KiiwiCompare switch sounds side by side
The comparisons people ask about most. On each page you type once and flip between real recordings, so you hear the difference instead of reading about it.
Across feels
Linear vs Tactile vs Clicky
The three kinds of mechanical switch, and how each one sounds.
Cherry MX Red vs Brown vs Blue
The three classic Cherry switches, one of each feel: the Red is linear, the Brown is tactile and the Blue is clicky.
Linear
NovelKeys Cream vs Alpaca
Two of the most popular premium linears, and the pair people most often weigh against each other.
Cherry MX Red vs Gateron Red
The two most common light linears: Cherry's original and Gateron's budget favourite.
Cherry MX Red vs Black
Two Cherry linears with the same design and different springs: the Red is a light 45cN, the Black a heavy 60cN.
Gateron Black Ink vs Red Ink
Two linears from Gateron's Ink line, sharing the same smoky housing with different springs.
Tactile
Holy Panda vs Glorious Panda
The Holy Panda is the tactile switch the community made famous; the Glorious Panda was made to bring its feel to a switch you can buy off the shelf.
Cherry MX Brown vs Holy Panda
The gentlest popular tactile against the most famous sharp one.
Cherry MX Brown vs Gateron Brown
Two gentle tactiles from the two biggest switch makers.
Topre vs Cherry MX Brown
Two very different kinds of tactile: Topre's rubber dome under a spring, and Cherry's MX Brown.
Holy Panda vs Everglide Crystal Purple
Two sharp tactiles, and a comparison people make often: the Crystal Purple became popular as an affordable way to get a Holy Panda-like bump.
Clicky
Kailh Box Navy vs Box White
Two clicky Kailh BOX switches with the same click bar and different springs.
Cherry MX Blue vs Kailh Box White
Two clicky switches whose clicks come from different mechanisms: a click jacket in the Cherry MX Blue, a click bar in the Kailh Box White.
Cherry MX Blue vs Razer Green
Cherry's classic clicky switch against Razer's, recorded from a BlackWidow Elite.
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