Comparison

KeycapLab vs SquishPop

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

Head to head
About

KeycapLab

Features
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KeycapLab turns your phone into a pocket mechanical-keyboard fidget toy. Tap the keycaps and feel every click, clack, and thock — recreated from real CC0 keyboard recordings (Cherry MX Red / Brown / Blue, Silent Red, Topre) plus playful extras like pops, coins, camera shutters, and more. • New home, the Hub — playground and calculator in one place • Four themes — Arcade, Clay, Tactile, Neon; pick one and the whole app changes • Calculator mini app — exact math with the keycap click you came for • Your photos on keycaps — pick from your gallery and split one image across the board • Real switch sounds — satisfying, low-latency taps • Focus mode — immersive full-screen play with combos and tiers • Build your own boards — 1 to 9 keys, multiple layouts • Customize every key — color, legend, and sound per key, with 9 legend positions • Collect skins — cute character keycaps, materials, and unlockable sets • Earn badges — climb from Wood to Diamond and unlock rewards • Fun and machine sounds — bubbles, water drops, lighters, ratchets, and more • LED flash effects — screen-wide reactive glow • Relaxing ASMR — great for focus, stress relief, and fidgeting No account, no login, no internet connection required. Everything runs on your device. Free to play with ads. A one-time Pro upgrade removes ads — no subscription. Tap. Listen. Relax.

About

SquishPop

Experience a tactile digital fidget toy that offers satisfying squishing and popping sensations. Interact with a virtual wax ball and squishy, with realistic reactions to touch and ASMR sounds. Unlock new toys daily and collect over 40 unique items for endless relaxation.

Highlights
  • Interactive squishy with lasting dents
  • Wax ball with shell-splitting pop
  • ASMR sound and haptic feedback
  • Daily toy unlocks
  • Collect over 40 unique toys
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
Features
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A squishy fidget toy in your pocket, SquishPop Bored, tense, or your hands just need something to do? Press the screen and the squishy squashes — and the dent stays. Press and hold one spot on the wax ball and its shell splits — pop! It reacts to where and how hard you press, with ASMR sound and haptics that feel like a real squish ball. ■ How to play · Squishy — press and knead; it stretches, and the dent stays · Wax-pop ball — press and hold one spot to split the shell and reveal the squishy inside · Come back, unlock more — new toys open on your 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th and 14th day · Collect 40+ toys — break wax balls, squish, and catch seasonal drops. All free ■ Great for · Restless hands and fidget habits · A quick mental break · Anyone who loves tactile, ASMR-satisfying sounds ■ Good to know · Sound and haptics can be turned off anytime in settings · Lightweight and ad-free (no in-app purchases) · Works on iPhone and iPad · No sign-up, no personal info — your toys stay on your device; anonymous usage stats can be turned off in Settings * SquishPop is not a medical or therapy app. It's a digital fidget toy for a light break.

Screenshots

KeycapLab4 screens
SquishPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SquishPop at none against KeycapLab's 1. SquishPop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). KeycapLab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KeycapLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SquishPop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeycapLab ships an update every 11 days, SquishPop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KeycapLab versus SquishPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeycapLabSquishPop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSORA LEEwoobyeong jeong

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KeycapLab

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

SquishPop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KeycapLab free?
KeycapLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SquishPop free?
SquishPop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KeycapLab or SquishPop have ads?
KeycapLab shows ads; SquishPop does not.
Which is updated more often, KeycapLab or SquishPop?
KeycapLab ships an update every 11 days, and SquishPop every 2 days. Most recently, KeycapLab was updated on November 5, 2026 and SquishPop on November 10, 2026.

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