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24 alternatives to Shift Keyboard 5

Swipe & Type Text on your Apple Watch

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shift Keyboard 5 launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shift Keyboard▲74

   A keyboard for your Apple Watch

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Textify Keyboard for Apple Watch▲77

   Type & send messages from your wrist

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FlickType Watch Keyboard▲108

   The Apple Watch's missing keyboard

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shift Keyboard v2 - Apple Watch Keyboard▲2

   Version 2 brings a new full keyboard without the scrolling!

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   KeyTouch for Apple Watch▲136

   Unlock, lock & enter your password on your Mac with  Watch

   2015 · usekeytouch.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Typeeto▲144

   Use your Mac's keyboard on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV

   2015 · mac.eltima.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SwiftKey for iOS▲252

   The keyboard that learns from you.

   2014 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Feature Phone - Retro Watch Keyboard▲2

   Add a T9 style keyboard to your Apple Watch or iPhone.

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FlickType▲73

   Text comfortably, straight from your wrist ⌚️

   2018 · flicktype.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notes app with keyboard for Fitbit OS▲64

    A notes app with keyboard for Fitbit Versa + Sense watches

    2022 · datyell.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    1Keyboard▲130

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

    2014 · eyalw.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Swish▲410

    The missing gesture layer for macOS.

    2019 · highlyopinionated.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard▲264

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

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Anyline Keyboard▲330

    Phone keyboard that let's you scan text instead of typing it

    2020 · anyline.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Watch Keypad▲97

    Call and text everyone from Apple Watch with a simple keypad

    2015 · watchkeypad.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Watchkeys:▲1

    Gesture-based keyboard for Wear OS with multilingual support

    May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fixkey▲583

    Grammarly for powerusers

    2024 · fixkey.ai · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Smart Keys for Mac▲149

    AI shortcuts for fixing grammar, translating and coding

    2025 · smartkeys.so · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SwiftKey Note▲71

    Now available for iOS, can sync with Evernote

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WatchGit▲73

    Access GitHub from your wrist with the Apple Watch

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Keyboard+▲85

    Keyboard with built-in translation service

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    iTranslate Keyboard▲93

    Realtime translation in any messaging app

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    KeyKey Typing Tutor for Mac▲168

    Hone your keyboard skills without the hassle

    2018 · orsolabs.dev · 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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