Kailh Crackle Ice
vsKTT Purple Sauce
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Side by side
| Kailh Crackle Ice | KTT Purple Sauce | |
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Sound | Clicky | Clicky |
| Loudness | -40.6 dB | -28.1 dB |
| Pitch | 3,258 Hz | 2,655 Hz |
| Spring weight | 64.1 g | 66 g |
| Actuation force | 44.6 g | 40.7 g |
| Bottom-out force | 86.9 g | 87.6 g |
| Total travel | 3.9 mm | 4.1 mm |
| Tactile bump | 63 g | 61 g |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out and tactile-bump values.
Which should you pick?
The Kailh Crackle Ice and KTT Purple Sauce are both clicky switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
KTT Purple Sauce runs the heavier spring at 66g versus 64.1g — about 1.9000000000000057g more — so it feels more deliberate under the finger, while Kailh Crackle Ice is quicker and lighter to press.
On sound, KTT Purple Sauce is the louder of the two at -28.1dB versus -40.6dB (12.5dB quieter), pitched lower at roughly 2,655Hz. It reads as clicky, while Kailh Crackle Ice comes across more clicky.
Both are tactile, but Kailh Crackle Ice has the stronger bump at about 63g versus 61g.
Pick Kailh Crackle Ice if you want a lighter, faster press and a quieter typing sound. Pick KTT Purple Sauce if you'd rather have a heavier, more controlled press and a louder, more present sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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