Teclo vs FunKey
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Search for a mechanical keyboard app and FunKey comes up, including in the Mac App Store. FunKey is a custom keyboard for your iPhone: it plays sounds when you tap its on-screen keys. Teclo plays sounds when you type on your Mac, in every app.
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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 | FunKey | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 once | USD 4.991 |
| Free trial | 1 day, no account | Not listed |
| Macs per licence | Up to 3 | Not listed |
| macOS | 13 or later | An iPhone app (iOS 17 or later); listed for Macs on macOS 13 or later1 |
| Where to get it | Direct, at teclo.app, through Polar | App Store1 |
| Sounds | 16 packs in 5 categories, synthesized | 25+ profiles, including a typewriter and Bubble Pop1 |
| 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 | Not listed |
| Mouse and trackpad | A click pair for every pack; trackpad swipe and pinch sounds | Not listed |
| 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 custom iPhone keyboard with haptic feedback1 |
- FunKey on the App Store (US), 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 FunKey if you want key sounds and haptic taps when you type on your iPhone.
- Pick Teclo if you want key sounds when you type on your Mac, with its built-in keyboard or one you plug in.
Two different keyboards
FunKey’s listing opens with “Transform your iPhone typing experience” and lists “Works as a custom iOS keyboard extension” and “Synchronized haptic feedback for every key press”. You install it, switch your iPhone to the FunKey keyboard, and its keys click as you tap. Its 25+ profiles include MX Brown, Alpha Click, MX Oreo, Zen Rock, Smooth Line, Retro Punk, Typewriter, Bubble Pop, Blossom, Space Cadet and ASMR.
Teclo has no on-screen keyboard. It sits in the Mac’s menu bar, listens for key presses under the Input Monitoring permission, and plays one of 16 synthesized packs on every key, with separate press and release sounds and its own sounds for Space, Return and Delete. It also plays mouse clicks, scroll ticks and trackpad swipes.
Typewriter and bubble on both
Two of FunKey’s profiles have counterparts in Teclo. Teclo’s Typewriter is a typebar slap with a bell on Return, at a spectral centroid of 944 Hz. Its Bubble pops upwards at 576 Hz, the lowest of its 16 packs. Play both above to hear what your Mac would sound like.
If you came here to make your Mac’s keyboard sound mechanical, the step-by-step guide starts from nothing, and the guide to keyboard sound apps for Mac lists the Mac apps.
Questions
Does FunKey work on a Mac?
The App Store lists it for Macs with macOS 13 or later, as it does many iPhone apps that run on Apple-silicon Macs. Its description only describes iPhone typing: it "works as a custom iOS keyboard extension" for "anywhere you type on your iPhone". It does not say it plays sounds for a Mac's keyboard.
Does Teclo work on iPhone?
No. Teclo is a Mac app for macOS 13 or later. It plays a sound for every key you press on the Mac's keyboard, or any keyboard you connect, in any app.
How much does each cost?
FunKey costs USD 4.99 on the App Store. Teclo costs $4.99 once after a 1-day free trial, sold at teclo.app.
Sources
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