Liqua vs Custom Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liqua
Visually track important dates and events with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Create unlimited countdowns, personalize their appearance, and receive timely reminders for moments that matter.
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Unlimited countdowns
- Customizable colors and icons
- Event reminders
- Import from Apple Calendar
- Count down and count up
- Cloud Sync (Premium)
Read full descriptionHide full description
Make every day count with Liqua. Liqua brings a smooth, liquid-glass countdown experience to your Home Screen and Lock Screen-helping you track birthdays, trips, launches, milestones, and memories with clarity and style. Create unlimited countdowns, customize colors and icons, and watch time flow toward (or away from) the moments that matter most. Whether it’s a big event or a small joy, Liqua keeps it beautifull Free Features - Lock Screen & Single-Event widgets - Unlimited countdowns - add as many events as you like - No ads, clean, distraction-free experience - Sort your way-upcoming, past, or alphabetical - Reminders on the day (9 a.m. for all-day events) - Import from Apple Calendar - Liquid-glass design for iOS 26-adjust opacity with a smooth slider to match your style - Custom colors & text contrast-pick any accent, switch between black / white text - All-day or timed events-perfect for birthdays or precise moments - Add personal notes to every event - Custom icons-choose emojis that fit the mood - Wallpapers-2 free designs to personalize your app - Count down and count up-see how long until or since any event - Request a Feature-built-in WishKit lets you share what you’d like next Premium Features (One-Time Purchase) - Extra widgets, 3 and 6 event list views - Remind me 24 hours before the event - Automatically repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly events without setting them up again - Tags-organize events with built-in or custom tags - Cloud Sync-access your countdowns on all your devices Lifetime access-one simple payment, no subscriptions, Designed for iOS 26-smooth glass effects Liqua-Countdown made beautiful. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Custom Keyboard
Read full descriptionHide full description
WorkType is a custom keyboard for people who type the same useful things every day. Save routine text once, then use it anywhere you type. WorkType keeps phrases, dates, cleanup tools, calculator input, and Apple Shortcuts buttons close to the text field, so you can move faster without jumping between apps. Use WorkType to: - Insert dates and times in your favorite formats - Save quick replies, signatures, addresses, and snippets - Organize phrases by work, home, school, travel, or any routine - Clean pasted text with trim, case change, sort, bullet, encode, and URL tools - Calculate numbers without leaving the keyboard - Run Apple Shortcuts from custom keyboard buttons WorkType is built for everyday writing: messages, notes, forms, emails, planning, support replies, and any place where repeated typing slows you down. Privacy note: iOS custom keyboards need Full Access for clipboard utilities and Shortcuts handoff. Date, phrase, and calculator features can be used without clipboard access. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
Liqua and Custom Keyboard are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Liqua sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Custom Keyboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Liqua ships an update every 5 days, Custom Keyboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liqua | Custom Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Szymon Tadrzak | Bhagya Silva |
In-app purchases
Liqua
- Lifetime Access$2.99
- Lifetime Access$4.99
- Lifetime Access$9.99
Custom Keyboard
- WorkType Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- WorkType Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- WorkType Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









