Comparison

Slyder vs GBMessage

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

GBMessage

Features
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GBMessage is an app that lets you enter and send an ENGLISH message on the Apple Watch. O You can send a message by typing, pressing the Send button, and entering a recipient in the Messages app. O Enter characters with the touch or drag gesture. O You can perform space and delete functions with the touch operation. O You can enter the stored characters in one gesture.

Screenshots

Slyder4 screens
GBMessage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slyder at Free against GBMessage's $0.99. Slyder also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months). GBMessage'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; GBMessage costs $0.99 up front. Slyder sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GBMessage asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slyder ships an update every 10 days, GBMessage every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slyder versus GBMessage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlyderGBMessage
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChiho ChunTAE CHEOL CHEON

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

GBMessage

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
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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
None

GBMessage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slyder free?
Slyder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GBMessage free?
GBMessage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Slyder or GBMessage have ads?
Neither Slyder nor GBMessage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slyder or GBMessage?
Slyder ships an update every 10 days, and GBMessage every 12 months. Most recently, Slyder was updated on October 15, 2026 and GBMessage on October 3, 2026.

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