Looking for a Keeby alternative?
Written by Serhii Chernikov, CupertinoClicks makerLast updated
Keeby is a $4.99 Mac App Store keyboard sound app with a notch visualizer, 22 keyboard presets (one of them a meme), and mouse click sounds. The vendor site is getkeeby.com. This page is a comparison, not that store listing.
CupertinoClicks is the other app in this category with a notch overlay. It is a macOS 13+ menu bar app with 21 named switch presets, 4 mouse click presets, Spatial Audio on laptop speakers and headphones, a built-in typing trainer, and a system-wide on-screen keyboard visualizer Keeby does not list. Same $4.99 one-time price, sold as a direct download.
Stay on Keeby if you want a Mac App Store–only install. Both apps can pan keys by position; CupertinoClicks does that on built-in speakers and headphones. For the rest of the field, see best keyboard sound apps for Mac.
CupertinoClicks vs Keeby
Shared ground is the notch visualizer, mouse click sounds, Spatial Audio (left keys left, right keys right), and the $4.99 price. Trainer, on-screen keyboard, named mouse library, extra-low CPU, and latency control are where the lists split. Public prices and features as of August 2026.
Price
- CupertinoClicks
- $4.99 one-time
- Keeby
- $4.99 one-time
macOS
- CupertinoClicks
- macOS 13+
- Keeby
- macOS 13+
Intel / Apple Silicon
- CupertinoClicks
- Intel and Apple Silicon
- Keeby
- macOS 13 or later
What it listens to
- CupertinoClicks
- Any connected keyboard
- Keeby
- Key events
Presets
- CupertinoClicks
- 21 keyboard + 4 mouse
- Keeby
- 22 keyboard presets (1 meme)
Mouse sounds
- CupertinoClicks
- 4 mouse presets
- Keeby
- Yes (left, right, middle)
Typing trainer
- CupertinoClicks
- Built-in Mac app + free in the browser
- Keeby
- No
On-screen keyboard
- CupertinoClicks
- Yes, system-wide overlay
- Keeby
- No
Notch visualizer
- CupertinoClicks
- Yes
- Keeby
- Yes
Input Monitoring
- CupertinoClicks
- Key codes only
- Keeby
- Yes
Where to get it
- CupertinoClicks
- Direct download
- Keeby
- Mac App Store
When to pick Keeby, and when to switch
Both apps show keys in the MacBook notch and can pan keys by position. The rest of the library is the fork.
Choose Keeby if you want
- A Mac App Store install
- 22 keyboard presets, including a meme, plus mouse click sounds and a notch overlay
- No trainer and no full on-screen keyboard overlay
Choose CupertinoClicks if you want
- Spatial Audio on laptop speakers and headphones, extra-low latency, and extra-low CPU – the live engine stops after a minute of silence
- 21 named keyboard presets (Cherry MX, Holy Panda, Topre, and more) plus 4 named mouse click presets
- A built-in typing trainer and a free browser trainer to hear switches first
- A system-wide on-screen keyboard overlay in addition to the notch visualizer
Notch vs on-screen keyboard
Keeby and CupertinoClicks can both show each key in the MacBook notch as you type. That overlay is rare in this category. Klack, Haptyk, Typemac, KeyBell, and Thock do not list one.
CupertinoClicks also floats a click-through on-screen keyboard over whatever you are typing in. Keys light up as you press them, in any app. Keeby does not ship that overlay.
What you actually hear
Keeby ships 22 keyboard presets, one of them a meme, plus mouse clicks for left, right, and middle buttons. CupertinoClicks ships 21 keyboard presets: 17 mechanical recordings people already know (Cherry MX, Drop Holy Panda, Topre Classic, and more) plus 4 novelty packs, and 4 named mouse click presets on their own toggle. Those are authentic per-key samples with a distinct press and release, so a held key is not a machine-gun of the same file. Sound Variations keep repeats from stacking. Drag the Tone Pad if you want more thock or more clack. Full names live in the mechanical keyboard switch library.
Spatial Audio pans left keys left and right keys right on built-in speakers and headphones. Headphones are the wider stage; laptop speakers are milder.
Try it before you buy it
CupertinoClicks is a $4.99 one-time purchase from this site. Open the free online typing trainer first to hear switch presets with live WPM. Keeby sells through the Mac App Store. The CupertinoClicks walkthrough is how to add keyboard sounds on a Mac.
FAQ
What is Keeby?
Keeby is a $4.99 Mac App Store keyboard sound app with a notch visualizer. It ships 22 keyboard presets, one of them a meme, plus mouse click sounds for left, right, and middle buttons. It does not include a system-wide on-screen keyboard overlay or a typing trainer. Like CupertinoClicks, it can pan keys by position. The vendor site is getkeeby.com.
Does Keeby have an on-screen keyboard?
No. Keeby shows keys in the MacBook notch. CupertinoClicks also has a notch visualizer, plus a separate click-through on-screen keyboard overlay that highlights keys in any app. In this category, only CupertinoClicks ships that overlay.
Keeby vs CupertinoClicks
Both cost $4.99 one-time and both can show keys in the MacBook notch. Both play mouse click sounds. Both can pan keys by position on laptop speakers and headphones. Keeby ships 22 keyboard presets, one of them a meme, from the Mac App Store. CupertinoClicks ships 21 named keyboard presets, 4 named mouse click presets, extra-low latency, extra-low CPU (the live engine stops after a minute of silence), a Tone Pad, a built-in typing trainer plus a free browser trainer, and a system-wide on-screen keyboard.
Which Mac keyboard sound apps have a notch visualizer?
CupertinoClicks and Keeby. The overlay shows each key in the MacBook notch as you type. Klack, Typemac, KeyBell, Thock, and Haptyk do not list a notch visualizer. CupertinoClicks is the only one of those apps with a separate on-screen keyboard overlay.
Can I try CupertinoClicks before buying?
Yes. Open the free CupertinoClicks typing trainer in a browser to hear switch presets with live WPM and accuracy. No account required. Keeby is sold on the Mac App Store; CupertinoClicks is a direct download for $4.99 one-time.