SwiftBoard for iPhone vs KeyboardKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwiftBoard for iPhone
This app provides a highly customizable and stable iOS keyboard extension. It offers extensive theming options, advanced features like haptic feedback and swipe selection, and prioritizes user privacy by processing all data on-device.
- Haptic Feedback
- Alternate Text with Gestures
- Extra Number Row
- Swipe Selection
- Multi-language Auto-correct
- Full Themeing Support
- Keyboard Resizing
- On-device Privacy
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NOTE: The name has been changed from "SwiftBoard for iOS" to "SwiftBoard for iPhone" SwiftBoard is an iOS keyboard extension built from the ground up to provide speed, stability and customization. SwitBoard provides every setting and customization option you would expect from a keyboard and much more. Some of the features SwiftBoard prides itself on: - Haptic Feedback - Alternate Text with Special Key Gestures - Extra Number Row - Swipe Selection - Multi-language auto-correct - Full Themeing Support - Keyboard resizing - Privacy Themes: - Customize every aspect of the keyboard - Create and save unlimited themes - Choose colors from the SwiftBoard color picker - Choose colors with custom hex code - Set gradian for keyboard background - Set key colors, corner radius and more Privacy Your privacy our top concern with SwiftBoard. Unlike other keyboards, SwiftBoard sends ZERO information to external servers. Every single thing you do or type with SwiftBoard remains on device, making SwiftBoard one of the safest iOS keyboards for your privacy. Closing Remarks I have poured hundreds of hours into SwiftBoard and I hope that you enjoy using SwiftBoard as much as I have enjoyed creating it for you. Let me know if you have any suggested features or fixes and I will be sure to take a look!
KeyboardKit
Replace your device's default keyboard with a highly customizable alternative. Personalize typing with custom fonts, toolbars, emoji skin tones, and clipboards. Supports a vast array of languages and layout options for a truly unique typing experience.
- Customizable keyboard themes
- Type with custom fonts
- Extra toolbar row and buttons
- Customizable emoji skin tone
- Clipboard manager for quick pasting
- Support for 75 languages
- Multiple keyboard layouts
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KeyboardKit lets you replace the system keyboard with a custom keyboard that is truly yours. KeyboardKit: - Works with all apps - Supports 75 languages - Has many settings and themes KeyboardKit supports: - 75 languages - QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY - Colemak, Dvorak - Vietnamese TELEX, VIQR, VNI KeyboardKit lets you: - Apply more settings - Type with custom fonts - Add an extra row of buttons - Add buttons to the main toolbar - Add buttons next to the spacebar - Paste into any app from a list of clips - Style your keyboard with beautiful themes - Make your keyboard keys bigger and bolder KeyboardKit settings: - Keyboard: One-Handed Keyboard, Character Preview, Haptic Feedback, Sound, Auto-Capitalization, Auto-Collapse, Enable Caps Lock, Predictive Text, "." Shortcut, Spacebar Long Press, Spacebar Menus, Toolbar Menu, Input Toolbar, Spacebar Actions, Toolbar Actions - Accessibility: Bold Text, Custom Button Height - Languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Arabic (PC), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), French (Belgium), French (Switzerland), Georgian, German, German (Austria), German (Switzerland), Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew (Israel), Hungarian, Icelandic, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish (Ireland), Italian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Sorani, Kurdish, Sorani (Iraq), کوردیی ناوەندی (PC), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Northern Sami, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Pamiri Shughni (Shughni Tajik), Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Swedish, Swahili, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Welsh, Vietnamese - Autocomplete: Auto-Complete, Auto-Correction, Auto-Ignore Words, Auto-Learn Words, Emoji Suggestions, Next Character Prediction, Text Replacements, Ignored Words, Number of Suggestions, Next Word Prediction, Hide toolbar - Clipboard: Add Clipboard Content, Create Custom Clips - Dictation: Silence Limit (before dictation ends) - Emoji: Default Emoji Skin Tone - Feedback: Audio & Haptic Feedback - Fonts: Select Custom Font - Theme: Pick Theme, Create Custom Themes (Premium) We hope that you will love using KeyboardKit! Terms & Conditions: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KeyboardKit at 4.4 against SwiftBoard for iPhone's 3.4. KeyboardKit also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 23%). SwiftBoard for iPhone's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. SwiftBoard for iPhone sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and KeyboardKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KeyboardKit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 198 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of SwiftBoard for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 54% of KeyboardKit's.
SwiftBoard for iPhone ships an update every 11 days, KeyboardKit every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwiftBoard for iPhone | KeyboardKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (198 ratings) | 4.4 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Holt | Kankoda Sweden AB |
Customer experience
SwiftBoard for iPhone
KeyboardKit
Bugs and requests
SwiftBoard for iPhone
Reported bugs
15 issues- Pro version purchase not activating or showing 'pending' status
- Keyboard not working after granting full access
- Keyboard jumps or auto-returns after each word
- Spacebar requires multiple taps to register
- Backspace/delete key unresponsive or laggy
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- Autocorrect applies without warning and cannot be easily overridden
- Autocapitalization inconsistent or disabled after backspace
- Haptic feedback not working despite being enabled
- App crashes and bounces back to default keyboard
- Keyboard disappears or vanishes in landscape mode
- Keys don't enlarge when pressed (blocking view)
- Swiping gestures fail to register consistently
- App freezes during typing
- Incompatible with corporate device management (MobileIron)
- Keyboard not appearing in certain apps despite being enabled
Requested features
16 requests- Swipe-to-type word input functionality
- Support for multiple languages (Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, etc.)
- Larger keyboard size with bigger keys and text
- Adjustable haptic feedback intensity control
- Key pop-up animation like stock iOS keyboard
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- Hold-to-select alternative characters (Android-style)
- More theme and customization options
- Dark mode option
- One-handed keyboard mode
- Emoji support and better emoji selection
- Wider spacebar and delete key
- Remove or reduce globe key size
- AZERTY and QWERTZ keyboard layouts
- Better autocorrect training system
- In-app help documentation and tutorials
- Keyboard font customization
KeyboardKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SwiftBoard for iPhone
- Small Tip$0.99
- SwiftBoard Pro$1.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
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- Large Tip$4.99
- Massive Tip$9.99
KeyboardKit
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
Is SwiftBoard for iPhone free?
Is KeyboardKit free?
Which has better reviews, SwiftBoard for iPhone or KeyboardKit?
Do SwiftBoard for iPhone or KeyboardKit have ads?
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