Comparison

Keyman vs Custom Fonts°

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

Head to head
About

Keyman

Type in over 1,700 languages on your iPhone or iPad with system-wide keyboard installation. Supports numerous languages and offers custom keyboard building, predictive text, and a built-in browser for unsupported languages.

Highlights
  • Type in 1,700+ languages
  • System keyboard integration
  • Custom keyboard builder
  • Predictive text
  • Built-in browser for unsupported languages
Features
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Keyman makes it easy to type in over 2300 different languages on your iPhone, iPad or iPod! Install all your language keyboards as a system keyboard and use them in every app on your iPhone or iPad! Type in: - Amharic - Tamil - Greek - Hebrew - Sinhala - Syriac - Tibetan - Hindi - Over two thousand more! Keyman requires the "Allow Full Access" option to be switched on just once when you install a new keyboard, in order for your language keyboard to be installed into the system. For your privacy and security, you can then switch the option off again. Features include: - Build custom keyboards with Keyman Developer and load them on your phone - Smooth optimised keyboard layouts - Predictive text for a growing set of languages - Built in browser displays your language even if iOS doesn't support it

About

Custom Fonts°

Enhance your messages and social media posts with a wide variety of custom fonts, emojis, symbols, and kaomojis. This keyboard app allows you to personalize your typing experience across all applications, ensuring your content stands out and your privacy is protected.

Highlights
  • 50+ custom fonts
  • 3600+ emojis
  • 2500+ symbols
  • 500+ kaomojis
  • Paste keyboard with saved quotes
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Offline functionality
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Full-featured keyboard for ALL apps with 50+ fonts, 3600+ Emojis, 2500+ Symbols, 500+ Kaomojis and Paste keyboard. #1 app for social networks & messaging apps. Impress your friends & increase your followers with beautiful writings. Your social media accounts will be outstanding! Fonts Keyboard is a keyboard that lets you choose between tons of custom fonts/emojis/symbols/kaomojis that you can use in every app, since it's a keyboard. Your friends & followers will receive awesome messages from you. With Fonts Keyboard, enjoy: • cool custom fonts • cool emoji's • cool symbols • cool facemoji's (kaomojis) • your own keyboard that you can compose yourself with your favorites emojis/facemojis/symbols • a paste keyboard with your favorites quotes to send instantly, or even spam your friends ;-) • the standard iOS appearance or your customized keyboard theme • continuous updates that bring new fonts & functionalities It works with all apps, including of course: • TikTok • Instagram • Snapchat • Messages (iMessage) • Facebook • WhatsApp • Messenger • Signal • Telegram • ... The keyboard can be customized with many settings like automatic capitalization, keyboard click sound, ... The keyboard appearance can be the iOS standard (light & dark mode) or your own look (with 50000+ color combinations.) The fonts list can be customized so that you can access your favorites fonts instantly. Fonts Keyboard is the only keyboard app that does not collect any data. It works offline. Your privacy matters and is safe with Fonts Keyboard! Another unique feature in Fonts Keyboard: the keyboard does NOT ask permission for "Full Access" authorization and therefore can NOT know what you type. 100% secure. I hope you enjoy the app シ Jonathan - --------- The terms of use & privacy policy can be found here: https://fkeyboard.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Keyman1 screens
Custom Fonts°4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Custom Fonts° at 4.6 against Keyman's 3.8. Custom Fonts° also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ratings volume (12K vs 71). Keyman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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. Custom Fonts° sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Keyman asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Fonts° holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Fonts° has 12K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Keyman's written reviews are positive against 88% of Custom Fonts°'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, Custom Fonts° every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Keyman versus Custom Fonts°: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeymanCustom Fonts°
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (71 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews88.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7112K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSummer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL)iSolid apps

Customer experience

Keyman

All ratings71 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral8.5%
Negative23.9%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative41.4%

Custom Fonts°

All ratings11,532 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews2,865 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative4.8%

Bugs and requests

Keyman

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Custom Fonts°

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard freezes when switching between fonts
  • Fonts not working in certain apps like Roblox
  • Inconsistent font rendering on different devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free font options
  • Improved spell check and autocorrect
  • Ability to sync custom fonts across devices
  • Customizable keyboard themes

In-app purchases

None

Keyman

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Custom Fonts°

Subscriptions3
  • Fonts$4.997 Days
  • Fonts$8.991 Month
  • Fonts3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • 1 Small Thank You$5.99
  • 1 Medium Thank You$9.99
  • 1 Big Thank You$19.99
Show 3 more
  • Autumn Offer$29.99
  • Fonts$39.99
  • 1 Huge Thank You$39.99

Questions

Is Keyman free?
Keyman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Fonts° free?
Custom Fonts° is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Keyman or Custom Fonts°?
Custom Fonts° is rated higher. Keyman averages 3.8 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Custom Fonts° averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Keyman or Custom Fonts° have ads?
Neither Keyman nor Custom Fonts° shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyman or Custom Fonts°?
Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, and Custom Fonts° every 2 months. Most recently, Keyman was updated on September 23, 2026 and Custom Fonts° on September 24, 2026.

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