Comparison

iBuben Keyboard vs FastKeyboard`

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

Head to head
About

iBuben Keyboard

Enhance your typing experience with smart suggestions, quick translations, and a built-in calculator. Personalize your keyboard with custom themes, layouts, and haptic feedback. Unlock advanced AI features and tools for more efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Multilingual typing with language switching
  • Word suggestions and autocorrection
  • Quick translation of selected text
  • Built-in calculator
  • AI Rewrite for text style adjustment
  • Customizable themes and layouts
  • AI Emojis
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Make everyday typing a little easier. A quick reply, a message in another language, a calculation in the middle of a conversation. iBuben brings useful tools to the place you're already typing, with personal touches that make it feel like yours. The most complete iBuben experience is available on iPhone. iPad offers a more limited set of features and customization options. Color themes, custom swipe-down symbols, and haptic feedback are available on iPhone only. Type in English, Spanish, Russian, and Armenian, including Eastern and Western Armenian. Set up each language separately and switch between them with a swipe across the Space bar. LESS EFFORT, MORE FLOW • Get word suggestions and autocorrection as you type, with a personal dictionary for the words you use. • Save frequently used phrases with Key Words, so you don't have to type them again and again. • Swipe keys for capital letters, numbers, and symbols. Choose the swipe-down symbols you want close at hand. • Add a number row and let smart brackets and quotation marks take care of the matching pair. • Choose from multiple Armenian layouts, including Phonetic, Alternative, and Typewriter, with optional Artsakh word suggestions. • Edit your personal dictionary and import or export a backup. HANDY TOOLS, RIGHT IN YOUR KEYBOARD • Translate selected text and insert the translation when you're ready. • Use the built-in calculator and insert a result with a tap. • Find another way to say it with AI Rewrite for English and Spanish. Choose a natural, professional, or simple style, or describe your own. You decide which suggestions to use. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE Choose round or classic rectangular keys, adjust keyboard height, and find colors you enjoy in light and dark appearances. Try Liquid Glass keys on supported iOS versions. Fine-tune vibration, typing sounds, and key animations. Prefer a simpler look? Clean Keyboard hides extra key labels and turns off key swipes. A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL Keep your favorite emojis together. Create AI Emojis, save your collection, and copy them from the keyboard to paste into a conversation. Choose a kitten or puppy for a friendly morning greeting. AI Rewrite and AI Emojis require a compatible device running iOS 26 or later with Apple Intelligence enabled. Availability varies by language, device, and region. FREE AND PRO Start with free basic typing. Unlock Pro features with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. Eligible users can try Pro free for 3 days with Monthly or 7 days with Yearly. After the trial, your subscription continues at the price shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or current subscription period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime Access has no recurring charge. Restore previous purchases in the app. PRIVACY AND FULL ACCESS Basic typing, word suggestions, autocorrection, and personal dictionaries work on your device. AI Rewrite also processes text on your device. Online translation sends the text you submit to a translation service and requires an internet connection. Full Access is optional for basic typing. Enable it for online translation, saving personal dictionary words from the keyboard, vibration feedback, and refreshing Pro status from the keyboard. Without it, open iBuben to refresh your purchase status. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FastKeyboard`

Features
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FastKeyboard` is for people who care how a sentence is punctuated. Tap a letter and you get the letter. Flick up and you get the mark printed above it. Each row of letters has one job: digits on top, delimiters in the middle, and the marks that start or end a phrase along the bottom. The number keyboard is for equations and data. The symbol keyboard is there when you would rather tap a mark than flick it. It does not autocorrect, suggest words, or offer swipe typing. The character you choose is the one that appears. It does not request Full Access. It has no network access, and nothing you type is sent off the device. Add it in Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard. In any app, long-press the globe key and switch to FastKeyboard. English QWERTY, on iPhone and iPad. iPad uses the same keys, with larger keys and wider gaps.

Screenshots

iBuben Keyboard4 screens
FastKeyboard`3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FastKeyboard` at none against iBuben Keyboard's 4. iBuben Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iBuben Keyboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FastKeyboard` asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iBuben Keyboard versus FastKeyboard`: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBuben KeyboardFastKeyboard`
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlbert HarutyunyanXINWEN ZHANG

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iBuben Keyboard

Subscriptions3
  • iBuben Premium Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • iBuben Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
  • iBuben Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • iBuben Lifetime Access$29.99
None

FastKeyboard`

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBuben Keyboard free?
iBuben Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FastKeyboard` free?
FastKeyboard` is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iBuben Keyboard or FastKeyboard` have ads?
Neither iBuben Keyboard nor FastKeyboard` shows ads.

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