Comparison

UtilKB vs Thock Meter

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

Head to head
About

UtilKB

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A utility keyboard for iOS that helps developers, testers, and power users quickly insert useful content like, hashes, encodings, UUIDs, timestamps and dummy data β€” right from the keyboard. Features - Dummy Data - Lorem Ipsum - Words, sentences, paragraphs - UPPER / lower / Title Case / Sentence case - Random names and addresses - Dummy email addresses in latin characters - Addresses in regional format (CA, CN, JP, RU, UK, US) - Timestamps - Epoch (seconds and milliseconds) - ISO 8601 (standard and compact, custom format) - Encode & Decode - Base2 (binary) - Base64 - Hash - SHA-256 - SHA-1 - MD5 - CRC32 - Random - UUID v4 (UPPER and lower case) - ASCII - Simple and Full US Keyboard - More keyboard layout (customizable) coming soon. ---- More keyboard functionalities will be added soon. Feature request is welcomed! This app is in early development stage.

About

Thock Meter

Features
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Measure the "thock" of your mechanical keyboard. Thock Meter analyzes your keystroke sound in real time and turns it into a Thock score (0–100) β€” built for the custom-keyboard hobby. Lubed your switches, added case foam, tried a tape mod? Find out whether it actually got deeper and thockier β€” with a score and a live frequency profile, not just your ears. WHAT YOU GET (FREE) - Real-time Thock score just by typing - Live frequency profile from low-mid "thock" to high "clack" - Thocky / Balanced / Clacky / Pingy labels, plus Depth, Brightness and Cleanliness axes - Unlimited measurements; save up to 2 profiles THOCK METER PRO (one-time unlock) - Unlimited saved profiles - A/B compare: overlay two builds and see the Thock delta - Shareable score card: export your score and frequency profile as an image HONEST BY DESIGN This is a relative comparison tool for the same phone in the same position. It does NOT measure absolute loudness (dB/SPL). For the most stable read, type 10–20 letter keys with the phone ~15–20 cm away. It's tuned to characterize the tone (thock↔clack) of audible boards. PRIVACY Fully offline. Audio is analyzed on-device only β€” nothing is recorded, stored, or sent. No account, no network.

Screenshots

UtilKB4 screens
Thock Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UtilKB at none against Thock Meter's 1. UtilKB also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Thock Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UtilKB asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UtilKB ships an update daily, Thock Meter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
UtilKB versus Thock Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtilKBThock Meter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngda SongShuhei Yamamoto

In-app purchases

None

UtilKB

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Thock Meter

One-time1
  • ThockMeter Pro$3.99

Questions

Is UtilKB free?
UtilKB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thock Meter free?
Thock Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UtilKB or Thock Meter have ads?
Neither UtilKB nor Thock Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UtilKB or Thock Meter?
UtilKB ships an update daily, and Thock Meter every 3 weeks. Most recently, UtilKB was updated on October 9, 2026 and Thock Meter on October 25, 2026.

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