Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How to make a custom keyboard in iOS 8 launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Type▲103

   Custom keyboard creator for iOS 8

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Loginboard▲68

   Password entry keyboard for iOS 8

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ScribbleBoard▲126

   iOS8 Keyboard for hand drawing your messages

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Grammarly Keyboard for iOS▲599

   Grammarly launches new iOS keyboard for better writing

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Snipboard▲136

   iOS8 keyboard for text snippet shortcuts

   2014 · hipolabs.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Newmoji▲70

   New animated emoticon keyboard for iOS 8

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Emojiyo Keyboard▲105

   Super-powered Emoji keyboard for iOS8

   2014 · mustips.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AI
   An imitation of the iOS8 system keyboard, built in Swift▲8

   Hey guys! I built a custom keyboard for iOS8 that imitates the looks and behavior of the native QWERTY keyboard. The goal from the start was to be entirely programmatic: all the art and layout are generated in code, so it's much easier to extend than something built using XIBs and PNGs. It's rough around the edges (due to deadlines), the code is messy, and I don't intend to devote too much of my side project time to maintaining it as a framework, but I figured it might make a good starting point for anyone doing something similar. The project page:…

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TextExpander for iPhone▲144

   Snippets that expand to phrases (keyboard for iOS 8)

   2014 · textexpander.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    keySonic▲85

    iOS 8 keyboard that makes ridiculous sounds as you type

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nintype▲123

    Custom keyboard for iOS that is built for two-finger swiping

    2014 · jormy.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CooolKey▲62

    iOS8 Keyboard for Color Lovers

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Reboard▲152

    Revolutionary multitasking iOS keyboard

    2015 · reboardapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TouchPal Keyboard▲67

    Gesture-based Keyboard for iOS 8. Type faster.

    2014 · touchpal.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SciKey▲62

    Scientific keyboard for iOS 8

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Next Keyboard▲275

    A better keyboard for iOS with stickers, themes & emojis 💃

    2015 · nextkeyboard.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    una mano▲79

    A familiar iPhone keyboard that moves to your thumb

    26d ago · unamanokeyboard.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Themeboard▲123

    Beautifully designed keyboard themes for iOS

    2014 · taphive.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Photokeys▲80

    Create a colorful, custom iOS keyboard

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard▲264

    A custom iOS keyboard for easy, ergonomic one-handed typing

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    BriefKey▲86

    Custom swipe and GIF keyboard

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Keyboard+▲85

    Keyboard with built-in translation service

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    1Keyboard▲130

    Type on your iPhone, iPad or AppleTV using your Mac keyboard

    2014 · eyalw.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Swype keyboard for iOS 8▲24

    Gesture based keyboard (Free this week)

    2014 · swype.com · its alternatives →

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