Comparison

Slyder vs Number Row Keyboard

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

Head to head
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/

About

Number Row Keyboard

This keyboard app adds a dedicated number row to your existing keyboard layout. It allows for faster and more efficient typing of numbers without switching modes, improving productivity for tasks like data entry and coding. It offers customization options and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Dedicated number row
  • Faster number input
  • Customizable layout
  • Prediction bar toggle
  • Private and secure
Features
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Number Row Keyboard: The Smartest Number Keyboard on the App Store Switch to a new keyboard without the pain. Number Row Keyboard looks and behaves just like your original keyboard, with the added functionality of a number row. Stop wasting time switching back and forth between letters and numbers. Number Row Keyboard gives you instant access to the numbers you need, right at your fingertips. Type faster and more efficiently with Number Row Keyboard. Whether you're working on a spreadsheet, sending an email, or writing a code snippet, Number Row Keyboard will help you get the job done quickly and easily. Number Row Keyboard is also highly scalable and customizable. You can choose to show or hide the prediction bar, and you can adjust the size and placement of the number row to fit your needs. Plus, Number Row Keyboard is 100% private and secure. All keyboard data is stored locally, so you can be sure that your information is protected. Download Number Row Keyboard today and experience the difference!

Screenshots

Slyder4 screens
Number Row Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slyder at 69% against Number Row Keyboard's 14%. Slyder also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.5 vs 2.8). Number Row Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Slyder is free to download; Number Row Keyboard costs $1.99 up front. Slyder sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Number Row Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slyder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slyder has 1.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Slyder's written reviews are positive against 14% of Number Row Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slyder ships an update every 10 days, Number Row Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Slyder versus Number Row Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlyderNumber Row Keyboard
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better2.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChiho ChunMO NOUR

Customer experience

Slyder

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

Number Row Keyboard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative73.8%

Bugs and 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

Number Row Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Slyder

Subscriptions5
  • Plus$0.991 Month
  • Premium$3.997 Days
  • Plus$7.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • 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
None

Number Row Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slyder free?
Slyder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Number Row Keyboard free?
Number Row Keyboard costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slyder or Number Row Keyboard?
Slyder is rated higher. Slyder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Number Row Keyboard averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Slyder or Number Row Keyboard have ads?
Neither Slyder nor Number Row Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slyder or Number Row Keyboard?
Slyder ships an update every 10 days, and Number Row Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, Slyder was updated on September 24, 2026 and Number Row Keyboard on September 21, 2026.

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