Teclo vs CupertinoClicks
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CupertinoClicks and Teclo both cost $4.99 once, both sell directly and both run on macOS 13. CupertinoClicks offers more switch presets and tools around typing; Teclo offers a trial on your own Mac, sounds beyond switches and a way to make your own packs.
1-day free trial · $4.99 once · up to 3 Macs · macOS 13+
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Pick a pack, then press any key or tap the keys below. These are the same samples the app plays.
Side by side
| Teclo | CupertinoClicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 once | USD 4.99 once1 |
| Free trial | 1 day, no account | None for the app; a typing trainer in the browser plays the sounds1 |
| Macs per licence | Up to 3 | Up to 21 |
| macOS | 13 or later | 13 or later1 |
| Where to get it | Direct, at teclo.app, through Polar | Direct2 |
| Sounds | 16 packs in 5 categories, synthesized | 30 presets: 26 switches and 4 joke sounds2 |
| Press, release and variation | Separate press and release; 5 variants for ordinary keys plus Space, Return and Delete; small random pitch and level changes | Not listed |
| Stereo by key position | Yes | Yes, spatial audio2 |
| Mouse and trackpad | A click pair for every pack; trackpad swipe and pinch sounds | 5 mouse click presets2 |
| Scroll sounds | Yes, optional | Not listed |
| Your own sounds | Yes: shape a pack with sliders, record one from the microphone or drop in WAV files; share it as a .teclo file | Not listed |
| Muting | Pause from the menu bar; no per-app or automatic mute | Not listed |
| Typing pet | Yes, a keycap pet with moods and power-ups | Not listed |
| Worth knowing | Rain, marimba, typewriter, arcade and sci-fi packs next to nine keyboards | A tone pad; an on-screen keyboard overlay; a notch visualizer; a typing trainer2 |
- CupertinoClicks FAQ, read October 2026
- cupertinoclicks.com, read October 2026
Teclo's column is ours. Other apps change their prices and features; check their pages before you buy.
The short answer
- Pick CupertinoClicks for 26 switch presets, an on-screen keyboard overlay, a notch visualizer and a typing trainer, or four joke sounds.
- Pick Teclo to try the full app free for a day, use one licence on 3 Macs, hear sounds that are not switches, or build your own pack without leaving the app.
A tone pad and a pack designer
CupertinoClicks has a Tone Pad for shaping its sound. Teclo shapes sound in two ways. Its packs already span the range from deep to bright, and each is measured: Boulder is the deep one at 2,428 Hz, Butter, the soft, rounded one, sits at 2,479 Hz, and Knuckle is the bright one at 3,653 Hz. Play all three above.
And when none is quite right, Teclo’s Create page starts from any pack and moves five sliders: Clacky to Soft, Deep to Bright, Short to Long, Low to High, and Quiet to Loud click. Preview plays it, Save adds it to your list, and Export saves it as one .teclo file for another Mac. Create also records a pack from your microphone. The custom sounds guide walks through it.
Clicks, novelty and the rest
CupertinoClicks lists 5 mouse click presets, named Quartz, Onyx, Porcelain, Steel and Flint, and 4 novelty sounds: Bruh, Gunshot, Spongebob laugh and Whip. Teclo gives every pack its own click pair instead, adds scroll and trackpad swipe and pinch sounds, and puts its novelty in rain, marimba, arcade and sci-fi packs and a keycap pet that powers up as you keep a pace.
Both ask for the same permission. CupertinoClicks’ FAQ says its direct build uses the network only for a one-time email activation; Teclo checks its licence key with Polar at most once a day.
For another app with a pad for tone, see Teclo vs Keeby; for the words themselves, the thock, clack and creamy guide.
Questions
Can I try CupertinoClicks before buying?
Not the app. Its FAQ points to a free typing trainer in the browser that plays the switch sounds, and says latency, CPU and spatial audio are only in the installed app. Teclo has a 1-day trial of the whole app.
How many Macs does each licence cover?
CupertinoClicks' FAQ says each licence activates on up to two Macs. A Teclo licence covers up to 3.
Which permission does CupertinoClicks ask for?
Its FAQ says it uses "listen-only Input Monitoring, not Accessibility", the same kind of permission Teclo asks for.
Sources
Other facts on this page come from these pages, read on or before the date above.