Comparison

iKeywi vs KeyboardKit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

KeyboardKit

Replace your device's default keyboard with a highly customizable alternative. Personalize typing with custom fonts, toolbars, emoji skin tones, and clipboards. Supports a vast array of languages and layout options for a truly unique typing experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Type with custom fonts
  • Extra toolbar row and buttons
  • Customizable emoji skin tone
  • Clipboard manager for quick pasting
  • Support for 75 languages
  • Multiple keyboard layouts
Features
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KeyboardKit lets you replace the system keyboard with a custom keyboard that is truly yours. KeyboardKit: - Works with all apps - Supports 75 languages - Has many settings and themes KeyboardKit supports: - 75 languages - QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY - Colemak, Dvorak - Vietnamese TELEX, VIQR, VNI KeyboardKit lets you: - Apply more settings - Type with custom fonts - Add an extra row of buttons - Add buttons to the main toolbar - Add buttons next to the spacebar - Paste into any app from a list of clips - Style your keyboard with beautiful themes - Make your keyboard keys bigger and bolder KeyboardKit settings: - Keyboard:  One-Handed Keyboard, Character Preview, Haptic Feedback, Sound, Auto-Capitalization, Auto-Collapse, Enable Caps Lock,  Predictive Text, "." Shortcut,  Spacebar Long Press, Spacebar Menus,  Toolbar Menu, Input Toolbar, Spacebar Actions, Toolbar Actions - Accessibility: Bold Text, Custom Button Height - Languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Arabic (PC), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), French (Belgium), French (Switzerland), Georgian, German, German (Austria), German (Switzerland), Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew (Israel), Hungarian, Icelandic, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish (Ireland), Italian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Sorani, Kurdish, Sorani (Iraq), کوردیی ناوەندی (PC), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Northern Sami, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Pamiri Shughni (Shughni Tajik), Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Welsh, Vietnamese - Autocomplete: Auto-Complete, Auto-Correction, Auto-Ignore Words, Auto-Learn Words,  Emoji Suggestions, Next Character Prediction, Text Replacements, Ignored Words, Number of Suggestions, Next Word Prediction, Hide toolbar - Clipboard: Add Clipboard Content, Create Custom Clips - Dictation: Silence Limit (before dictation ends) - Emoji:  Default Emoji Skin Tone - Feedback: Audio & Haptic Feedback - Fonts:  Select Custom Font - Theme:  Pick Theme, Create Custom Themes (Premium) We hope that you will love using KeyboardKit! Terms & Conditions: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iKeywi4 screens
KeyboardKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeyboardKit at 4.4 against iKeywi's 2.8. KeyboardKit also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 34%) and ratings volume (77 vs 6). iKeywi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. KeyboardKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iKeywi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeyboardKit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeyboardKit has 77 ratings behind it against 6, 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 KeyboardKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iKeywi ships an update every 11 days, KeyboardKit fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iKeywi versus KeyboardKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriKeywiKeyboardKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)4.4 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.7% of reviews56.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings677 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJYITECH CO.,LTDKankoda Sweden AB

Customer experience

iKeywi

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative48.2%

KeyboardKit

All ratings77 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral30.4%
Negative13.0%

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

KeyboardKit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iKeywi

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KeyboardKit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is iKeywi free?
iKeywi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeyboardKit free?
KeyboardKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iKeywi or KeyboardKit?
KeyboardKit is rated higher. iKeywi averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while KeyboardKit averages 4.4 from 77 ratings.
Do iKeywi or KeyboardKit have ads?
Neither iKeywi nor KeyboardKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iKeywi or KeyboardKit?
iKeywi ships an update every 11 days, and KeyboardKit fortnightly. Most recently, iKeywi was updated on October 2, 2026 and KeyboardKit on October 2, 2026.

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