A phone keypad is a personal thing and one might want it a bit different than the original or the default one provided by the phone or the operating system. Who likes boring keyboards which are built-in, anyway!
Some might want to experiment with the keyboards to make it look more attractive or creative or interesting. They might want to add a photo as a background, increase or decrease the size, change the fonts, and have swipe typing and much more.
10 Best Third-Party iPhone keyboard
To solve this dilemma, below is the list provided of the top 10 keyboard apps available for iPhone on the iOS app store, which are not from Apple but from the third party trusted app makers. We have ranked them based on the number of downloads, usages, reviews and ratings from iTunes.
1. Swiftkey Keyboard
SwiftKey is from Microsoft, that learns your way of typing helping you type better and faster. It is continuously picking up your writing styles including the emojis and slangs used and helps you type faster. SwiftKey keyboard has a rating of 4.7 stars on the app store.
Some of the SwiftKey Keyboard features are –
- There is an option of swipe typing too, which makes typing a lot more fun and much easier.
- Use emojis and stickers provided by the keyboard and also send them to your family and friends.
- Customize your keyboard with the color you want and also put up a picture as a background.
- You can enable 2 languages at once and SwiftKey supports 150+ languages.
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2. Gboard – The Google Keyboard
Gboard is the keyboard app launched by Google for making typing effortless. Apart from providing various emojis, autocorrect, glide typing, etc., it also provides its search engine feature in the keyboard. You can also search for anything like in Google while typing. Gboard has a rating of 4.3 on the iOS app store.
Basic features of Gboard are –
- It has the feature of emoji search wherein you can type and get the emoji you want
- GBoard can help you search for anything like nearby restaurants, medical shops, weather and forecast, news, videos, images, scores, etc.
- The app supports 50 + languages
- It also keeps the things typed or spoken, private.
3. Better Font-S Cool Keyboard-S
You can take your creativity to a whole new level with this app! The app has a rating of 4.2 in the app store and provides with a lot of cool features. It is said to have the best collection of fonts in the whole of the iOS app store and is specifically known for its fonts. You can use these fonts anywhere on your phone, including the different social media platforms.
Basic features of Font-s app –
- A selection of more than 118 fonts and more to choose from to suit your mood and style.
- Provision of emoji texts, bubble texts, upside-down texts and much more.
- Subscription plans in which you can get a whole year of cool features of which one week is completely free.
4. Touchpal Keyboard
Another brilliant and color-rich keyboard text prediction and drag input feature. You can type messages fast why just sliding a finger across the keyboard and the auto-correct will correct your spellings on its own. It also has an artificial intelligence assistant Talia which is available on the keypad which gives you access to all the features and information without causing any obstruction.
Basic features of Touchpal keyboard–
- Robust prediction system which corrects the mistakes automatically.
- Tons of emojis with various skin tones.
- A variety of text illustrations and representations to choose from.
- Copies any information or link quickly and also provides emojis relevant to your text.
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5. Grammarly Keyboard
Grammarly, as everyone knows, is the best app to correct your English grammar and vocab. Grammarly, Inc. has also come up with their keyboard which is like your personal editor making your typing efficient and proper. Overall, the keyboard, just like the platform is neat to use with minimal design and graphics. It also has a premium subscription for even better checking of your skills. Ideal for professional uses.
Basic features –
- It provides for mistake-free writing, corrects spelling errors, and gives suggestions based on your context.
- Help in improving your vocab by suggesting better words and providing a great auto-correct feature.
- Easy set – up and also works on every social media platform making typing a whole lot easier.
- Grammarly provides simple and crisp explanations for your mistakes.
6. Fancykey – Keyboard Themes
With a rating of 4.6 in the app store, it is quite the used and popular app. It is totally customizable, every part of it. You can personalize it according to your style, mood, and personality with tons of cool features. So, if you are worried about a keyboard that does not have the basic functions and/or not customizable, here is the solution. The best part is that the keyboard also supports all types of applications!
Main features of FancyKey app –
- It has a swipe input program with the feature of autocorrect
- 100 plus fonts to choose from, add a photo as the theme of the keypad, 50 plus different themes, integrated emoji board with auto suggestive emojis.
- One-handed mode for iPhone and also supports shortcuts in the keypad.
7. Rainbowkey Keyboard
With this application, your keyboard is the canvas basically! An app launched by ONE app essentials provides with quite good features and has a rating of 4.5 in the app store. It allows you to customize your keyboard howsoever you want, fonts, size, theme, emojis, background picture all according to the wish of the users. The possibilities are endless!
Basic features –
- Over 10 built-in themes to choose from, over 30 fonts to select from, and tons of emojis of which you can also determine the skin color you want.
- It allows creating your personal live avatar with animated emojis.
- More than 1000 emojis available for designing and using
- Reliable auto-correct and text prediction system
- A feature to move a cursor over the keyboard, activate it simply by swiping on the spacebar on the keyboard.
- Supports all the major languages with others on the way.
- The app also has many premium features that can be unlocked with a subscription.
8. Color keyboard: themes and skin:
Love Colors? This successful app has a rating of 4.4 in the app store. It allows creating your own personalized keyboard with the color, and background of your choice. It has a very colorful palate. You can also change the color of the buttons and the color of the key press and fonts. Do not worry about having the Internet during the usage of the app, it works offline as well!.
Basic features –
- It supports more than 40 languages
- Choose the color of your keypad, buttons, etc. and customize accordingly.
- Emojis can be accessed from the keyboard itself
- Works in all applications including social media platforms
- Switch keyboards and languages easily with a single tap
- Navigate easily between the various themes and colors
- Enables more accurate and faster typing, thanks to the intuitive design
9. GIF Keyboard
Using emojis feel inadequate? Need something much more real and live? GIFs it is and GIF keyboard by Tenor it is! Make your chats more interesting by using gifs, reactions, videos, and images. You can also create a collection of your favorite gifs. With a rating of 4.5 from the app store, you can be sure of the quality it provides.
Basic features –
- Personalize your keyboard with gifs and then double-tap to bookmark them.
- Millions of gifs and videos available at any time to send to your family and friends for any moments.
- Works with all social media platforms.
10. Phraseboard Keyboard
Typing and specifically messaging, becomes a notch easier with this application. As evident from the name, the primary feature of this keyboard is to allow you to create phrases, put them into categories and use them quickly when required.
Basic Phraseboard Keyboard features –
- Easy typing by faster access to stored phrases
- Create and make your own phrases and also categorize them as per your wish.
- To reply fast only a button needs to be tapped.
- A Smooth and seamless user interface, lightweight.
Ready for New iPhone Keyboard?
These are the top 10 picks for keyboard apps available on the iOS app store for iPhones. Customize them according to your choice, but do make sure to explore each one as they have unique features and feel. Happy typing!
