KotoKey vs TypeGlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KotoKey
Personalize your typing experience with custom themes and satisfying mechanical keyboard sounds. This utility app offers predictive suggestions and text replacements for faster input, making every keystroke feel more comfortable and unique.
- Mechanical keyboard sound effects
- Customizable keyboard themes
- Predictive text suggestions
- Text replacement for phrases
- Auto Shift and Smart Apostrophe
- English QWERTY and Japanese input
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KotoKey is a custom keyboard app that brings the look and sound of a physical keyboard to your iPhone. Make everyday typing feel more satisfying. Customize your keyboard with themes and typing sounds, and enjoy a typing experience that feels more personal and comfortable. Enjoy tapping keys on your Home Screen, too. Customize your widgets with your favorite keycap designs, labels, sounds, and layouts. Main features • Keyboard themes inspired by physical keyboards • Typing sounds you can choose to match your mood • Customizable Home Screen widgets with tappable keycaps and typing sounds • English QWERTY and flick input • Japanese flick and romaji input • Predictive suggestions for smoother input • Text Replacements for words and phrases you use often • Auto Shift, Double-Space Period, and Smart Apostrophe Save frequently used words, email addresses, and phrases as Text Replacements, then enter them faster whenever you type. Your input is processed on your device, and the basic keyboard features work without Full Access. Enjoy satisfying keyboard sounds with KotoKey, both while typing and on your Home Screen.
TypeGlow
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TypeGlow turns your iPhone keyboard into something worth showing off. Browse a gallery of hand-picked keyboard themes across Anime, Gaming, and OLED collections, then make each one yours. Tune key opacity, background dim, key shapes, colors and gradients, and even the key font all previewed live before you apply. Bring your typing to life with 50+ key sounds and custom haptics, from clean mechanical clicks to playful pops. FEATURES • A growing gallery of premium keyboard themes • Deep customization: opacity, dim, key shape, colors, gradients, fonts • 50+ key press sounds and adjustable haptics • Live keyboard preview while you customize • Light and dark app appearance • Fast, smooth, and lightweight PRIVACY FIRST Your typing never leaves your device. TypeGlow has no accounts, no tracking of what you type, and the keyboard contains no networking code. Word suggestions run fully on-device from a built-in list. TYPEGLOW PRO Unlock every premium theme and remove all ads with a one-time purchase. No subscription yours forever. Some apps (like secure password fields) always use the system keyboard; that is an iOS protection TypeGlow respects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KotoKey at 17.5 against TypeGlow's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. KotoKey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TypeGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | KotoKey | TypeGlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Natsumi Hayakawa | Muhammed Ahmed |
In-app purchases
KotoKey
- KotoKey Premium$2.99
TypeGlow
- TypeGlow Pro$4.99









