Comparison

Slyder vs Riff

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

Riff

Easily create custom stickers from your photos by removing backgrounds. Use them in digital journaling apps or share them across various messaging platforms. Designed for iOS 17.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from photos
  • Remove backgrounds from objects
  • Use stickers in digital journaling
  • Share stickers across messaging apps
  • Designed for iOS 17
Features
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With Riff, you can: - Create stickers from your own photos - Remove backgrounds from objects to create unique stickers - Use stickers in digital journaling on Goodnotes - Download Riff today and start creating! Meet Riff, your new favorite sticker generating app, designed exclusively for iOS 17. With Riff, you can create and share stickers like never before. On your iPad, Riff integrates seamlessly with Goodnotes for digital journaling, allowing you to personalize your notes with unique stickers. On your iPhone, Riff lets you generate stickers directly from your Photos. But that's not all. Riff stickers can be used across various messaging platforms. Whether you're chatting on iMessage, Snapchat, WhatsApp, or any other messenger app, Riff stickers are there to add a touch of creativity and fun to your conversations.

Screenshots

Slyder4 screens
Riff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slyder at 69% against Riff's 21%. Slyder also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slyder sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Riff sells 5 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slyder has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, 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 21% of Riff's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slyder ships an update every 10 days, Riff every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Slyder versus Riff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlyderRiff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChiho ChunHongmin Park

Customer experience

Slyder

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

Riff

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative64.3%

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

Riff

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
Show 4 more
  • Support $4.99$4.99
  • Support $9.99$9.99
  • Support $29.99$29.99
  • Support $99.99$99.99
5 purchases

Riff

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited access$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • 20+ heart sticker$0.99
  • 20 grocery stickers$0.99
  • 20 stuffed toy stickers$0.99
Show 1 more
  • 20 office stickers$0.99

Questions

Is Slyder free?
Slyder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riff free?
Riff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slyder or Riff?
Slyder is rated higher. Slyder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Riff averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Slyder or Riff have ads?
Neither Slyder nor Riff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slyder or Riff?
Slyder ships an update every 10 days, and Riff every 3 weeks. Most recently, Slyder was updated on September 27, 2026 and Riff on August 30, 2026.

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