Comparison

Themeboard vs Themes ©

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

Themes ©

Personalize your iPhone with aesthetic themes, custom widgets, and depth effect wallpapers. Easily set up unique home and lock screens to express your style. Regular updates ensure fresh inspiration for your device.

Highlights
  • Aesthetic themes
  • Customizable widgets
  • Depth effect wallpapers
  • Home and lock screen customization
  • iOS 16 compatibility
  • Regular updates
Features
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Aesthetic Themes© for iPhone: widgets, icons and depth effect wallpapers! A complete makeover of your device! Discover new inspirations to customize your home screen and lock screen! Easy setup and regular updates! KEY FEATURES ■ Aesthetic Themes Each theme is fully editable to suit your style and make your device stand out. Themes are compatible with iOS 16, iOS 15 and iOS 14. ■ Customized Lock and Home Screen Time, clock, quotes, countdown, mix - choose any widget to get the information you need from your home screen. ■ Deep Effect Wallpapers Browse our huge collection of high quality wallpapers. Themes come with matching wallpapers for users to choose from. A unique app that lets you express yourself. Take full advantage of the new iOS 16. show us your skills and create a masterpiece on your home screen. Show your creativity and impress everyone. SUBSCRIPTIONS: • After confirming the purchase, your iTunes account will be charged. • Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged a renewal fee within 24 hours of the end of the current period and will be renewed. • Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Going to the user's iTunes account settings after purchase may turn off automatic renewal. • Privacy: https://widget.dpintelligence.com/privacy • Terms Of Use: https://widget.dpintelligence.com/terms • Contact Us: https://widget.dpintelligence.com/support

Screenshots

Themeboard4 screens
Themes ©4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Themes © at 4.7 against Themeboard's 2.5. Themes © also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Themeboard's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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 Themes © sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Themes © holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 71 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Themeboard ships an update every 3 months, Themes © every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Themeboard versus Themes ©: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThemeboardThemes ©
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (103 ratings)4.7 (71 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings103 — better71
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaphive GmbHDP Intelligence LLC

Customer experience

Themeboard

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

Themes ©

All ratings71 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative7.0%

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

Themes ©

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
3 purchases

Themes ©

Subscriptions3
  • Themes Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Themes Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Themes Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Themeboard free?
Themeboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Themes © free?
Themes © is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Themeboard or Themes ©?
Themes © is rated higher. Themeboard averages 2.5 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Themes © averages 4.7 from 71 ratings.
Do Themeboard or Themes © have ads?
Neither Themeboard nor Themes © shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Themeboard or Themes ©?
Themeboard ships an update every 3 months, and Themes © every 5 weeks. Most recently, Themeboard was updated on September 28, 2026 and Themes © on September 26, 2026.

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