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   Type▲103

   Custom keyboard creator for iOS 8

   2014

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   iOS8 Keyboard for hand drawing your messages

   2014

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   Snipboard▲136

   iOS8 keyboard for text snippet shortcuts

   2014

4. 4
   Emojiyo Keyboard▲105

   Super-powered Emoji keyboard for iOS8

   2014

5. 5AI
   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

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   TextExpander for iPhone▲144

   Snippets that expand to phrases (keyboard for iOS 8)

   2014

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   keySonic▲85

   iOS 8 keyboard that makes ridiculous sounds as you type

   2014

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   Nintype▲123

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

   2014

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   Reboard▲152

   Revolutionary multitasking iOS keyboard

   2015

10. 10AD
    A drop-in iOS keyboard button that mimics the native keyboard buttons▲13

    2014 · github.com

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    Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard▲264

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

    2016

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    Next Keyboard▲275

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

    2015

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    Themeboard▲123

    Beautifully designed keyboard themes for iOS

    2014

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    BriefKey▲86

    Custom swipe and GIF keyboard

    2016

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    1Keyboard▲130

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

    2014

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    Clips▲91

    Copy and paste anywhere with iOS 8 widget & keyboard

    2014

17. 17
    Next Keyboard for iPhone▲168

    The keyboard that fixes all the Shift you hate (pre-launch)

    2014

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    SwiftKey for iOS▲252

    The keyboard that learns from you.

    2014

19. 19NA
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    2015 · github.com

20. 20AO
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    2017 · itunes.apple.com

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    Fonts & Themes Keyboard

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    Penboard▲108

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    2015

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    Crisp iOS keyboard for email and text templates▲6

    2015 · itunes.apple.com

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    Typo Keyboard▲55

    Blackberry keyboard for your iPhone.

    2014

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