next typed character a number of symbol. Double clicking the shift key enables number lock - (great for typing phone numbers of long number strings!). When disabled, you must press and hold '123' to get numbers and symbols. Soft return - Choose between using the return to add a carriage return (soft return) or send a message (hard return). Clicks key customization - Decide whether you want the Clicks key to function as Tab or Control Cursor mode - Enable cursor mode to use WASD and IJKL as directional cursor keys Currency symbol - Customize your currency symbol Create or log in to your Clicks Keyboard account to get updated about the latest features coming to your Clicks Keyboard Update your keyboard firmware over the air to optimize the typing experience. Learn and explore your Clicks keyboard with access to tips and how-to's. * Certain features and functionality are dependant on your Clicks model.

About

The Big Keyboard

This keyboard app offers larger text and buttons for improved readability, especially for users with vision difficulties. It provides customizable themes, multiple layouts including a numeric keypad and arrow keys, and supports various languages.

Highlights
  • Scalable text size up to 2.5x
  • Comfortable button sizes
  • Word suggestions and autocorrect
  • Multiple keyboard layouts (QWERTY, numeric, arrows)
  • Full emoji collection
  • Customizable themes (light, dark, high contrast)
  • Sound and haptic feedback controls
Features
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LARGE TEXT & BIG KEYS: Scale text size up to 2.5x larger - perfect for better readability Button sizes stay comfortable while text gets bigger No more squinting at tiny letters Word suggestions + Autocorrect Supported Keyboard Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, German (QWERTZ), French (AZERTY), Finnish, Danish, Polish, Turkish, Romanian, and Swedish. MULTIPLE KEYBOARD LAYOUTS: Full QWERTY keyboard with smart auto-capitalization Dedicated numeric keypad for numbers Arrow keys for precise cursor control Complete emoji collection with categories Symbols and punctuation layouts CUSTOMIZABLE EXPERIENCE: Light, Dark, High Contrast and themes Adjustable text and emoji sizes Sound and haptic feedback controls ACCESSIBILITY FOCUSED Perfect for users with vision difficulties Large, clear text that's easy to read High contrast themes for better visibility Simple, intuitive design EASY TO USE Quick setup in just minutes Works with all your favorite apps Smooth, responsive typing experience No complicated settings - just works! Why choose The Big Keyboard? Unlike other keyboards that make everything bigger, The Big Keyboard smartly scales only the text while keeping buttons the perfect size. This means better readability without losing screen space! Perfect for: Seniors who need larger text Users with visual impairments Anyone who wants a more comfortable typing experience People who prefer customizable keyboards Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Clicks Keyboard4 screens
The Big Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clicks Keyboard at Free against The Big Keyboard's $1.99. Clicks Keyboard also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 13). The Big Keyboard's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (64% vs 32%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Clicks Keyboard is free to download; The Big Keyboard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Big Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Clicks Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 64% of The Big Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clicks Keyboard ships an update every 6 weeks, The Big Keyboard every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Clicks Keyboard versus The Big Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClicks KeyboardThe Big Keyboard
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.0 (56 ratings)3.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClicks Technology LtdDefriction LLC

Customer experience

Clicks Keyboard

All ratings56 ratings
Positive44.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative56.6%

The Big Keyboard

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Clicks Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

The Big Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clicks Keyboard free?
Clicks Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Big Keyboard free?
The Big Keyboard costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clicks Keyboard or The Big Keyboard?
The Big Keyboard is rated higher. Clicks Keyboard averages 3.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while The Big Keyboard averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Clicks Keyboard or The Big Keyboard have ads?
Neither Clicks Keyboard nor The Big Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clicks Keyboard or The Big Keyboard?
Clicks Keyboard ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Big Keyboard every 2 days. Most recently, Clicks Keyboard was updated on October 16, 2026 and The Big Keyboard on October 15, 2026.

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