SwiftKey gains ground after switch from Gboard

A personal account of trying SwiftKey after years with Gboard, highlighting design features and daily use.

Switching from Gboard to SwiftKey Delivers a Smarter Typing Experience

An Android user describes leaving Gboard after years for SwiftKey, spurred by community suggestions. What started as a short experiment became a permanent switch. The default SwiftKey theme felt basic at first, but the Fluent Dynamic theme quickly resolved the look issue by matching the phone’s theme and creating a polished, modern feel.

Beyond visuals, SwiftKey offers practical features that matter in daily use. Copilot provides quick grammar fixes and a tone-tweaking option for work emails or casual chats, and Bing is built into the keyboard for fast lookups without leaving the app. The typing experience remains strong, with solid multilingual support for English and Hinglish, smooth swiping, and accurate next-word predictions. The toolkit also includes emojis, GIFs, stickers, an AI sticker powered by Microsoft Designer, a clipboard that stores multiple items, and a built-in translator for quick, on-the-go translations.

This swap illustrates a broader shift in mobile productivity tools. AI features inside keyboards are no longer niceties but essential helpers that can change how quickly and precisely people compose messages. Design matters too; a theme that blends with the device’s look can turn a new app into a familiar tool. The success of SwiftKey here rests on combining core typing quality with smart extras that reduce context switching.

At the same time, the move underscores a competitive landscape where ecosystems push features across apps. The more a keyboard integrates search, translation, and tone control, the more it becomes a central hub for daily tasks. For users, trust and performance will determine which keyboard survives beyond a flashy demo.

Highlights

The keyboard market is likely to keep evolving as AI features become more embedded in everyday tools.