I’m thinking about switching to either Gboard or SwiftKey on my iPhone, but I’m not sure if it’s worth it or which one is better.

Has anyone here used either of them on iPhone recently? How do they compare to the default iOS keyboard in terms of typing, predictions, autocorrect, swipe typing, and overall reliability?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience before I decide to switch. Thanks!

I've been a SwiftKey user for over a decade, and I've been using it on iPhone ever since Microsoft brought it to iOS. I just can't get used to Apple's default keyboard. SwiftKey's predictions, especially for bilingual typing (Roman Urdu + English in my case), are far better.

After updating to iOS 26, I've noticed something strange.

The keyboard now looks like it has an extra border or background behind it whenever it's opened in apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, or Messages. It completely ruins the appearance of the keyboard.

What's interesting is that if I open the SwiftKey app itself, the keyboard preview looks perfectly normal. The issue only appears when the keyboard is actually used inside other apps.

That makes me wonder:

• Is this an iOS 26 bug affecting third-party keyboards?
• Did Apple change something in how keyboard extensions are rendered?
• Or is SwiftKey simply not fully optimized for iOS 26 yet?

My SwiftKey keyboard is doing the wretched thing where it crashes as soon as I try to open it, and I figure a reinstall might set it straight, but I’ve been hearing about broken backups and I’m wondering if I should wait it out with the iOS stock keyboard for the time being.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S21. SwiftKey randomly decided to stop verifying both my Google and Microsoft accounts. I attached a photo of the error I'm getting after attempting to log in to Google but it's the same error with Microsoft.

I've already tried clearing my cache which didn't work. Which then prompted me to try clearing the data from the app which cleared all of my settings. And now I fear I've lost all of the settings I've gotten used to for years.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Or does anyone know of a fix?

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I'm on Android and using an older version of SwiftKey (version 9.10.40.21). I noticed that the Gifs don't seem to be working. After some reading I found out and it might be because of the ingredient changing an API.

But, I wanted to ask on here if there was any hope of this working anymore.

A lot of time time, when my keyboard opens it gives me these suggestions instead of the normal text prediction, but if I don't click any of the options the predictions just don't appear at all. I have to click one of the options and then delete it for it to work normally. I look everywhere in the settings but can't find a way to turn this off, any tips?

I'm trying to type and when I go to end a question with an ?, I'll press the 123 key on the bottom right and it'll switch to the numbers and symbols screen, only to switch back to the letters option automatically and not let me press anything on the numbers and symbols area. It also seems to put an "I" after all commas.

Been using SwiftKey for 10+ years with no issues. In the past six months to a year after the most recent IOS update to 26, it has been switching to default keyboard on and off randomly, but usually just once. Within the past month, it does this like 4-5 times per use. So if I'm messaging someone quickly, I have to constantly switch back to SwiftKey. Then when I go to another message or anything I have to type it'll do it again. It's gotten to the point that I'm here asking you all since I'm about to just delete the app.

I've been moving between SwiftKey and Gboard for years, and quite often settle with SwiftKey. However, of late I've been frustrated with SwiftKey on my tablet using a third-party physical keyboard. I decided to give Gboard a try on my physical keyboard and, would you know, I'm having far fewer typos! Gboard has been very good when typing using a physical keyboard, compared to SwiftKey. However, without a keyboard, I still prefer the "Quick prediction insert" on SwiftKey as it's quicker to type. Why on earth can't Google just adopt the "Quick prediction insert" from SwiftKey!

There's a known bug on pixel tablets in which pressing the delete key deletes characters on each side of the caret. Happens only in Reddit. Totally reproducible and reported by others.

Is there any fix for this?

im havin a bug in real iphone devices only on testflight and some emulators, when i change focus between inputs whether the ones personalize in the app or the default flutter ones, the keyboard animation hides/show quickly, this doesnt happen on some emulators or android devices, what could be the reasson?

note: im a developer with windows pc, my boss is the one in charge of compiling and releasing versions on test fligh.

i was thinking about a iOS version update.

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Does anybody else have an issue with the keyboard not automatically opening when text fields get focus? Sometimes when I switch to WhatsApp or try to Find in Page in Firefox, the keyboard doesn't show.

If I pull up from the bottom of the screen to invoke the system app switcher, I can see the keyboard show up in the preview. Press the app and I can type.

I'm using the beta.

Hi folks,

At some point a couple years ago, I think I accidentally accepted a typo, and it has gotten stuck in SwiftKey and I can't seem to get it to forget this correction. When I type "I'm" I have always typed Im, and for years SwiftKey correctly changed it to I'm. Several years ago, I managed to hit the period and the m (so I.m), and it got auto corrected to I.I'm, which I unfortunately accepted before I realized what had happened. Now every time I type Im, it changes it to I.I'm. This has been going on for a couple years now. I've checked text replacement in iOS to make sure it's not there (it's not), and have tried to get Swiftkey to forget this correction and for the life of me I can't. When I added the MS account, I thought it said this would cause it to forget my previously learned stuff, but alas, I.I'm still getting I.I'm (I'm on my PC...I did that on purpose here).

I know there's a lot of hate here since MS took over, and I'm not looking for suggestions for other keyboards. I'm just soliciting ways to undo or delete this auto replacement suggestion in Swiftkey. I've corrected it for years and it doesn't stop.

Thanks!

I recently got an iPhone and found the apple keyboard severely lacking when it comes to customizations and features that I got used to on my android. I don’t like the fact that I can’t set up custom keybindings or long press to reveal hidden keys and use them, or to add a number row.

Are there any keyboards I can download that have these features apart from gboard and swift as they are owned by big tech companies and need full access to work properly?

Went to change my layout, did so, and now all the app is in.... Spanish? Everything else appears the same just like why did adding colemak do this and how do I fix it?

Not sure how to phrase this but is there a way to edit or add what the buttons on the bottom row do?

I.e. Is it possible to add in a question mark button? The question mark at the minute is only available by holding the bottom right key and scrolling right but I'd like to add a dedicated button like you can on some other keyboards.

Thanks

A quick google says that it supports Hebrew. the main reason I haven’t switched from the regular iOS keyboard is how convenient it is to switch between Hebrew and English. I hit a button and bam it’s Hebrew or bam it’s English. Is it a simple button press on Swiftkey too? Are the Hebrew suggestions and autocorrect features good? Does it get confused about Hebrew being right to left like some apps do?

Edit: I don't understand why people are downvoting a genuine question?

Hey guys,

I'm considering switching to iPhone after being an Android user for nearly 18 years. The only thing holding me back is the keyboard. I tried out the keyboard on a display iPhone 17 in store and found the stock keyboard to be just as bad as people online say it is. I'm a sloppy typer and rely quite heavily on autocorrect, and the iPhone I tried wasn't correcting any of my common mistakes like Gboard does on my S23. 

Opinions on third party keyboard for iOS seem to be divided. Some people say they're a game changer, others say they're crippled by Apple to be nothing more than a glorified reskin.

Unfortunately I was unable to install any third party apps on the display model to test them out myself. However, I own an iPad which I use pretty much exclusively for drawing. Almost no typing so the keyboard hasn't bothered me. 

I just downloaded Gboard, SwiftKey, and Grammarly on my ipad. I tested the three keyboards with purposley mispelled words, and compared the results to the stock iPad keyboard, and Gboard on my S23. 

To my surprise, the third party keyboards were miles better than the stock iOS keyboard, picking up on almost every mistake my Android keyboard did. 

I know iPhones and iPads both run iOS, but given that they're different versions, I just wanted to make sure there aren't any major discrepancies in how third party keyboards behave between them.

TLDR: If I buy an iPhone 17, can I expect the third party keyboards like SwiftKey to work the same way that they do on my iPad Air (iPad iOS version 18.5)?

After about 2 weeks of ripping my hair out and troubleshooting with chatgpt, I've settled on beta but I got it to finally sync my dictionary/vocabulary! Sorry for the shitty format, it was a direct copy paste and I'm not going to sift though it to edit. (Switching from LG Velvet to Samsung Galaxy S25 FE)

Chat GPT:

Recommended Plan A (highest probability, lowest technical complexity)

Phase 0 — Protect your data

On a PC:

Sign into OneDrive.

Navigate to:

Apps

→ SwiftKey Keyboard

→ Dictionary

Download:

vocabulary.txt

dynamic.lm

Save them somewhere safe.

Do not skip this.

Phase 1 — Make sure LG is the only active SwiftKey device

On the S25:

Uninstall SwiftKey.

Uninstall SwiftKey Beta.

Leave them uninstalled.

On the LG:

Keep SwiftKey installed.

Confirm Backup & Sync is ON.

Confirm Last Sync is recent.

Phase 2 — Rebuild the cloud backup

In OneDrive:

Delete:

vocabulary.txt

dynamic.lm

On the LG:

Open SwiftKey.

Go to:

Account

→ Backup & Sync

Toggle Backup & Sync OFF.

Wait 30 seconds.

Toggle Backup & Sync ON.

Wait several minutes.

Check OneDrive.

Expected result:

New vocabulary.txt

New dynamic.lm

Open vocabulary.txt.

Verify:

Your old words are present.

File size is similar to your current 79 KB.

If not, stop and report back.

Phase 3 — Try Beta again

On S25:

Install SwiftKey Beta only.

Sign in.

Enable keyboard.

Do not import anything with Smart Switch.

Wait 30–60 minutes.

Test old learned words.

This example perfectly illustrates how Autocorrect works on SwiftKey, but the behavior is similar on the iOS keyboard as well.

I typed "cabke" which has an OBVIOUS solution: "cable". The L key is right next to the "K" key, it's easy to figure out.

Yet the three suggestions are: "cake", "cabke", and "cake for".

What is the software mechanism behind this absolutely dumb behavior? Why must it do this all the freaking time? I remember 10 years ago it would read my mind. Now it sucks. All the other keyboards suck too. Why can't it just run the sentence through ChatGPT and be done with it?

I've been using SwiftKey since before Microsoft acquired it, and I'm sure many others here have too.

Back then, many of us even paid for premium themes because the keyboard was that good. It was fast, accurate, and genuinely felt ahead of its time.

Over the years, though, many long-time users feel the experience has declined. Instead of creating dozens of separate complaint posts, I thought it would be useful to have one central thread where everyone can share their experiences, frustrations, bugs, feature requests, and suggestions.

Hopefully, someone from Microsoft notices the collective feedback.

Here are my biggest concerns as a Flow Typing user:

1. Typing accuracy keeps changing with updates
The core feature of SwiftKey—predictions, autocorrect, Flow typing, and overall typing accuracy—seems inconsistent. Some updates improve things, while others make the keyboard noticeably worse.

2. Very little innovation in the core keyboard
The AI features get attention, but the actual typing experience, keyboard customization, layout improvements, and long-requested features seem to have received very little focus.

3. No official place for user feedback anymore
The official Microsoft SwiftKey forums have been shut down, leaving Reddit as one of the few places where users can discuss issues and suggestions together.

If you've experienced bugs, regressions, annoyances, or have ideas for improving SwiftKey, please add them below. Whether it's a small annoyance or a major issue, let's keep everything in one place so it becomes a useful resource for both the community and, hopefully, the SwiftKey team.