Rocket Keyboard vs Instant Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocket Keyboard
This utility app allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently used text. With a single tap on a phrase, you can instantly insert longer text or complete sentences, saving you time and effort.
- Create custom text phrases
- Single-tap text expansion
- Keyboard integration
- Save time on repetitive typing
- Insert long text or sentences
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Typing the same address, greeting, support reply, or community message again and again slows every conversation down. Rocket Keyboard puts your saved phrases inside your keyboard, ready with one tap. Organize phrases by category, switch to the keyboard, and send complete text at rocket speed. Designed for support, sales, creators, community managers, and anyone who types the same lines often. Download free. Upgrade when you want unlimited phrases. Main features: - Custom phrases: save addresses, emails, links, greetings, support replies, and community messages. - One-tap input: choose a phrase directly from the keyboard without copy and paste. - Groups: organize phrases by work, personal, support, sales, community, or any workflow. - Custom keywords: give each phrase a short label or abbreviation that is easy to remember. - Main app editor: add, edit, sort, and manage all phrases in one place. - Custom keyboard: use your phrases in chat, email, forms, social apps, and more. - Free to start: unlock unlimited phrases when you need more.
Instant Board
This app allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently used text phrases. Save time by instantly inserting pre-programmed responses, and easily back up or transfer your custom keys between devices.
- Create custom keys with predefined phrases
- Export/Import keys between devices
- Backup and restore custom keys
- Edit keys in backup files
- Use clipboard and date as dynamic variables
- Send text snippets to computer
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Hate typing the same thing over and over, one key at a time? Personalize and pre-program your keyboard with Instant Board – your personal custom keyboard for phrases and responses. Features: 1. Create your own custom keys with predefined phrases. 2. Export/Import Keys between devices instantly. 3. Backup/Restore Keys. Advanced Features: 1. Edit Keys directly in your backup file. 2. Clipboard and date as dynamic variable, so you can config them in any format. 3. Send text snippets to your computer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rocket Keyboard at 40% against Instant Board's 0%. Instant Board's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Rocket Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Instant Board sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Instant Board holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Rocket Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Instant Board's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocket Keyboard | Instant Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晶晶 殷 | JIE WANG |
Customer experience
Rocket Keyboard
Instant Board
In-app purchases
Rocket Keyboard
- Unlimited Shortcuts$2.99
Instant Board
- Pro$5.99
- Desktop Pro$6.99
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