Comparison

Keyboard Skins for iPhone vs Bubbly

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

Head to head
About

Keyboard Skins for iPhone

Customize your iPhone keyboard with unique designs and custom fonts. Access a built-in emoji keyboard, create your own skins, and use shortcuts for faster typing. Enjoy weekly updates with new themes and personalized typing sounds.

Highlights
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Built-in emoji and stickers
  • Keyboard skin maker
  • Typing shortcuts
  • Personalized typing sounds
  • Multi-language support
Features
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The app installs keyboard extensions with cool, polished designs that will change the standard iOS Keyboard Colors. You can switch back to existing native keyboard anytime. Keyboard Skins has built in Emoji keyboard and our custom smile stickers. This gives you faster, more comfortable typing experience as you don't have to change keyboard language each time you need to send smiley face.:) Keyboard Skins supports English, Georgian, German, Russian and Filipino keyboards. Awesome new experience is Shortcuts function. To make life easier, you can save frequently typed info once, and use them right from the keyboard. E.g. Bank accounts, Personal ID's, Email addresses and etc. Have you ever created your own keyboard? Now it’s possible with built in Keyboard Skin maker. Just import or take picture and that’s it! Get the new keyboard designs and fancy look for your iPhone or iPad with all aforesaid features now. After adding Georgian, German, Russian and Filipino, users can switch between 2 languages by swiping on the keyboard up or to the left. Keyboard Skins is fully compatible with native messaging app and all major messaging apps including Viber, Whatsapp, Twitter, Skype as well. Even more personalization available by replacing the standard typing sound with new ones bundled inside app. The app works perfectly with all models of iOS 8 and later devices. Keyboard Skins ver. 3.0 comes with 100+ bundled themes and weekly updates. So you always have new, trendy keyboard theme all time. :) The app offers up to 150 different keyboard skins. Popular skins are free, some skins are locked and are available through in-app purchase. You can get Pro features through auto-renewing subscription and if you want to continue getting premium features, your subscription should be continued. - 3-month Pro features subscription costs $1.99 monthly after 3-day free trial. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change with notice. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. PRO features can be purchased through one time in-app purchase or through auto-renewable monthly subscription. First month of subscription is free and can be cancelled any time. After trial period, the paid subscription starts, which renews automatically unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of current period. more information can be found on the following link: https://www.lemondo.com/KeyboardSkinsTerms.html privacy link: http://lemondo.com/privacy We want to hear your suggestions, likes, complains.. Please leave your feedback, rate us on the AppStore or use the contact link to stay in touch. Thanks, Lemondo Team

About

Bubbly

Transform your text messages into visually appealing, customized bubbles with a variety of unique styles. Easily share these creative messages with friends to add flair to your conversations.

Highlights
  • Customizable message bubbles
  • Over 20 unique styles
  • Create stickers from messages
  • Stickers on photos
  • iOS 10 iMessage integration
Features
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Bubbly turns your text messages into stylish message bubbles! Designed to take advantage of iMessage with one tap on iOS 10. Over 20 styles to choose from! Send chat bubble with rainbow colors, vintage fingers or even sexy lips and more to surprise your friends. Long press and drag any style to create stickers on photos or messages. * GOT FEEDBACK? * What do you love? What could we do better? Email us anytime: contact@koengapps.com

Screenshots

Keyboard Skins for iPhone4 screens
Bubbly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubbly at none against Keyboard Skins for iPhone's 4. Bubbly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Keyboard Skins for iPhone's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 9). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keyboard Skins for iPhone sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Bubbly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubbly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keyboard Skins for iPhone has 12K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Keyboard Skins for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bubbly's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Keyboard Skins for iPhone versus Bubbly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyboard Skins for iPhoneBubbly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLemondo Apps LLcKoengApps

Customer experience

Keyboard Skins for iPhone

All ratings12,165 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews1,138 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative17.5%

Bubbly

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Keyboard Skins for iPhone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard layout issues on iPads
  • Keyboard disappearing or not working
  • Stretched or distorted custom keyboard designs

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free keyboard designs and fonts
  • Improved keyboard responsiveness
  • Better auto-correct and auto-capitalization
  • Ability to edit and save custom keyboards

Bubbly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Keyboard Skins for iPhone

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock All1 Month trial$1.491 Month
  • Unlock Pro Features3 Days trial$7.993 Months
One-time2
  • Unlock GIFs$0.99
  • Unlock All including updates$19.99
None

Bubbly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keyboard Skins for iPhone free?
Keyboard Skins for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubbly free?
Bubbly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keyboard Skins for iPhone or Bubbly?
Bubbly is rated higher. Keyboard Skins for iPhone averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Bubbly averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Keyboard Skins for iPhone or Bubbly have ads?
Keyboard Skins for iPhone shows ads; Bubbly does not.

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