Comparison

Keyman vs Ice Cubes for Mastodon

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

Ice Cubes for Mastodon

This application provides a fast and beautiful way to interact with the Mastodon social network. Connect to any instance, manage your timelines, engage with posts, and customize your experience with advanced features and AI assistance.

Highlights
  • Connect to any Mastodon instance
  • Timeline browsing and filtering
  • Push notifications
  • Quote toot and embed links
  • List organization
  • AI tools for composing and image descriptions
  • Multi-account support
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Ice Cubes is a fast, reliable, and beautiful Mastodon client. You can connect to any Mastodon instance and use the various features this app offers. - Browse your home, federated, and local timeline. - Push notifications. - Timeline sync. - Favorite, bookmark, boost, share, and even quote any toot! - Great iPad support with a column dedicated to notifications. - You've read it right, this app offers a quote toot feature, Ice Cubes will also embed any other toot link so the content is easily readable. - Organize your timeline with lists, add and remove users from lists, and create new lists! - Filter your timeline by your lists, followed tags, and more. - The timeline is also live. This app is connected to the powerful streaming API of Mastodon so that you won't miss any content! - You can even pin other instance's local timelines, and you can keep up with all your communities from the same account. - Tag groups: Create a custom timeline with multiple tags. - Explore, search, and discover new content with a powerful explore tab. - Dedicated tab for your direct message. - Profile editing: you can edit all the info of your profile right within Ice Cubes. - Multi accounts support and easy switch between your accounts. - A lot of customization options. - AI Tools Integration, you can get a little help from your AI friend when composing your toot; it can help you correct your text or even shorten it! - The AI Helper can also generate image descriptions for you. - And much more to discover within the app. Bonus: It's completely open source. You can have a look at the code here: https://github.com/Dimillian/IceCubesApp to learn more, and maybe even follow along! Terms: https://github.com/Dimillian/IceCubesApp/blob/main/TERMS.MD Privacy Policy: https://github.com/Dimillian/IceCubesApp/blob/main/PRIVACY.MD

Screenshots

Keyman1 screens
Ice Cubes for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ice Cubes for Mastodon at 4.8 against Keyman's 3.8. Ice Cubes for Mastodon also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 49%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Keyman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). 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. Ice Cubes for Mastodon sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Keyman asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ice Cubes for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ice Cubes for Mastodon has 2K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Keyman's written reviews are positive against 78% of Ice Cubes for Mastodon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, Ice Cubes for Mastodon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Keyman versus Ice Cubes for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeymanIce Cubes for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (73 ratings)4.8 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings732K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB147 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSummer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL)Thomas Ricouard

Customer experience

Keyman

All ratings73 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative40.7%

Ice Cubes for Mastodon

All ratings1,973 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews332 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.9%

Bugs and requests

Keyman

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ice Cubes for Mastodon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Feeds not loading properly
  • Duplicate account issues
  • Error when loading pages
  • Partial/incomplete timeline loading

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to disable auto-play for videos
  • Ability to sync timeline position across devices
  • Improved text editing and cursor behavior
  • Customizable swipe gestures
  • Ability to rearrange bottom bar buttons

In-app purchases

None

Keyman

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Ice Cubes for Mastodon

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly supporter subscription$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Nice Tip$2.99
  • Generous tip$6.99
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  • Insane tip$13.99

Questions

Is Keyman free?
Keyman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ice Cubes for Mastodon free?
Ice Cubes for Mastodon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Keyman or Ice Cubes for Mastodon?
Ice Cubes for Mastodon is rated higher. Keyman averages 3.8 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Ice Cubes for Mastodon averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do Keyman or Ice Cubes for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Keyman nor Ice Cubes for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyman or Ice Cubes for Mastodon?
Keyman ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ice Cubes for Mastodon every 5 days. Most recently, Keyman was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ice Cubes for Mastodon on October 19, 2026.

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