Get more out of your smartphone and tablet by choosing Android keyboards that work best for you. Google Play is full of free and paid applications, all of which have different features and work differently. We list the best Android keyboards for you, so that you can experiment yourself afterwards.
We have tested several keyboards for your smartphone and listed the best options. It is important to mention that most keyboards have English as the default language, but you can download the Dutch input for each application for free. You have to do this manually, but that is self-explanatory. When you start the applications, you are asked which language you want to select as the input language.
Swiftkey Keyboard
Swiftkey Keyboard tracks your typing and reads in percentages how effectively you type. The app counts the number of times you Predicted Words tap and how often you choose to additional words to use. The most important aspect is that you gain more insight into your typing.
You can also set your keyboard features, such as using arrow keys and number display for letters, to increase your keyboard quality for tablet use. The keyboard can be tailored to how you want to use it. This by setting a small display, large display or division of the keyboard. By playing with it a bit you will learn what works best for you.
Price: 3.99 euros
Trial version: Yes
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Swype Keyboard
Swype Keyboard is particularly accessible if you often type in different languages. You can use this app to set two languages at the same time, so you get suggestions in one and another language when you make words. You can also automatically create Dutch and English words, for example, so you don't have to switch all the time.
Swype also works quite well when it comes to word knowledge and additions. You can sync devices to allow the app to track word usage across multiple devices, so the keyboard can track you across devices and give you better suggestions.
All tested keyboard applications show that Swype is the best at converting speech to text. With other keyboards, words are regularly misinterpreted and filled in differently, with Swype, even with long, complicated sentences, what I had just said appeared on my screen. Ideal if you don't feel like typing for a while. You can type with two fingers to make your words even faster.
Price: € 1,13
Trial version: Yes
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GO Keyboard
Unlike the other comprehensive keyboard applications, GO Keyboard is completely free. This is reflected in the simplicity of the keyboard and that you have fewer theme options than in paid versions. Not to mention that many themes have to be purchased for a fee.
The GO Keyboard offers very extensive options when it comes to symbols, but also the Chinese language. There are various dialects that you can search out, specifically aimed at Chinese language use, useful if you communicate a lot in them.
You can also specify exactly how many suggestions the application should give when you type words, for example four or five. In most cases, the correct word is already indicated in the first suggestions. GO is also largely designed for the use of smileys.
You can download the Emoji keyboard for the application for free and you can already access hundreds of symbols and smileys that are preset. You just don't get to see the smiley as an emoticon.
Price: For free
Trial version available: new
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Ai.type keyboard PLUS
The ai.type keyboard is the easiest to use for the tablet. It offers fast copy, cut and paste functions. On the same keyboard, you can also jump to the beginning or end of a sentence or select all the text at once. You also have access to dozens of languages and can quickly switch between them by swiping the space bar.
The ai.type keyboard is also the most customizable application we tested. Based on the color panel, you can color each part of the keyboard, light up certain highlights with different colors or color the action keys such as shift and space differently. The same applies to the letter display on the keys.
Price: € 4,59
Trial version available: Yes
Download ai.type keyboard PLUS
Gboard: The Google Keyboard
The Google keyboard is standard on many Android phones. But not always. For example, Huawei equips its devices with SwiftKey as standard. If you'd rather not, just install Google's own keyboard from the Play Store again. Which is not a disaster at all, because this keyboard also has a few useful functions.
With the Gboard you can type - really - but Google's search engine is also built into the keyboard. By tapping the Google logo above the keys, you can enter searches. Also finding animated gifs is standard. Other useful features include Google Translate and voice typing. Finally, just like the Swype Keyboard, the Gboard also recognizes different languages, without you having to set anything yourself.
Price: For free
Trial version: Yes
Download Gboard: The Google Keyboard
Fleksy Keyboard
The Google keyboard doesn't let you search gifs alone, it's also one of the many features of Fleksy Keyboard. The nice thing is that you can decide for yourself whether you want this functionality - or not. Fleksy works with extensions for this. There are several of these, and as a free user you can mix and match up to three of them.
For example, with extensions you can make your keyboard transparent, add an extra row of numbers so that you always have them at hand, or hang apps on shortcuts. Beyond that, the keyboard comes with hundreds of emoji, dozens of themes (some you have to pay for) and text correction/prediction in several languages at the same time, including Dutch.
Price: For free
Trial version: new
Download Fleksy Keyboard
