Comparison

EasyType Keyboard vs Slyder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EasyType Keyboard

Enhance your typing experience with a customizable keyboard offering a vast emoji library, attractive themes, and advanced features like smart cursor control and swipe gestures. Prioritizes user privacy by not requiring full access.

Highlights
  • Attractive and custom themes
  • Scrollable keyboard
  • 1,500+ emojis with skin tones
  • Smart cursor control
  • Swipe gestures for numbers/punctuation
  • Predictive typing
  • One hand mode
Features
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Looking for a reliable keyboard with attractive themes? Want all the features of the default keyboard like auto-correct and predictions, but also easy access to all the emojis that you need? Want to be sure your keystrokes are safe by keeping Full Access off? EasyType gives you all that plus unique features that you will love like scrolling, improved cursor control, quick swipe gestures and more. Type more easily and have more fun! *** DO NOT TRUST WHEN KEYBOARDS CLAIM TO NEED FULL ACCESS TO CHANGE SETTINGS OR THEMES. *** EasyType does not require Full Access to change settings, theme or anything else because we do not collect your keystrokes. Exciting features you’re sure to love: • Many attractive themes in all colors — dark, gold, pink, red, … • World’s first scrollable keyboard! • Easily create personalized, custom themes with photo background • Unique built-in emoji keyboard with 1,500+ emojis & emoji skin tones • Swipe up on any key to quickly insert numbers or punctuation (Ex: !?.@1&2) • Swipe backspace left to delete whole words • Smart Cursor Control — move cursor precisely where your want it, no more misses! • 3D Typing — insert numbers or punctuation with 3D Touch • One hand mode • Predictive typing for all languages • Highlights typos and offers suggestions for misspelled words • Changes dynamically to show the keys you need (like @ for email) • Numeric keypad or standard number layout • Quick language switching — just drag the space bar up • Many customization options Supported languages: Czech Danish German English Spanish Finnish French Italian Malay Dutch Norwegian Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal) Russian Slovak Swedish …and more coming iPad not yet supported. Have a question, or need help? Drop us a message on our support web page: www.easytype.info/contact www.easytype.info Facebook: www.facebook.com/EasyTypeApp Twitter: www.twitter.com/EasyTypeApp Instagram: www.instagram.com/EasyTypeApp

About

Slyder

Enhance your typing experience with a customizable keyboard offering extensive gesture controls for navigation, deletion, and text manipulation. It supports multiple languages and offers personalized themes and feedback options.

Highlights
  • Extensive gesture controls
  • Multi-language support
  • Customizable themes
  • Emoji recommendations
  • Copy/paste history
  • Adjustable keyboard height
Features
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Slyder is a lightweight keyboard built around gestures — slide anywhere to move the cursor, drag the delete key to erase and undo, and keep the tools you actually use one tap above the keys. TYPE IN 38 LANGUAGES Japanese かな 12-key flick and ローマ字 with kana→kanji conversion. Chinese 简体拼音 and 注音. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu with full right-to-left layouts. Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Greek, Korean, English and many more — every one with the same gestures. GESTURES THAT SAVE TAPS - Slide anywhere on the keys to move the cursor, letter by letter - Drag the space bar to move word by word - Drag delete left to erase, right to bring it back - Swipe down to dismiss, swipe up for the number row MAKE IT YOURS - Themes matched to your iPhone color, or a gradient you build yourself - Choose the font your keys are drawn in - An extra row of favorites — buttons, phrases, links, folders - Adjustable keyboard height TOOLS BUILT IN - Clipboard history and a one-tap paste button - Emoji and emoticon suggestions that learn as you type - Cool Fonts and Fun Text - Generative AI with web search - Insights into how you type iCLOUD BACKUP Settings, folders, colors, clipboard, emoji and stats back up to your own iCloud and restore onto a new iPhone in one tap. ON iPAD A native iPad layout with a full number row and Apple-parity key sizing. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

EasyType Keyboard4 screens
Slyder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Slyder at none against EasyType Keyboard's shown. Slyder also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). EasyType Keyboard's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EasyType Keyboard sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Slyder sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slyder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slyder has 1.6K ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of EasyType Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 69% of Slyder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyType Keyboard ships an update monthly, Slyder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EasyType Keyboard versus Slyder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyType KeyboardSlyder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (122 ratings)4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews68.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1221.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTypeSoftChiho Chun

Customer experience

EasyType Keyboard

All ratings122 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative24.2%

Slyder

All ratings1,649 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.9%

Bugs and requests

EasyType Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Slyder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard sometimes switches to default iOS keyboard unexpectedly
  • Haptic feedback issues, sometimes stops working
  • Keyboard not working properly in certain apps like Chrome and Safari
  • Issues with the keyboard when using the emoji/special character section

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add autocorrect and text prediction features
  • Allow customizing the favorite bar when switching keyboard layers
  • Add support for more languages like Japanese, Chinese, and Urdu
  • Improve stability and reduce bugs
  • Allow disabling the full access permission request

In-app purchases

11 purchases

EasyType Keyboard

One-time11
  • Emerald ThemeFree
  • Music ThemeFree
  • Sunrise ThemeFree
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  • Nordic ThemeFree
  • Magenta Flow Theme$0.99
  • Dandelion Theme$0.99
  • Futura Theme$0.99
  • Orchid Theme$0.99
  • Color Smoke Theme$0.99
  • Silver Theme$1.99
  • Gold Theme$2.99
12 purchases

Slyder

Subscriptions5
  • Plus$0.991 Month
  • Premium$3.997 Days
  • Plus$7.991 Year
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  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$59.991 Year
One-time7
  • Support $0.99$0.99
  • Support $1.99$1.99
  • Support $2.99$2.99
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  • Support $4.99$4.99
  • Support $9.99$9.99
  • Support $29.99$29.99
  • Support $99.99$99.99

Questions

Is EasyType Keyboard free?
EasyType Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slyder free?
Slyder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EasyType Keyboard or Slyder?
Slyder is rated higher. EasyType Keyboard averages 4.3 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Slyder averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do EasyType Keyboard or Slyder have ads?
EasyType Keyboard shows ads; Slyder does not.
Which is updated more often, EasyType Keyboard or Slyder?
EasyType Keyboard ships an update monthly, and Slyder every 10 days. Most recently, EasyType Keyboard was updated on October 10, 2026 and Slyder on October 13, 2026.

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