iKeywi vs Cool Type Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iKeywi
Enhance your typing experience with an extra row for quick access to numbers and symbols. Customize keys for one-click input of long terms and easily manage your cursor. Supports multiple English dictionaries and is available for both iPhone and iPad.
- Extra row for keyboard
- Customizable keys
- One-click input for long terms
- Show letter case on keyboard
- Cursor movement
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Want to add an extra row to your iPhone/iPad? One of the most popular keyboard extension in iOS communication is available on AppStore now! Features: - Extra row for keyboard - Customizable keys - Input long terms with 1-Click - Show letter case on keyboard - Move cursors - Supports both iPhone / iPad - Also support iPhone 6 / 6 Plus now! NOTICE: iKeywi requires "Allow Full Access" enabled in keyboard settings to save and load your keyboard settings. We won't record nor send any information. Available for QWERTY layout with English (U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia) dictionary now. More layout and languages coming soon.
Cool Type Keyboard
Express yourself with custom fonts and themes directly from your keyboard. Personalize your typing experience by matching your keyboard to your outfit or surroundings. Supports all chat and messaging apps on iOS devices.
- Creative font styles
- Customizable keyboard themes
- Match theme to photos
- Supports all messaging apps
- Over 100 font styles
- Regular updates
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Write with style everywhere using your keyboard!!! Dress Up! Change theme to the keyboard by taking a picture! Pair your keyboard with your clothes or with colors that surround you Exclusively for apple iOS devices! Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPods All applications for chat and messaging are supported! If you can type you can use it :) Just activate and select the custom keyboard and start typing (Instructions in app) More than 100 different styles!!! Constantly updated and improved. Write suggestions and recommendations in the review to help us create new styles ϖƦĬŦℨ ϖĬŦℌ ṨŦƳĹℨ! Ⓤⓢⓔ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓡⓘⓖⓗⓣ ⓦⓞⓡⓓⓢ Sǝup ɟnuuʎ ɯǝssɐƃǝs Дↁↁ эмотіоиѕ то Ўоцѓ соммэитѕ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cool Type Keyboard at 4.4 against iKeywi's 3.0. Cool Type Keyboard also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 34%) and ratings volume (42 vs 5). iKeywi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Cool Type Keyboard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iKeywi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cool Type Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cool Type Keyboard has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of iKeywi's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cool Type Keyboard's.
iKeywi ships an update every 11 days, Cool Type Keyboard every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iKeywi | Cool Type Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JYITECH CO.,LTD | Salvatore Petrazzuolo |
Customer experience
iKeywi
Cool Type Keyboard
Bugs and requests
iKeywi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard disappears or freezes
- Inconsistent behavior across apps
- Settings reset unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for more languages (e.g. Chinese, Russian, Arabic)
- Option to disable 5th row and predictive text
- Improve keyboard responsiveness and stability
Cool Type Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iKeywi
No in-app purchases
Cool Type Keyboard
- Remove advertising$1.99
- Unlock pro styles$2.99
- Unlock premium styles$3.99
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- Unlimited custom themes$3.99
Questions
Is iKeywi free?
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