Swype

More in line with conventional keyboarding, Swype lets users slide their finger across the screen to input words. The idea here is to allow for quicker text input because you never have to lift your finger. It does take a little getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, Swype is probably the fastest keyboard you’ll ever use.

Swype is just one of our favorite keyboards for iPhone and iPad. We’ve collected all of our favorites here. And if you’d like to see more of our top app selections in different categories, just head on over to our Best Apps Series.

Here are a couple of our other picks of the best keyboards for iPhone and iPad:

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