# Live Keyboard Plus vs Slyder

The clearest difference is rating: Slyder at 4.5 against Live Keyboard Plus's 4.0. Slyder also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Live Keyboard Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Live Keyboard Plus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Slyder sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Slyder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slyder has 1.6K ratings behind it against 167, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Live Keyboard Plus's written reviews are positive against 69% of Slyder's.

Live Keyboard Plus ships an update monthly, Slyder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Live Keyboard Plus | Slyder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (167 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-keyboard-plus/id945409522/reviews) | **[4.5 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slyder/id1121553033/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 167 | **1.6K** |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | **68.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 127 MB | 196 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ivan Starchenkov](https://appshunter.io/developer/328195084) | [Chiho Chun](https://appshunter.io/developer/1121553032) |

## What reviewers say

### Live Keyboard Plus

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-keyboard-plus/id945409522)

Enhance your typing experience with a customizable keyboard offering live themes, real-time translation, and quick access to emojis, GIFs, and stickers. Improve messaging, emailing, and more with advanced features like cursor control and templates.

**Highlights:** Live themes and custom theme creation, 33-language predictive typing, Real-time translation, GIF and sticker search, Cursor control, Templates for quick data entry

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual plan | $9.99 | per year |
| Swimmingpool live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Sparkles live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Space live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Purple space live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Lava live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Foggy hills live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| California girl live theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited templates | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock theme editor | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💬 Excellent real-time translation feature
- 🎨 Customizable keyboard themes and designs
- ⚡ Fast and responsive performance
- 😊 User-friendly and intuitive interface
- 🆓 Free core functionality without ads

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Sudden shift to paid subscription model for previously free features
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- ⚠️ Requires full keyboard access (privacy concerns)
- 🔄 Inconsistent translation accuracy
- ⏱️ Slow response time and lag during typing

**Reported bugs**

- Translation function stops working randomly
- App crashes when accessing theme creation or customization
- Keyboard freezes during voice input/dictation
- Characters not registering or appearing when typing quickly
- Emoji functionality broken or locked behind paywall

**Requested features**

- Swipe/glide typing functionality
- Arabic keyboard input support
- Japanese and Chinese input methods
- Vietnamese language support
- Korean language support


### Slyder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slyder/id1121553033)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus | $0.99 | per month |
| Premium | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Plus | $7.99 | per year |
| Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium | $59.99 | per year |
| Support $0.99 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Support $1.99 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Support $2.99 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Support $4.99 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Support $9.99 | $9.99 | one-time |
| Support $29.99 | $29.99 | one-time |
| Support $99.99 | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Live Keyboard Plus free?

Live Keyboard Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Slyder free?

Slyder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Live Keyboard Plus or Slyder?

Slyder is rated higher. Live Keyboard Plus averages 4.0 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Slyder averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.

### Do Live Keyboard Plus or Slyder have ads?

Neither Live Keyboard Plus nor Slyder shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Live Keyboard Plus or Slyder?

Live Keyboard Plus ships an update monthly, and Slyder every 10 days. Most recently, Live Keyboard Plus was updated on October 7, 2026 and Slyder on October 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*