Comparison

SquidKeyboard vs KidBase

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

Head to head
About

SquidKeyboard

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The SquidKeyboard has been released. It is a simple keyboard that can be added in the keyboard settings for use. The SquidKeyboard does not collect user data nor does it require internet access. Enabling full access in the keyboard settings allows users to experience haptic feedback. Extended keyboards Squid.1, Squid.2, and Squid.3 are available for the SquidKeyboard.

About

KidBase

This app helps parents and caregivers track daily child care activities, organize family plans, and store precious memories privately. It offers features for logging feedings, sleep, and health milestones, alongside tools for managing family schedules and supplies.

Highlights
  • Log daily care activities (feedings, sleep, diapers)
  • Organize family plans and activities
  • Track growth, health, and memories
  • Shared restock lists for supplies
  • Private and secure data storage
  • Two-child tracking
Features
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KidBase helps parents and caregivers record daily care, organize family plans, and keep childhood memories in one private place. EVERYDAY CARE • Log feedings, sleep, diapers, pumping, and potty training. • Pause, resume and finish sleep or nursing sessions, with caregiver names and nursing sides. • Review an editable voice draft before saving care. • Find past activity by date, care type, or notes, and edit entries from the timeline. • Record growth measurements, health notes, vaccinations, moods, photos and memories. FAMILY PLANS & HANDOFFS • Organize activities, pickups, recurring plans and packing steps. • Set optional reminders separately on each device. • Review recorded care and leave a named caregiver handoff. • Use adaptable care workspaces, two-child tracking, Care Station and Read together layouts. • Review logged-day coverage and the records supporting care trends. SUPPLIES & OPTIONAL SHOPPING • Track stock by location and maintain a shared restock list. • Reuse checklists and set your own fit, opened-container and maintenance reminders. • Browse Amazon and Etsy category buying guides, save ideas and compare unit costs. • Supply tools work wherever you buy. Shopping opens an external retailer only when you choose. YOUR FAMILY'S RECORDS STAY PRIVATE No KidBase account is required. Records stay on your device and in your iCloud account when available, shared with people you invite. KidBase has no analytics, advertising SDKs or tracking SDKs and never sends child records to retailers. KidBase is free. Clearly identified affiliate links may support development through commissions. Etsy affiliate links through Rakuten Advertising may earn a commission. Amazon links remain ordinary shopping links without KidBase affiliate attribution. There is no in-app checkout or automatic ordering. Predictions and supply forecasts depend on complete records. Growth curves are approximate references. KidBase does not provide medical advice; discuss health concerns with your clinician. Follow product labels for expiry and replacement. Voice logging requires available on-device English speech recognition; AI features require Apple Intelligence. iCloud updates may take time.

Screenshots

SquidKeyboard3 screens
KidBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

SquidKeyboard and KidBase are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SquidKeyboard versus KidBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquidKeyboardKidBase
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjiwoong jangJared Eddie Countryman

In-app purchases

None

SquidKeyboard

No in-app purchases

None

KidBase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SquidKeyboard free?
SquidKeyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KidBase free?
KidBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SquidKeyboard or KidBase have ads?
Neither SquidKeyboard nor KidBase shows ads.

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