Comparison

Klava Keyboard vs NuKey

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

Head to head
About

Klava Keyboard

This keyboard app offers smart predictions, customizable themes, and advanced privacy features. Enjoy a personalized typing experience with unique gestures and built-in emoji suggestions. It supports over 25 languages and is regularly updated with new content.

Highlights
  • Smart above-key predictions
  • On-device learning for privacy
  • Customizable themes
  • Gesture controls for actions
  • Autocorrect and text navigation
  • Instant emoji suggestions
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Many keyboards are boring. Some track what you type. Plenty just don't work. Klava ain’t any of that. Klava keyboard brings together smart above-key predictions, stunning themes, sick features and rock-solid privacy. And a bunch of other cool stuff (that you can customise or turn on / off). What Klava has that others don’t: - Smart above-key and above-keyboard suggestions that you can flick up. Like the good ol’ BlackBerry days - Privacy. Klava learns as you type, but what you type doesn’t ever leave the device. As it should be. Keep what's yours, we don't want to know that! - Beautiful themes, each with unique features. We got sleek modern themes. We got nostalgic themes, true classics even. We got more themes cooking as you are reading this - High personalisation. Customise font size, colours, buttons and so on. Make Klava what you want it to be - Gestures that feel awesome. Our favourite: swipe left across the keyboard to delete words. Or set a custom action to the 'swipe right' gesture! - Autocorrect is here, plus text navigation with Cursor Mode via WASD. It’s super nice - Built-in emojis. What’s more, type things like :) or :phone to get an instant emoji suggestion. Truly :fire (can't put emojis here, imagine one!) - You can switch keyboard layouts by simply holding the spacebar, smooth as heck - We could go on, but that’s probably enough for the App Store page. Last thing: we are releasing major updates for Klava at least every month, so expect more themes, features, languages and just plain new & nice stuff regularly Klava currently supports 25+ languages with more in the making: - English (US/GB) - Spanish (Español) - French (Français) - German (Deutsch) - Dutch (Nederlands) - Italian (Italiano) - Portuguese (Português) - Russian (Русский) - Finnish (Suomi) - Hungarian (Magyar) - Polish (Polski) - Romanian (Română) - Swedish (Svenska) - Bulgarian (Български) - Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) - Czech (Čeština) - Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) - Arabic - Danish (Dansk)* - Croatian (Hrvatski)* - Norwegian (Norsk)* - Turkish (Türkçe)* - Greek (Ελληνικά)* - Serbian (Српски)* - Ukrainian (Українська)* - Hebrew* - Thai (ไทย)* *These languages don't support predictions above keys just yet, but you can type in your favourite themes in your language's layout! If you have ideas, feedback, want to say hi or give us a scolding (only if well-deserved!), drop a message to type@klava.space Terms of Use: https://www.klava.space/terms

About

NuKey

Create a personalized typing experience with custom colors, key styles, and animated lighting. Choose from a variety of mechanical switch sounds to enhance your typing feel. Save and share your unique keyboard designs.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard designs
  • Ready-made themes
  • Animated lighting effects
  • Mechanical switch sounds
  • Personalized key legends
  • Emoji browsing
  • Shareable designs via QR codes
Features
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NuKey transforms your iPhone keyboard into a personalised typing experience that looks, sounds and feels like your own. Create a custom keyboard by choosing colours, key styles, legends and animated lighting effects. Add satisfying mechanical switch sounds inspired by popular switch types, then preview your creation before you start typing. Features include: • Build and save custom keyboard designs • Choose from ready-made themes • Add animated keyboard lighting effects • Enjoy a collection of mechanical switch sounds • Personalise key legends and layouts • Browse and type emoji with ease • Add your own words for a more personal typing experience • Select your preferred keyboard language • Share keyboard designs using QR codes • Preview sounds and themes inside the app Whether you prefer a clean, understated keyboard or something colourful and expressive, NuKey gives you the tools to make every tap your own. Some themes, sounds and customisation features may require NuKey Pro.

Screenshots

Klava Keyboard4 screens
NuKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NuKey at 4.5 against Klava Keyboard's 3.7. NuKey also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Klava Keyboard's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Klava Keyboard sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NuKey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NuKey holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Klava Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 56% of NuKey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Klava Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, NuKey daily. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Klava Keyboard versus NuKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKlava KeyboardNuKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (10 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1015 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita ShimkusSean Kelly

Customer experience

Klava Keyboard

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

NuKey

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Klava Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Klava Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Klava Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time9
  • Skeuo Theme$0.99
  • Advanced Features$0.99
  • Sail Theme$0.99
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  • Classic Theme$0.99
  • Metro8 Theme$0.99
  • Beryl Theme$0.99
  • Storm Theme$0.99
  • Pod Theme$0.99
  • PRIV$0.99
None

NuKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Klava Keyboard free?
Klava Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NuKey free?
NuKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Klava Keyboard or NuKey?
NuKey is rated higher. Klava Keyboard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while NuKey averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Klava Keyboard or NuKey have ads?
Neither Klava Keyboard nor NuKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Klava Keyboard or NuKey?
Klava Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and NuKey daily. Most recently, Klava Keyboard was updated on September 18, 2026 and NuKey on September 25, 2026.

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