Comparison

Themeboard vs MyKeyboard

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

Head to head
About

Themeboard

Discover and download unique keyboard themes and wallpapers created by world-class designers. Personalize your iOS device with high-quality artwork and enjoy a fully functional keyboard with emojis and autocorrection.

Highlights
  • Curated designer keyboard themes
  • High-quality wallpapers
  • Themeable keyboard
  • Built-in Emoji & Kaomoji
  • Autocorrection and prediction
  • User-defined shortcuts
  • Quick delete functionality
Features
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Themeboard is the first destination for the world's best theme designers, wallpapers, and keyboard themes. Unlike other "customization" apps, Themeboard enables the best designers and illustrators from all over the world to create quality keyboard themes and wallpapers for iOS. A brand new way for designers to get discovered and for users to personalize iOS with world-class artwork which Themeboard brings to life. Featured by Apple, MacWorld, iMore, AppAdvice and many others. What's Themeboard - A beautifully-simple app where designers make their keyboard themes and wallpapers available to iOS users. Users can browse and download themes, learn more about each designer, and even connect with them via email or social media. - A theme-able keyboard that also supports all the great features iOS users come to expect from Apple's default keyboard including emojis and autocorrection. Themeboard Keyboard's Features: - Designed for all iPhone sizes (4S/5/5S/6/6 Plus) and iPad. - Built-in Emoji + Japanese Kaomoji Keyboard. - Auto-correction/Prediction. - Quick delete with 3 speeds. Accelerates the longer you hold it down. - Double tap a correction/prediction to automatically insert it followed by a period. - Text to Emoji & Kaomoji suggestions. If you type LOL or :D, the laughing emoji will be among the suggestions. - User-defined iOS keyboard shortcuts importing. Themeboard will automatically import your Apple keyboard shortcuts. - Automatic capitalization. - Automatic period upon double space. Can be disabled. - Tapping a special character (,.?!-/) automatically inserts a suggestion/correction followed by the special character. - Caps lock. Automatically turns off when switching to number pad (a la Apple keyboard). - Tap-hold Shift then slide capitalization. Tap-hold shift then slide to a character to capitalize it. - Capitalize character keys with shift button. - Responding to web address field, numbers and email traits.

About

MyKeyboard

This app allows extensive customization of your mobile keyboard. You can add or remove keys and rows, change key appearance and behavior, and assign custom actions to keys. Personalize your emoji row and access frequently used characters with ease.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop keyboard customization
  • Add/remove keys and rows
  • Customizable key appearance and behavior
  • Custom key actions (copy, paste, fonts, etc.)
  • Personalized emoji row
  • Switchable fonts
  • Customizable themes
Features
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MyKeyboard is a flexible custom keyboard for iPhone that makes everyday typing faster, more useful, and more personal. Add helpful keys and ready-made rows, keep your favorite tools close, and switch between languages and layouts without leaving the keyboard. Whether you want quick access to numbers and emojis, a better way to manage copied text, or a keyboard that matches your style, MyKeyboard puts practical customization at your fingertips. KEY FEATURES Add Useful Keys & Rows Expand your keyboard with extra keys for a variety of useful actions. You can also add pre-designed rows, including a number row and a recent emoji row, so the things you use most are always easy to reach. Emoji, Symbols, GIFs & Stickers Find the right reaction without interrupting your conversation. Browse emojis and symbols, search for GIFs, and use stickers directly from your keyboard. Clipboard History Keep recently copied text close at hand. Open your clipboard history from the keyboard and quickly reuse content without repeatedly switching between apps. AI Proofreading Polish your writing with AI proofreading. Check text for mistakes and improve it before you send—right from your typing workflow. Multilingual Typing Use multiple languages and keyboard layouts in one setup. Switch between them from the space key whenever you need a different language or layout. Themes & Personalization Choose from a wide range of themes to give your keyboard a new look. Want something more personal? Use the simple theme creator and editor to make it your own. Experimental Swipe Typing Prefer typing with a gesture? Enable experimental swipe typing in Settings and enter words by sliding across the keys. Made for Everyday Typing MyKeyboard brings useful tools together in one approachable keyboard. Personalize what is available, keep frequently used features within reach, and spend less time jumping between apps. Why MyKeyboard? You do not need to rebuild an entire keyboard to make it work better for you. Add the keys and rows you need, choose your languages and theme, and turn the keyboard you already know into one that fits the way you type. Download MyKeyboard and make every tap more useful. ---- PLEASE READ: MyKeyboard includes a limited free version. Additional features can be unlocked with the one-time Essential or Pro in-app purchase. There is no subscription. Privacy Policy: https://fivesheep.co/privacy/mykeyboard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Themeboard4 screens
MyKeyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyKeyboard at 3.6 against Themeboard's 2.5. MyKeyboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Themeboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Themeboard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MyKeyboard sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyKeyboard holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 88 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Themeboard's written reviews are positive against 44% of MyKeyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Themeboard ships an update every 3 months, MyKeyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Themeboard versus MyKeyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThemeboardMyKeyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (103 ratings)3.6 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews43.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103 — better88
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaphive GmbHFiveSheep OU

Customer experience

Themeboard

All ratings103 ratings
Positive32.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative54.4%
Written reviews567 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral22.0%
Negative38.3%

MyKeyboard

All ratings87 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative29.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral17.1%
Negative39.0%

User reviews

Themeboard

From 103 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Beautiful and sleek keyboard themes
  • 👍 Wide variety of free and paid themes
  • 🚀 Responsive and smooth keyboard performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Keyboard lags and bugs
  • 🔑 Requires 'full access' permission which raises privacy concerns
  • 🔠 Limited to English language only

MyKeyboard

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great customization options
  • 🔢 Dedicated number row
  • 👆 Enhanced backspace functionality
  • ↔️ Cursor movement button
  • ↔️ Split keyboard support

Room to improve

  • 💸 Expensive paid version
  • 🚫 No swiping/flow typing
  • 🐛 Autocorrect issues
  • 🐛 Unstable and glitchy
  • ❓ Missing key features in free version

Bugs and requests

Themeboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard disappears or stops working in certain apps
  • Cursor jumps to next field when adding contacts
  • Unable to see text when writing reviews in the app
  • Keyboard reverts to default iOS keyboard unexpectedly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for multiple languages (Spanish, German, Turkish, etc.)
  • Improve autocorrect and predictive text functionality
  • Allow customization of keyboard sounds and haptic feedback
  • Option to disable emoji bar and access emojis through the globe button

MyKeyboard

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Keys not changing color when pressed
  • Autocorrect errors (e.g., 'out' to 'but')
  • Emojis not appearing
  • App stuck on 5-step screen
  • Keyboard not changing
Show 14 more
  • Backspace deleting entire section
  • Displayed keys not matching characters
  • Keyboard switching back to native
  • App hanging after creating new layout
  • Move cursor option not selecting position
  • Cancel button not working in editor
  • Cannot delete custom layouts without Pro
  • Autocorrect not working consistently
  • Shift key acting like caps lock
  • Clipboard history always empty
  • App not capitalizing 'i'
  • Issues with specific character conversions (e.g., 'a', 'e', 'o' to Chinese symbols)
  • Arabic language not usable after selection
  • Does not predict from SwiftKey words

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add swipe/flow typing feature
  • Improve autocorrect and prediction
  • Add comma to main keyboard
  • Allow inputting numbers for keyboard height
  • Add a current date button with format options
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  • Replicate default iOS keyboard layout
  • More efficient and custom layouts (e.g., Colemak)
  • Option to keep globe key on custom keyboard
  • Ability to delete custom keyboard layouts without Pro
  • Custom key images
  • More compact and user-friendly keyboard selection UI
  • Ability to insert files
  • Add protection from foreign hackers
  • Allow 3 letters instead of 1 in certain features
  • Option to insert pictures or edit portions for custom unicode
  • Add British English QWERTY layout
  • Add swipe keyboard functionality
  • Install custom fonts

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Themeboard

One-time10
  • Black Mak Theme$0.99
  • Color Your Style Theme Pack$0.99
  • Silver Edition Theme$0.99
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  • Space Gray Theme$0.99
  • TACTICOOL$0.99
  • SilverBook Theme$0.99
  • Gold Edition Theme$1.99
  • MAKPAK Theme Pack$1.99
  • Rose Gold Edition$3.99
  • Gold Limited Edition Theme$4.99
13 purchases

MyKeyboard

One-time13
  • Blue Flat Theme$0.99
  • Red Neon Theme$0.99
  • Purple Neon Theme$0.99
Show 10 more
  • Red Ripples Theme$0.99
  • Cut/Copy/Paste Key$1.99
  • Switch Alphabet Keys$1.99
  • Custom Emoji Row$1.99
  • Neon Theme Bundle$1.99
  • Layout Editor$4.99
  • Theme Editor$4.99
  • Essential Lifetime$9.99
  • Unlock Customization$9.99
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Themeboard free?
Themeboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyKeyboard free?
MyKeyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Themeboard or MyKeyboard?
MyKeyboard is rated higher. Themeboard averages 2.5 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while MyKeyboard averages 3.6 from 88 ratings.
Do Themeboard or MyKeyboard have ads?
MyKeyboard shows ads; Themeboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Themeboard or MyKeyboard?
Themeboard ships an update every 3 months, and MyKeyboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Themeboard was updated on October 22, 2026 and MyKeyboard on October 24, 2026.

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