Comparison

Live Keyboard Plus vs Typiora Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Live Keyboard Plus

Enhance your typing experience with a customizable keyboard offering live themes, real-time translation, and quick access to emojis, GIFs, and stickers. Improve messaging, emailing, and more with advanced features like cursor control and templates.

Highlights
  • Live themes and custom theme creation
  • 33-language predictive typing
  • Real-time translation
  • GIF and sticker search
  • Cursor control
  • Templates for quick data entry
Features
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Keyboard+ is the same as your usual iPhone's keyboard just way better! It will become your essential assistant as it is absolutely amazing for messaging, emailing, business, travelers, expats, GIF lovers, studies and others! Your privacy is our priority. Keyboard+ does not collect any personal data and keep your private information private. Most of the features require you to allow full access. Go to Settings / General / Keyboard / Keyboards / Keyboard+ / Allow full access / Allow Features: • Themes — awesome live themes! Create your own theme and share with friends! • Predictive keyboard — 33 languages with fast switching directly inside the keyboard • Translation — real time translation on most world's languages no apps switch anymore • Reverse translation — copy any incoming text to translate it to your language • Emoji/Kaomoji — swipe on right for instant access • GIFs — search for perfect GIF • Sticker.Place — search for amazing stickers from the best artists • Special Symbols — search for any special symbol • Wikipedia — search for anything in Wikipedia • Templates — send your email/phone and other data in one tap • Location sharing — send your location link in one tap • Cursor control — even on devices without 3D touch • Shortcuts — dot by double space, question mark by triple space and comma by long space • Dictation — take advantage of Siri speech recognition • Autocorrection — you can turn it off in specific language under languages section in Keyboard+ app • How to use — watch tutorials in Keyboard+ app More features coming soon! We are the small team of enthusiasts who wants to build the better keyboard for iPhone, so if you like Keyboard+ please tell friends about us, write a review on AppStore, or send us your thoughts from the app, it is very important! ----------------------------------- If you choose to purchase full access to all features, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Current subscription price starts at $9.99 USD / year. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.  For more information, please see our Terms of Use and Private Policy https://readymag.com/u314617050/keyboardplusapp/

About

Typiora Keyboard

This keyboard extension offers a wealth of customization options, including unique themes, particle effects, and a variety of fonts. It enhances typing with features like cursor control, quick deletion, and smart prediction, while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and theme creator
  • Particle effects and custom sounds
  • Hundreds of fancy fonts
  • Cursor control and quick delete
  • One-hand mode
  • Smart prediction and shortcuts
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Typiora is an amazing keyboard extension that has a lot of powerful features to help you to type with fun and convenient like Cursor Control, Swipe to Delete, Swipe to Type, Text-Case Control, ForceTouch-Capitalize, Alternate Key, Numbers Row, Shortcuts, or One-Hand Mode. It's also very easy to design your own theme with a powerful Theme Customizer. Choose from mood presets or fine-tune every detail in Advanced mode. Be unique and creative! You can also enjoy beautiful effects inside Typiora keyboard. Create your own effect with the Effect Editor and share it with your friends! Typiora can change your text into hundreds of fonts to impress your friends. Boring of click sound? Typiora brings fun to your typing with different sounds on every touch. Typiora Store allows you to browse and download themes, effects, fonts, sounds, and keyboard layouts from a growing community of creators. Highlight features: • Awesome Themes: Hundreds of cool themes. Create your own Theme and share with your friends • Theme Editor: Design from mood presets or go Advanced for full per-element control • Particle Effects: Your keyboard is more lively with beautiful particle effects • Effect Editor: Create and customize your own particle effects • Fancy Fonts: to make words look exquisite • Sounds: Type with different sounds or even a song, no more boring click sound • AI Grammar Check: Fix grammar, spelling, and punctuation instantly • AI Translate: Translate your text into 30+ languages right from the keyboard • AI Rephrase: Rewrite in Formal, Casual, Concise, Polite, or Funny tone • AI Continue Writing: Let AI complete your sentences and paragraphs • Typing Stats: Track your speed, accuracy, words typed, and daily activity • Typing Personality: Discover if you're a Speed Demon, Night Owl, Emoji Artist, and more • 44+ Achievements: Unlock milestones for typing, gestures, and AI usage • Cursor Control: Drag to move the cursor quickly • Quick Delete: Swipe to delete, repeat deletion and word deletion • Forward Deletion: Delete text on the right • Swipe to Type: Glide across keys to type entire words • One-Handed Mode: Shrink the keyboard to type easily with one hand • Smart Prediction: Next-word guessing and auto correction • Emoji Suggestions: Context-aware emoji with 300+ country flag suggestions • Calculator: Evaluate math expressions in the suggestion bar • Unit Conversion: Convert units instantly as you type • Shortcuts & Text Templates: Type less and faster, shortcuts are used as text templates • Alt-Keys: Fast number input • Number Row: Addition number row on top • Case Sensitive: Keyboard buttons in lowercase or uppercase • Text-Case Control: Fast switching text to uppercase, lowercase or capitalize • Responsive Theme: Theme system supports both Light and Dark mode • Typiora Store: Browse and download community themes, effects, fonts, sounds, and keyboards • Multi-Language: English, Vietnamese (Telex & VNI), Emoji, and more downloadable layouts • New Emoji: Quick access to full new emoji set • Pictographics: Access to hundreds of special symbols and text-arts • Test Lab: Section to test your keyboard to see how it reacts to every type of text fields • iCloud Sync: Your typing stats sync securely across your devices Typiora DOES NOT require Full Access, but still being recommended in order to update/improve database, play sound, or use AI features. Typiora takes your privacy very seriously, it DOES NOT collect anything you type. Your typing stats are stored only on your device and private iCloud. Typiora Premium unlocks all themes, effects, fonts, sounds, and AI features with one subscription. Free users enjoy smart gestures, basic plugins, typing stats, text templates, and multi-language support. Follow Typiora at: facebook.com/Typiora twitter.com/Typiora www.typiora.app Email: contact@typiora.app

Screenshots

Live Keyboard Plus4 screens
Typiora Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Typiora Keyboard at 82% against Live Keyboard Plus's 53%. Typiora Keyboard also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Live Keyboard Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Live Keyboard Plus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Typiora Keyboard sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Typiora Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 468 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Live Keyboard Plus's written reviews are positive against 82% of Typiora Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Keyboard Plus ships an update monthly, Typiora Keyboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Live Keyboard Plus versus Typiora Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Keyboard PlusTypiora Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (167 ratings)4.4 (468 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews82.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings167468 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan StarchenkovNam Kennic

Customer experience

Live Keyboard Plus

All ratings167 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral8.4%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral15.3%
Negative32.1%

Typiora Keyboard

All ratings468 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative8.7%

Bugs and requests

Live Keyboard Plus

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Translation function stops working randomly
  • App crashes when accessing theme creation or customization
  • Keyboard freezes during voice input/dictation
  • Characters not registering or appearing when typing quickly
  • Emoji functionality broken or locked behind paywall
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  • Copy-paste translation not working properly
  • Language settings not persisting between sessions
  • Keyboard unresponsive in landscape mode
  • Predictive text bar showing only limited suggestions
  • Custom theme application fails silently
  • Preview function not working for keyboard customization
  • App crashes on iPad when clicking 'more' or 'create' buttons
  • Keyboard disappears or goes blank
  • Constant logout issues requiring re-authentication
  • Keyboard size and positioning issues on iPhone X and newer models
  • Voice input crashes on certain iOS versions
  • GIFs and stickers copying as static images
  • Translation hanging or timing out
  • Keyboard conflicts with other apps after installation
  • Spacebar punctuation shortcuts not working reliably

Requested features

20 requests
  • Swipe/glide typing functionality
  • Arabic keyboard input support
  • Japanese and Chinese input methods
  • Vietnamese language support
  • Korean language support
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  • Cantonese language translation
  • Offline translation capability
  • Haptic feedback option
  • Dark mode with automatic switching
  • Number row on main keyboard
  • Punctuation buttons (period, comma) readily accessible
  • Trackpad functionality with spacebar
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Better emoji prediction
  • Improved autocorrect and spell-check
  • Ability to save custom themes
  • Language switching by spacebar swipe
  • Support for more emojis and newer iOS emoji sets
  • Improved reverse translation in messaging apps
  • Better integration with WhatsApp and Messenger

Typiora Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Live Keyboard Plus

Subscriptions1
  • Annual plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time9
  • Swimmingpool live theme$0.99
  • Sparkles live theme$0.99
  • Space live theme$0.99
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  • Purple space live theme$0.99
  • Lava live theme$0.99
  • Foggy hills live theme$0.99
  • California girl live theme$0.99
  • Unlimited templates$1.99
  • Unlock theme editor$2.99
11 purchases

Typiora Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Typiora Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time10
  • Unlock Custom Theme$0.99
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
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  • Unlock Custom Effect$0.99
  • 125 Coins$1.99
  • 250 Coins$2.99
  • 400 Coins$3.99
  • 600 Coins$4.99
  • 3.000 Coins$9.99
  • 10.000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Live Keyboard Plus free?
Live Keyboard Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typiora Keyboard free?
Typiora Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Keyboard Plus or Typiora Keyboard?
Typiora Keyboard is rated higher. Live Keyboard Plus averages 4.0 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Typiora Keyboard averages 4.4 from 468 ratings.
Do Live Keyboard Plus or Typiora Keyboard have ads?
Neither Live Keyboard Plus nor Typiora Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Keyboard Plus or Typiora Keyboard?
Live Keyboard Plus ships an update monthly, and Typiora Keyboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Live Keyboard Plus was updated on October 15, 2026 and Typiora Keyboard on October 10, 2026.

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