Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard vs Google Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard
This intelligent keyboard learns your writing style to provide accurate autocorrect and helpful predictions. It offers customizable themes and quick access to emojis and GIFs, allowing you to communicate faster and more efficiently.
- Learns writing style
- Accurate autocorrect
- Helpful predictions
- Customizable themes
- Emoji and GIF support
- Swipe and tap typing
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Microsoft SwiftKey is the intelligent keyboard that learns your writing style, so you can type faster. Microsoft SwiftKey is always learning and adapting to match your unique way of typing - including your slang, nicknames and emojis. That means autocorrect that actually works and helpful predictions, so you can get your point across fast, without errors. Customise your keyboard to match your style, with dozens of themes to choose from. Send emojis, GIFs and more to your friends – Microsoft SwiftKey even learns your favourite emoji. Let Microsoft SwiftKey help you text faster with Artificial Intelligence, swipe-to-type and more! Download today. TYPE LESS, DO MORE Intelligent Keyboard - Microsoft SwiftKey learns from you, including your word choice, emoji usage and more - Swipe typing or tap-to-type, whichever you prefer - Toolbar: the expandable menu filled with quick shortcuts
Google Assistant
This app assists with daily tasks, offering quick answers, navigation, and communication. It helps manage your day by setting reminders, playing music, and providing weather updates. Your privacy and security are prioritized with accessible controls.
- Send text messages
- Set reminders
- Play music
- Navigate places
- Get weather information
- Manage privacy controls
- Delete activity
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Google Assistant helps you get everyday tasks done more easily and is thoughtfully designed to offer help throughout your day while keeping your information private, safe and secure. Set reminders, get quick answers, find directions with Google Maps, and more while on-the-go with the help of your Google Assistant. With the Assistant app, you can: - Send text messages (e.g. "Text Kat “I’m on my way”) - Set reminders (e.g. "Remind me to buy a birthday gift for Sarah") - Play music (e.g. "Play jazz music on YouTube") - Navigate places (e.g. "Navigate to the nearest coffee shop") - Weather information (e.g. "What’s the weather today") - Learn more about your privacy controls (e.g., “Where can I change my privacy settings?”) -Delete your recent Google Assistant activity (e.g., “Delete what I said this week”)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Assistant at none against Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard's 10. Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Google Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122K and 67K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 50% of Google Assistant's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Google Assistant every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard | Google Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (122K ratings) | 4.7 (67K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews — better | 50.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 122K — better | 67K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 255 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SwiftKey | |
Customer experience
Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard
Google Assistant
User reviews
Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard
From 122K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth swiping and typing experience
- 👍 Customizable keyboard themes
- 💡 Supports multiple languages
- 🚀 Accurate word predictions
- 👍 Helpful punctuation and emoji features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Keyboard glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Inconsistent autocorrect and word replacement
- 🐛 Keyboard disappearing or reverting to default
- 🔒 Privacy concerns around full keyboard access
- 🔋 Increased battery drain
Google Assistant
From 67K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful assistant
- 🚀 Responsive voice recognition
- 🎉 Fun and engaging
- 🔍 Accurate information lookup
- 🤖 Better than Siri
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 💤 Slow and unresponsive
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
- 🤔 Confusing interface
- 🚫 Limited functionality on iOS
Bugs and requests
Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard not loading properly in certain apps
- Incorrect word replacements and autocorrect issues
- Keyboard resizing and positioning problems
- Keyboard freezing or crashing during use
Requested features
5 requests- Add voice typing functionality
- Improve emoji search and selection
- Allow customization of keyboard layout and key sizes
- Provide option to disable Bing integration
- Add support for more languages
Google Assistant
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to connect to Bluetooth devices
- Inconsistent voice command recognition
- Reminders and notifications not working
- Blank screens and crashes
- Issues with syncing across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to edit reminders and lists
- Better integration with Apple devices
- More customization options
- Support for additional languages
In-app purchases
Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard
- Shooting Stars themeFree
- Minimal Coal themeFree
- Minimal Iceberg themeFree
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- Nickel Dusk themeFree
- Minimal Aqua themeFree
- Minimal Carbon themeFree
- Minimal Blush themeFree
- Nickel Rose themeFree
- Nickel Watermelon themeFree
- Bubble Gum themeFree
Google Assistant
No in-app purchases
Questions
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