Slyder vs MyKeyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Extensive gesture controls
- Multi-language support
- Customizable themes
- Emoji recommendations
- Copy/paste history
- Adjustable keyboard height
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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/
MyKeyboard
This app allows extensive customization of your mobile keyboard. You can add or remove keys and rows, change key appearance and behavior, and assign custom actions to keys. Personalize your emoji row and access frequently used characters with ease.
- Drag and drop keyboard customization
- Add/remove keys and rows
- Customizable key appearance and behavior
- Custom key actions (copy, paste, fonts, etc.)
- Personalized emoji row
- Switchable fonts
- Customizable themes
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MyKeyboard is a flexible custom keyboard for iPhone that makes everyday typing faster, more useful, and more personal. Add helpful keys and ready-made rows, keep your favorite tools close, and switch between languages and layouts without leaving the keyboard. Whether you want quick access to numbers and emojis, a better way to manage copied text, or a keyboard that matches your style, MyKeyboard puts practical customization at your fingertips. KEY FEATURES Add Useful Keys & Rows Expand your keyboard with extra keys for a variety of useful actions. You can also add pre-designed rows, including a number row and a recent emoji row, so the things you use most are always easy to reach. Emoji, Symbols, GIFs & Stickers Find the right reaction without interrupting your conversation. Browse emojis and symbols, search for GIFs, and use stickers directly from your keyboard. Clipboard History Keep recently copied text close at hand. Open your clipboard history from the keyboard and quickly reuse content without repeatedly switching between apps. AI Proofreading Polish your writing with AI proofreading. Check text for mistakes and improve it before you send—right from your typing workflow. Multilingual Typing Use multiple languages and keyboard layouts in one setup. Switch between them from the space key whenever you need a different language or layout. Themes & Personalization Choose from a wide range of themes to give your keyboard a new look. Want something more personal? Use the simple theme creator and editor to make it your own. Experimental Swipe Typing Prefer typing with a gesture? Enable experimental swipe typing in Settings and enter words by sliding across the keys. Made for Everyday Typing MyKeyboard brings useful tools together in one approachable keyboard. Personalize what is available, keep frequently used features within reach, and spend less time jumping between apps. Why MyKeyboard? You do not need to rebuild an entire keyboard to make it work better for you. Add the keys and rows you need, choose your languages and theme, and turn the keyboard you already know into one that fits the way you type. Download MyKeyboard and make every tap more useful. ---- PLEASE READ: MyKeyboard includes a limited free version. Additional features can be unlocked with the one-time Essential or Pro in-app purchase. There is no subscription. Privacy Policy: https://fivesheep.co/privacy/mykeyboard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slyder at 4.5 against MyKeyboard's 3.6. Slyder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (69% vs 44%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Slyder sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MyKeyboard sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slyder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slyder has 1.6K ratings behind it against 87, 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 44% of MyKeyboard's.
Slyder ships an update every 10 days, MyKeyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slyder | MyKeyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.6 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chiho Chun | FiveSheep OU |
Customer experience
Slyder
MyKeyboard
User reviews
Slyder
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive keyboard
- 👍 Highly customizable with many options
- 💡 Innovative features like top bar customization
- 👍 Comfortable for users with large fingers
- 👍 Allows adding a number row above the keyboard
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🐛 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
- 💰 Paywall for removing ads and accessing premium features
MyKeyboard
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Great customization options
- 🔢 Dedicated number row
- 👆 Enhanced backspace functionality
- ↔️ Cursor movement button
- ↔️ Split keyboard support
Room to improve
- 💸 Expensive paid version
- 🚫 No swiping/flow typing
- 🐛 Autocorrect issues
- 🐛 Unstable and glitchy
- ❓ Missing key features in free version
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
MyKeyboard
Reported bugs
19 issues- Keys not changing color when pressed
- Autocorrect errors (e.g., 'out' to 'but')
- Emojis not appearing
- App stuck on 5-step screen
- Keyboard not changing
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- Backspace deleting entire section
- Displayed keys not matching characters
- Keyboard switching back to native
- App hanging after creating new layout
- Move cursor option not selecting position
- Cancel button not working in editor
- Cannot delete custom layouts without Pro
- Autocorrect not working consistently
- Shift key acting like caps lock
- Clipboard history always empty
- App not capitalizing 'i'
- Issues with specific character conversions (e.g., 'a', 'e', 'o' to Chinese symbols)
- Arabic language not usable after selection
- Does not predict from SwiftKey words
Requested features
18 requests- Add swipe/flow typing feature
- Improve autocorrect and prediction
- Add comma to main keyboard
- Allow inputting numbers for keyboard height
- Add a current date button with format options
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- Replicate default iOS keyboard layout
- More efficient and custom layouts (e.g., Colemak)
- Option to keep globe key on custom keyboard
- Ability to delete custom keyboard layouts without Pro
- Custom key images
- More compact and user-friendly keyboard selection UI
- Ability to insert files
- Add protection from foreign hackers
- Allow 3 letters instead of 1 in certain features
- Option to insert pictures or edit portions for custom unicode
- Add British English QWERTY layout
- Add swipe keyboard functionality
- Install custom fonts
In-app purchases
Slyder
- Plus$0.991 Month
- Premium$3.997 Days
- Plus$7.991 Year
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- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium$59.991 Year
- 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
MyKeyboard
- Blue Flat Theme$0.99
- Red Neon Theme$0.99
- Purple Neon Theme$0.99
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- Red Ripples Theme$0.99
- Cut/Copy/Paste Key$1.99
- Switch Alphabet Keys$1.99
- Custom Emoji Row$1.99
- Neon Theme Bundle$1.99
- Layout Editor$4.99
- Theme Editor$4.99
- Essential Lifetime$9.99
- Unlock Customization$9.99
- Pro Lifetime$24.99
Questions
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