# Smart Keys: AI Writing Tools — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of Smart Keys by Fireflow Creative Collective LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 531 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-keys-ai-writing-tools/id6602882160/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-keys-ai-writing-tools/id6602882160.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 449 · 4★ 25 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of Smart Keys? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and efficient grammar correction - ✍️ Excellent proofreading capabilities - 🎯 Intelligent shortcuts save time - 🌍 Multi-language translation support - 👍 User-friendly and simple interface - 📱 Works seamlessly on iPad and Mac - 💬 Better alternative to Grammaly - 🎨 Built-in text formatting tools - ✂️ Convenient cut, copy, paste functions **Cons** - 💰 Expensive pricing model - 🔐 Requests excessive permissions (credit card, address data) - ⏳ Severe daily usage limits on free version - 🚫 Paywall-heavy monetization strategy - 🐌 Keyboard occasionally laggy - ❌ Autocorrect doesn't work as well as native options - 🔄 No translation feature for incoming messages - ⚠️ Privacy concerns with data access requests - 🔌 Connection issues reported **Commonly reported bugs** - Connection issues despite active internet connection - Keyboard lags during use - Autocorrect performs poorly compared to Apple's native option - App requests excessive permissions unrelated to keyboard functionality - Translation accuracy issues reported **Most requested features** - Add Arabic language support - Translate incoming messages from other users - Reduce daily usage limits or offer ad-supported free version - Lower lifetime pricing (previously $35, now $124) - Improve keyboard responsiveness - Better autocorrect functionality ## Newest reviews (10 of 37) ### 2/5 — Money *2025-10-12, version 5.09* HWhy is it not for free? I mean I like it but why put an add and expect people to pay?? 😔🥀 ### 3/5 — Too expensive *2025-08-01* Well, everything is cool except for the price. To be honest, it's too expensive. You should either decrease the price or make the lifetime option available. **Developer response:** Hey AHG, lifetime is back! Enjoy! ### 3/5 — Please fix this *2025-03-20* Wheni try to translate anything oy just says connection issue when I'm conntected and hive no vpn on **Developer response:** Hi Fusion! Are you still facing this issue? We've increased our server capacity to accommodate more users. Have you checked our MacOS version? Give it a try. ### 3/5 — Expensive *2025-02-20* It's an amazing app, but at tge same time it pushes a payment plan and when you don't pay you get very very limited resources, the auto correct dosent work nearly as well as the Apple one, in all honesty if I could get less restrictions as a free download than I’m sure I’d get more people, maybe have adds instead of limited availability? **Developer response:** Hi Bryson, I apologize for the number of paywalls! They are indeed annoying. The MacOS version has fewer limitations, so give it a try. ### 2/5 — Pay to use *2025-02-19, version 4.03* Theres a limit of like 5 uses of the buttons per day and I feel like theres is no point in having it downloaded if youre using the free version. ### 1/5 — Don’t install!!!!!!! *2025-02-14, version 4.02* It’s just an app that too a day to make you have to allow it full access and by doing that you allow the app/ company behind it to see all the information you have typed EVERYTHING so your credit card numbers social security number and any other sensitive information you can think of to sell to data companies ### 3/5 — Unreasonable Price and few features *2025-01-31* Are you serious? At first, the lifetime price was only $35, but now it’s ridiculously expensive at $124. Who would pay such an unreasonable price? If you bring it back to $35, I’ll buy it. Otherwise, I’ll stick with the free version of SwiftKey—it’s completely free and offers plenty of features. **Developer response:** Hey AHG, that lifetime deal was just a limited-time discount. It might come back later. ### 3/5 — Requests *2025-01-07* “To many requests made” **Developer response:** Hi, sorry about that. We've just improved server capabilities to handle more requests. Let us know if this problem is still happening. ### 3/5 — Review *2025-01-05, version 3.00* I'm able to translate into differen languages when I'm texting to foreigners which is great but what about when they text back in said language? Am I screwed? Is there no feature to translate somebody else's message into english for example? Also the keyboard is a little laggy and the autocorrect hardly works ### 1/5 — Languages *2024-12-10, version 2.14* Please add the Arabic language ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This sucks *2026-07-15, version 5.15* Why do i have to pay ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-04-12, version 5.13* It does not let me write in Korean ### 1/5 — So Broken *2026-04-01* The keyboard doesn't open even with all permissions set and configured. Buggy! **Developer response:** Hi Keynote, this issue was affecting new iOS versions, but it has already been fixed. ### 1/5 — Basically have to pay to use *2026-01-25, version 5.10* I want to use this on the daily, but it having a daily limit really doesn’t let me do anything. It’s a pain that everything nowadays is “pay to use further”. Apps like these shouldn’t have to be paid for. ### 1/5 — don’t download *2025-12-01* Before I got this app everything was ok I heard sounds correctly on my phone but after I downloaded this app it messed up my keyboard and sounds. **Developer response:** Hi Worship The Lord, sorry to hear you are facing problems. We recently released a version with several bug fixes. Give it a try. ### 1/5 — READ THIS *2025-08-20* This app is horrible. It doesn’t even translate to what you’re actually putting into the text. I figured this out by translating it to see if it was actually giving real results not only just that but if you wanna use it a lot, you have to pay. you’re basically paying just for nothing. **Developer response:** Hi Nasser, it does cost us to translate or proofread your messages. Feel free to try other smart keyboards like Grammarly or TypeAI. ### 1/5 — Stupid app. *2025-07-12* this app is so stupid because why does it have only like limited tries to use it? This app is very money hungry and all it does is translates languages. **Developer response:** Well, if you haven't subscribed, we paid for all your tries. While we haven't found a better system than capitalism, someone has to pay for free services :( ### 1/5 — ‼️READ THIS *2025-06-24* I rated this app five stars only so that my review would appear at the top and warn others. This app is incredibly deceptive. As soon as you go into settings to enable full access for the keyboard, it requests permissions that are absolutely unacceptable—including access to your credit card information and street address. For a keyboard app, this is not only unnecessary, but deeply concerning. Why on earth would a keyboard need access to such sensitive personal data? I discovered this app while scrolling on Instagram. The ad for “Smart Keys” looked promising, especially since the comments were full of hype and positivity. As someone trying to improve my Korean, I thought it could help me communicate and translate more effectively. But when I saw what kind of access it was demanding, I was both shocked and furious. This is a gross invasion of privacy, and I strongly urge others: ‼️DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP‼️ Extremely disappointed. **Developer response:** Hey Laney, we completely agree that a keyboard shouldn’t require all those permissions. We don’t use that information. However, for a keyboard extension to access the internet and translate your messages, it needs to have that permission. (All smart keyboard apps require this.) We understand it’s frustrating for us to have to ask for it as well. ### 1/5 — It makes you pay *2025-05-30* Make you pay for every thing **Developer response:** Hi. You can try for free Grammarly, GBoard or iTranslate. ### 1/5 — Everything is money *2025-04-26* You have to pay just to simply use it more than TWO times a day **Developer response:** Hi Jay! You are right, everything is money. If you don't pay for that, we pay :( Have you tried our macOS version? For now, the limits are higher there. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super helpful *2026-04-03* I frequently utilize proofreading for my messages. ### 5/5 — PLS READ THIS (warning) *2026-01-07* this game is scam u can only use the translator twice for a day then u have to pay just to use it again ### 5/5 — Smart keys Review *2025-10-30, version 5.10* Nice app so helpful ### 5/5 — Best app ever 😝 *2025-08-23* This is a 10/10 very good **Developer response:** If you were a rating, you'd be off the charts. Can you let me know if we can make this app even better? ### 5/5 — PERFECT *2025-07-23, version 5.07* Just Perfect :) ### 5/5 — I started using the Mac app Smart Keys: AI Writing Tools *2025-04-28* I started using the Mac app Smart Keys: AI Writing Tools, which has been a game-changer. The app's intelligent shortcuts have saved me a tremendous amount of time, allowing me to focus more on my writing and less on repetitive edits. One of the best features is its grammar correction — it's so accurate and fast that I no longer need to rely on Grammarly. Smart Keys has truly streamlined my workflow, and I love how simple and efficient it is to use. Highly recommended for anyone who writes regularly and values their time! ### 5/5 — Faster, better than Grammarly *2025-03-21* I love to express my ideas in English. My native language is Portuguese and find English more straightforward, but it’s not always easy, so I’ve been using Grammarly for years to review grammar and improve my communication, but it’s so cumbersome. I finally found a tool that is as straightforward and easy as I want my communication to be. ### 5/5 — Because I wanted this so badly. *2025-03-18* I was tired of all those grammar tools that made me click multiple times to make my content sound more natural. I can now do this with just one shortcut. ### 5/5 — Fun and helpful *2025-02-08, version 4.01* An excellent app to enhance my texts and proofread when necessary; I truly enjoy using it (wrote this review using Confident keyboard😎) ### 5/5 — Its perfect *2024-11-21* It can translate to a lot of languages and its easy to use it is worth it pls downlod ut and tr it out --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*