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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Cidoo V98

Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for the 7,500 mAh battery. Get the Cidoo V98 for qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Cidoo V98

QMK

Build quality in the top 20% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Cidoo V98

  • Layout size

    65%

    98%

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Cidoo V98
Performance
58
43
Build quality
62
73
Productivity
83
77
Customizability
73
76
Portability
94
52

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Cidoo V98 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

9 of 21 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Cidoo V98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
—

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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