Rickface vs RoastKeyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rickface
This app provides instant emotional feedback from a virtual character. Simply shake your device to receive an answer to your thoughts or feelings. It's designed to be a constant companion for emotional support.
- Instant emotional feedback
- Shake-to-answer mechanic
- Pocket companion
- Emotional support
- Simple interface
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When you just don't know how to feel... now you can ask Rick! Rick always knows how to feel. Just ask him and shake your phone. Rick is a constant pocket companion, no matter what life brings. Just think of something, give a shake... and see how Rick feels about it.
RoastKeyboard
Never be at a loss for words in group chats or online arguments again. This app provides a vast, growing library of insults and comebacks, ready to be deployed with a single tap. Take charge of your online interactions and always have the perfect retort.
- Extensive library of insults
- Instant comebacks
- Group chat assistance
- Online troll replies
- Tap-to-deploy functionality
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Do you tend to get roasted in group chats, but never know how to respond? Do you always seem to fall on the receiving end of online trolls, but never know how to reply? Featuring a growing list of insults and comebacks available at the tap of a button, never be stuck thinking of a comeback ever again! Take control of your digital life, download Roast today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rickface at 100% against RoastKeyboard's 54%. Rickface also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). RoastKeyboard's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rickface holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoastKeyboard has 174 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rickface's written reviews are positive against 54% of RoastKeyboard's.
Rickface ships an update every 3 weeks, RoastKeyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rickface | RoastKeyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (174 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Charlie Williams | Ahad Sheriff |
Customer experience
Rickface
RoastKeyboard
Bugs and requests
Rickface
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RoastKeyboard
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot navigate past main screen
- Keyboard extension freezes and takes over screen in landscape mode
- Settings menu not accessible
- Cannot exit keyboard once activated
- Keyboard detection failure
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- Incompatible with Roblox
- Does not work with iMessage
- Activation fails despite enabling in settings
- Screen orientation issues causing app to lock up
Requested features
7 requests- Add more roasts and increase variety
- Procedurally generate unique insults
- Add filter/setting to remove swear words
- Support for multiple languages (French, etc.)
- Light-hearted roast mode for younger users
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- Better compatibility with games and messaging apps
- Update fire emoji button design
In-app purchases
Rickface
No in-app purchases
RoastKeyboard
No in-app purchases
