Comparison

Phraseboard Keyboard vs FastBoard

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

Head to head
About

Phraseboard Keyboard

This keyboard app allows you to create, categorize, and quickly access custom phrases. Personalize your typing experience with unique fonts, colors, and keyboard styles. It also offers translation, text-to-speech, and quick sharing options.

Highlights
  • Create and categorize custom phrases
  • Full keyboard with creative fonts
  • Translate phrases to 59+ languages
  • Text-to-speech for phrases
  • Customize keyboard styles and backgrounds
  • Quick reply and sharing options
Features
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Tired of typing the same response over and over all the time? Phraseboard customizes and categorizes your keyboard with easy to access phrases. Add a category and a few common phrases, you can immediately edit, hear and translate the text and then share it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or simply send by email, LINE or as SMS. Customize your phrases and keyboard with unique fonts and colors! 100+ Creative fonts to choose from! Translates to more than 59 languages! Features: • Full keyboard with creative fonts. • Create your most common phrases and sort them by categories. • Use your phrases in any App right in your keyboard. • Change the font of phrases to match the look and feel of your choice.* • Design your keyboard styles including button and background colors.* • Set custom photos as keyboard background. • Save your styles and pick from curated themes in the styles manager. • Choose which fonts are enabled and manage their order. • Change keyboard and button size • Translate your phrases to multiple languages and use them directly in your keyboard.* • Speak mode will read your phrases out loud.* • Use all types of Emojis to express your creativity. • Simply tap a button to send off a quick reply. • Great tool for business professionals and social media creators! Also: • Send GIFs and images in any app. • Share your location with a single tap. • Switch between various fonts without changing phrases.* • Choose from a large collection of fonts.* • Customize font size.* • Customize font color.* • Protect your phrases using the Secure category. • Add phrases directly from Notification Center using the Phraseboard Widget. • Sync you’re phrases in all your devices using iCloud. • Use directly inside your favorite social media app like Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. • Use directly in iMessage, SMS or Apps. • Create auto reply text that helps with quick and easy typing. • Communicate with confidence using phrase shortcuts. (*) Requires an active subscription REMEMBER: In order to show you’re phrases on the keyboard you must allow OPEN ACCESS. To allow it please go to Settings > Keyboard, click on Phraseboard and turn the switch ON. ( Phraseboard ONLY needs open access to be able to show your custom phrases on the keyboard. We never save or log any of your keystrokes). Phraseboard Premium Subscription Information Joining Phraseboard Premium enables a 3-day free trail followed by a monthly membership fee. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. Privacy Policy : https://phraseboard.wixsite.com/phraseboard/untitled-c82w Terms of Service : https://phraseboard.wixsite.com/phraseboard/terms

About

FastBoard

Eliminate repetitive typing by saving and pasting frequently used text snippets with a single tap. This keyboard app offers dynamic phrases that update automatically, custom variables, and bulk import capabilities to streamline your communication across any application.

Highlights
  • Save and paste reusable text snippets
  • Dynamic phrases with automatic updates
  • Customizable variables for text insertion
  • Bulk import of scattered texts
  • Unlimited phrase collections with color themes
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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You don't need to type faster. You need to stop typing the same things over and over. FastBoard — a keyboard built to end repetitive typing. You have a handful of phrases you type ten times a day. Email replies, team chat messages, e-commerce customer service, sales quotes... every time from scratch, every time word for word identical. Now, save those phrases in FastBoard. Tap once, paste, done. Works in any app. No abbreviations to memorize, no commands to learn. Sounds simple, but the details are where it gets good: ■ Phrase Titles — Keep Only What Matters on the Keyboard Give frequent phrases a short name so they are easier to recognize on the keyboard. Forgot the content? Long-press for a full preview. Need finer edits? Open the Phrase Card to tidy it up. ■ Dynamic Phrases — Text That Updates Itself Set it up once. The moment you paste, it converts automatically. No more editing dates and greetings by hand every morning. Paste in the morning and it says "Good morning." Paste in the afternoon and it switches to "Good afternoon" on its own. You can also preview the actual output while editing, without switching back to the keyboard to test. 20 built-in variables, inserted with one tap: - {{greeting}} switches between morning, afternoon, and evening greetings based on time of day - {{clipboard}} pulls in whatever you just copied — tracking numbers, order IDs - {{coordinates}} adds your current latitude and longitude for quick location sharing - {{cursor}} sets exactly where your cursor lands after pasting - {{enter}} auto-sends after pasting - Date, time, day of week, tomorrow, yesterday... Built-in variables not enough? Create your own. Define your {{myname}}, {{company}}, {{signature}} — set them once, use them everywhere. Supports random rotation and nested combinations. Sales, customer support, e-commerce sellers, social media managers — anyone can build their own input workflow with FastBoard. ■ Phrase Move — Bring Scattered Reusable Texts In All at Once Notes, chat history, support systems, old devices... it does not matter where your reusable phrases are scattered. - Bulk import: paste multiple lines at once, and FastBoard automatically splits them into separate phrases - Clipboard quick save: save the content you just copied into a collection directly from the keyboard ■ Unlimited Collections — Organized, Found in a Second One collection for support replies, one for quotes, one for daily use, one for personal. Categorize your phrases with no limits. Pair them with 16 Morandi color themes to find exactly the phrase you need at a glance. ■ iCloud Sync — Switch Devices Without Starting Over Phrases you created on your iPhone are instantly available on your iPad. Edit on multiple devices at the same time without overwriting each other. Your personal phrase library follows your Apple ID. ■ Privacy First — Your Data Belongs to You Installing a third-party keyboard raises privacy concerns. That's completely fair. All phrases are stored only on your device and in your private iCloud — never uploaded to third-party servers. This is a one-person indie keyboard. No investors, no ads, no tracking. 4.9 stars on the App Store. Over 1,800 real ratings. 13 languages supported. [ Free to Start ] Includes 2 collections, 5 phrases each, plus basic date, time, and current-coordinate dynamic phrases. [ Pro — Buy Once, Own It Forever ] No subscription. No monthly fee. No annual fee. No auto-renewal. Full access: - Unlimited collections and phrases - All 20 built-in + custom dynamic phrases - iCloud sync across devices - 16 color themes - Ongoing updates Questions or suggestions? Reach out: apple.tw.joe@gmail.com

Screenshots

Phraseboard Keyboard4 screens
FastBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FastBoard at Free against Phraseboard Keyboard's $1.99. FastBoard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (77% vs 58%). Phraseboard Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

FastBoard is free to download; Phraseboard Keyboard costs $1.99 up front. Phraseboard Keyboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FastBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FastBoard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FastBoard has 253 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Phraseboard Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 77% of FastBoard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Phraseboard Keyboard versus FastBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhraseboard KeyboardFastBoard
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (43 ratings)4.7 (253 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43253 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel SofferChung-I Yu

Customer experience

Phraseboard Keyboard

All ratings43 ratings
Positive72.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral10.4%
Negative31.3%

FastBoard

All ratings253 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Phraseboard Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FastBoard

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • A lot of bugs
  • Send and close keyboard function not implemented
  • No autocorrect when switching keyboards
  • Misses half the letters typed
  • Unable to load, tried multiple times to add keyboard

Requested features

8 requests
  • Allow folders for different subjects
  • Allow folders to sort phrases
  • Leave off where you were instead of scrolling
  • Link program to cloud account for easy use across devices
  • Implement send and close keyboard function
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  • Optional snippet title field
  • Add iCloud sync
  • Match system English keyboard styling

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Phraseboard Keyboard

Subscriptions6
  • Font Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Ultimate Access3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • Font Access$53.991 Year
  • Pro Access$96.991 Year
  • Ultimate Access$139.991 Year
One-time4
  • Nature Beach Night Theme$0.99
  • Abstract Theme 4$0.99
  • Abstract Theme 5$0.99
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  • Phrase sharing$3.99
1 purchases

FastBoard

One-time1
  • FastBoard Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Phraseboard Keyboard free?
Phraseboard Keyboard costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FastBoard free?
FastBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phraseboard Keyboard or FastBoard?
FastBoard is rated higher. Phraseboard Keyboard averages 3.9 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while FastBoard averages 4.7 from 253 ratings.
Do Phraseboard Keyboard or FastBoard have ads?
Neither Phraseboard Keyboard nor FastBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phraseboard Keyboard or FastBoard?
Phraseboard Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and FastBoard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phraseboard Keyboard was updated on November 1, 2026 and FastBoard on November 13, 2026.

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