iOS 763: Custom Keyboards - Exploring Snippety and Other Third-Party Alternatives
Jul 31, 2025
Explore the world of custom keyboards as the hosts dissect powerful alternatives like Snippety for snippet management and Microsoft SwiftKey's impressive AI features. Learn about the fun Bitmoji keyboard and how Grammarly enhances your writing. Plus, there's practical advice on cleaning AirPods with the recommended Belkin kit. Don't miss the cool MagSafe PopSocket that doubles as a stand for your phone, ensuring style and utility in one. Tune in for app picks that elevate your iOS experience!
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iOS Custom Keyboard Usage Declines
Custom keyboards on iOS have declined as Apple's built-in keyboard added many features third-party keyboards once offered.
Third-party keyboards remain popular on Android but usage on iOS depends on the user's needs.
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Snippety Keyboard Boosts Productivity
Rosemary Orchard loves using Snippety, a snippet management keyboard with rich formatting and advanced features like JavaScript placeholders.
Snippety helps her quickly insert commonly used text snippets, improving productivity.
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Bitmoji Keyboard Adds Fun Avatars
Mikah enjoys using the Bitmoji keyboard for sending personalized cartoon avatars to friends, although the recent 3D redesign feels unsettling.
It lets users create fun messages and include friends who also use Bitmoji for shared avatar expressions.
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Custom keyboards take center stage as Mikah and Rosemary explore the surprisingly small but mighty world of third-party iOS keyboards, from snippet management to AI-powered writing assistance, plus listener feedback on AirPods cleaning and some delightful app picks.
Snippety keyboard ($29.99) - Rosemary demonstrates this powerful snippet management keyboard with collections, search functionality, rich formatting options, and advanced features like JavaScript snippets with placeholders and multi-select menus
Bitmoji keyboard (free) - Mikah showcases this fun cartoon avatar keyboard that creates personalized messages and can include friends who also use Bitmoji, though he notes the unsettling 3D redesign
Microsoft SwiftKey AI keyboard - Rosemary highlights its reliability during iOS beta issues, easy-to-spot emoji button, built-in paste functionality, GIF search, and translator feature, plus Copilot AI integration for enterprise users
Grammarly AI Writing keyboard - Overview of grammar and writing improvement features, tone suggestions, vocabulary enhancements, and rewriting capabilities for professional communication
Feedback
AirPods cleaning kit question from Gregg - Detailed explanation of the Belkin AirPods cleaning kit, featuring distilled water and micellar water that breaks down oils and earwax using micelles that attract fats and dirt
App Caps
Rosemary's pick: PopSocket MagSafe Stand ($40) - New MagSafe PopSocket that doubles as a phone stand with swappable decorative tops, though she warns against overly symmetrical patterns that make you obsess over alignment
Mikah's pick: Pet Libro water fountain - Smart pet fountain with inductive charging base, built-in scale for tracking water consumption, alternating 15-minute cycles (perfect for anxious dogs), Wi-Fi connectivity, and foreign object detection
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