SwiftKey's iOS 8 Keyboard Hits One Million Downloads in Under 24 HoursEarlier today, we highlighted how a number of new third-party systemwide keyboard for iOS 8 are
topping the App Store charts, with
SwiftKey Keyboard [
Direct Link] displacing
Facebook Messenger from the top spot on the free iPhone app chart in the United States.
Moving beyond the charts to look at raw download numbers, the success of these new keyboards is even more clear, with SwiftKey telling
MacRumors that its iOS 8 keyboard has just passed one million downloads in less than 24 hours.
SwiftKey saw a brief launch delay yesterday due to App Store processing, and thus it did not go live until around noon Pacific Time, meaning that it has reached the milestone in roughly 22 hours.
SwiftKey is certainly benefiting from its positioning as a free app compared to competitors such as Swype and Fleksy, but it offers users a good opportunity to try out an alternative to Apple's default keyboard. SwiftKey will continue to upgrade its keyboard over time, no doubt at some point adding in premium features to generate income for the company.
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SwiftKey's iOS 8 Keyboard Hits One Million Downloads in Under 24 Hours
