Compare iPhone keyboards
Four keyboards, side by side.
What each one does on iPhone today. Checked against the makers' own pages and the App Store.
| Feature | EFKey | Apple keyboard | SwiftKey | Gboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two languages corrected in one sentence | Yestwo at once, in as many pairs as you like from up to five languages | Yesfor about 50 languages; Slovak, Hungarian and Ukrainian are not among them | Yestwo at once | Not documented |
| A number row above the letters | Yesfree | No | Yesoff by default | Partlydigits on the top letter row, by long-press |
| Symbols on a long press of letters | Yesfree | Noaccents only | Nonot on iOS | Partlydigits on the top row |
| Swipe typing | Yes | Yesabout 50 languages | Yes | Yesnot in every language |
| Space bar as a cursor trackpad | Yes | Yes | Not documented | Yes |
| Clipboard history | YesPro | Noa paste button for the last copy | Yesup to 30 clips | Not documented |
| Translation inside the keyboard | YesPro | No | Nonot on iOS | Yes |
| Your own photo or theme | YesPro | No | Yes | Yes |
| Needs an account | No | No | Partlya Microsoft account for backup and sync | No |
| Types without Full Access | PartlyEnglish only; other languages, haptics, clipboard, GIFs and learning your words need it | Not applicablebuilt into iOS | Partlylearning, language downloads and themes need it | PartlyGoogle search needs it |
| Price | Yesfree; EFKey Pro is €14.99 once | Yesfree | Yesfree | Yesfree |
Checked on 21 October 2026. “Not documented” means the maker doesn't say, not that the feature is missing. Something out of date? Tell me at feedback.efkey.app.
Where EFKey is not the answer.
There is no web search in the bar and no Android version. On day one the prediction is generic and needs a few days to learn you. Korean gets suggestions only, without autocorrect or swipe, for now.
Sources
- Apple: iOS feature availability (multilingual typing, QuickPath, languages)
- Apple: type with the onscreen keyboard on iPhone
- Microsoft: SwiftKey with more than one language
- Microsoft: SwiftKey number row
- Microsoft: SwiftKey long-press symbols
- Microsoft: SwiftKey Translator
- Microsoft: why SwiftKey needs Full Access on iOS
- Google: Gboard on iPhone
- Google: Gboard translate as you type on iPhone
- App Store: Gboard
- App Store: Microsoft SwiftKey