Keyz Keyboard vs Grim Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keyz Keyboard
This advanced keyboard app offers three distinct typing methods: a grid-based layout, a traditional board with numbers, and a gesture-based glide option. It supports 96 languages, offers extensive customization with themes and smart gestures, and includes typing games to improve speed. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- Multiple typing layouts (Grid, Board, Swiz)
- Support for 96 languages
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Smart gesture controls
- Built-in typing games
- Apple Watch integration
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Keyz – Advanced Custom Keyboard Three Ways to Type, Built for Fans of MessageEase Keyz brings a fresh, modern typing experience to everyone who loves the speed and intelligence of the MessageEase layout. Inspired by the groundbreaking original work of Dr. Saied, creator of MessageEase, Keyz reimagines his design for Apple devices and takes it further, with three keyboards in one app, 96 languages, and games that teach you to type faster. This is the all-new Keyz: smoother gestures, sharper visuals, and a keyboard that adapts to you, whether you swipe, tap, or glide. • Keyz Grid The iconic MessageEase grid: tap for the big letter, swipe for eight more. Choose the classic 3×3, or the new 4×4 with twelve big cells you can type on without looking. • Keyz Board Keyz keys with letters and numbers side by side, at any height. No page flipping for digits. • Keyz Swiz (Beta) Your language’s own keyboard. Tap as usual, or glide across letters to type whole words. • 96 Languages From French, Arabic, and Hindi to Yoruba, Korean, and Japanese kana, with suggestions, autocorrect, and Auto-Caps. • Liquid Glass Themes Translucent glass keys, preset and character themes, custom colors and fonts, photo backgrounds, and tap effects like Aurora Ring and Water Drop. • Smart Gestures Hold Space for a trackpad, swipe to delete words, undo/redo from Return, and reach your clipboard history and macros fast. • Built for iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Apple Watch Native performance, a wide layout for bigger screens, and Keyz right on your wrist. • Learn by Playing Three typing games: Falling Words, Zombie Climb with 230 levels, and Boat Rush with 340 levels across 17 jungle rivers. Terms of Use: https://larna-ai.app/keyz/terms
Grim Reader
Organize and enrich your personal library of e-books, comics, and audiobooks. This app allows you to manage your collection locally or via your own servers, adding details like covers and author information. Enjoy a seamless reading and listening experience across all your content.
- Library management for e-books, comics, and audiobooks
- Enrich library with online book and author data
- Supports local files and personal servers (WebDAV, OPDS)
- Cross-device reading and listening progress tracking
- Organize by author, series, and genre
- Mark favorites
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Your books. Your library. Your way. Privacy By Design. Made in the EU. Grim Reader is a modern reader and library manager for e-books, comics and audiobooks. Keep your collection on your device, connect to your own servers, and turn even a simple collection of files into a rich, beautifully organised library. A library that feels alive Browse your collection by books, authors, series and more. See covers, reading progress and detailed information at a glance, continue where you left off, mark favourites and quickly find what you want to read next. Grim Reader is designed for both iPhone and iPad, with an interface that adapts to the device you are using. Enrich your books Missing a cover, description or other information? Grim Reader can help enrich your library using online book and author sources. Depending on the available information, Grim Reader can help you find and add details such as: • Covers and book descriptions • Authors and author information • Series information • Publisher and publication details • ISBN and other identifiers • Genres, categories and tags • Additional book metadata You remain in control and can review and edit your library information. More than e-books Grim Reader brings different types of reading together in one library: • Read e-books • Browse and read comics • Listen to audiobooks • Keep track of reading progress • Continue reading or listening across your library • Organise books by author and series • Mark books and authors as favourites Your files, your servers You don’t need to hand your library over to a commercial book platform. Grim Reader can work with books stored locally and supports personal libraries through WebDAV and OPDS, as well as the optional Grimmory server. This makes Grim Reader equally useful for a small collection on your iPhone or iPad and for a large self-hosted library. Made for readers Grim Reader focuses on your books rather than a store. There are no books to sell you and no ecosystem you need to buy into. Build the library you want, enrich it, organise it and enjoy reading it. Grim Reader — your library belongs to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grim Reader at 5.0 against Keyz Keyboard's 4.4. Grim Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Keyz Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Keyz Keyboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Grim Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grim Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keyz Keyboard | Grim Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LARNA AI LTD | Maarten de Kreij |
Customer experience
Keyz Keyboard
Grim Reader
In-app purchases
Keyz Keyboard
- Keyz Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Grim Reader
No in-app purchases





