Auri vs SwiftKey
Keep dictating in your current app, then ask your keyboard for answers and help with the next task.
The difference in everyday use
SwiftKey already combines predictive typing, voice input, and Copilot tone changes. Auri brings those everyday writing tasks together with Ask Auri, follow-up questions, and access to the notes and transcripts you keep in Auri.
Consider Auri if you dictate throughout the day: after its initial handoff, you can keep dictating in the current app during the active session. SwiftKey earned the highest overall voice score in our study, but that score measures transcript quality. It does not reward fewer app switches, self-correction handling, or list formatting.
Keep speaking. Stay in your app.
The first dictation opens Auri to start a session. After that initial handoff, you can start and stop more dictations from the keyboard without leaving the app you are writing in while the session stays active.
Clean mode follows spoken self-corrections, removes filler words, and formats lists. Custom vocabulary helps Auri recognize the names and specialist terms you use.
Prefer on-device dictation? Choose the On-Device English engine to transcribe dictation on your iPhone or iPad. AI cleanup, writing tools, and Ask Auri are separate network features.
These workflow features are separate from the benchmark’s transcript score.
You say
“For tomorrow, bring a few things. One, the prototype. Two, um, the charger. Three, two adapters. Actually, make that three adapters.”
Auri writes
For tomorrow, bring:
- The prototype
- The charger
- Three adapters
Ask Auri
An assistant in your keyboard.
Some messages need an answer before they need words. Open Ask Auri in the keyboard to ask a question, search the web, check your calendar, or find a place—all from the app you are writing in.
Keep the conversation going with a follow-up. Attach a saved note or transcript for context, then insert the answer when it is ready. Calendar and reminder changes show a preview for you to confirm.
See Ask Auri in actionThings you can ask
“Am I free Thursday at 6?”
Check your calendar while replying to an invitation.“Find a café near the station.”
Look up a place without interrupting your conversation.“Turn this meeting note into a reply.”
Attach a note from your Library, then follow up: “Make it shorter.”
What our iPhone study found
Auri’s own study · August 27–28, 2026 · iPhone 15 Pro · English
| What matters | Auri | SwiftKey |
|---|---|---|
| Touch score · /100 | 90.4 | 85.4 |
| Voice score · /100 | 97.1 | 97.3 |
| Word error rate · lower is better | 1.1% | 2.1% |
SwiftKey led the voice total, 97.3 to Auri’s 97.1, while Auri made one word error in 94 words against SwiftKey’s two. Auri led the touch total, and both recognized 39 of 40 swipe paths. The 0.2-point voice difference is too small to treat as a general quality ranking. Full results and methodology.
See the touch-typing breakdown
| What matters | Auri | SwiftKey |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-correction · 50 cases | 45/50, 90% | 40/50, 80% |
| Completion · top three | 15/20, 75% | 17/20, 85% |
| Next word · top three | 20/20, 100% | 16/20, 80% |
| Swipe · 40 paths, /25 points | 39/40, 24.4 | 39/40, 24.4 |
Tested versions: SwiftKey 4.3.5, build 435.0.0 and Auri 4.0. Auri’s touch results used its Siaru engine in a standalone test keyboard (revision 838fe4c); voice used the Auri app in Clean mode.
Limits: One phone, existing learned dictionaries, and one fixed-order series. Voice used 10 clean clips, 94 words, and two speakers. Gboard and SwiftKey language and swipe tests span two iOS builds. Touch and voice use separate scores; speed was not measured. The Auri team conducted the study and develops Auri.
Side by side
iPhone and iPad unless another platform is named. Features depend on version, settings, and plan.
| What matters | Auri | SwiftKey |
|---|---|---|
| Touch typing | Swipe typing with autocorrection and next-word suggestions. | Predictive touch and swipe typing; 39/40 swipe paths in our study. |
| Voice input on iPhone | Dictation with cleanup in Clean mode and custom vocabulary. | Voice typing; Microsoft’s iOS guide currently lists English support. [2] |
| Repeat dictations | Open Auri for the first dictation, then keep dictating in the current app during the active session. | Each dictation in the tested iPhone flow involved an app handoff and a return gesture. |
| Spoken cleanup | Self-corrections, filler removal, list formatting, and custom vocabulary for names. | Microsoft’s iOS guide describes speech-to-text; the benchmark did not test spoken editing or list formatting. [2] |
| Rewrite a message | Grammar, paraphrase, translation, and drafting tools in the keyboard. | Copilot Tone can rewrite text in professional, casual, polite, or social styles. [1] |
| Ask from the keyboard | Ask questions, search the web, check your calendar, or draft from a saved note. Keep the conversation going with a follow-up. | Copilot Chat and Tone; a Microsoft account is required for those features. [1] |
| Use saved context | Attach a Library note or transcript to a keyboard request. | Tone can work with a draft or selected text in the current field. [1] |
Historical test results describe the specific builds in the study; linked competitor documentation describes current features.
Auri on your Apple devices.
Auri is available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Use the keyboard on iPhone and iPad, open Auri on Mac for conversations and saved work, and take your assistant with you on Apple Watch.
For dictation into other Mac apps, Auri Voice is a separate app with local speech engines. On iPhone and iPad, Auri also offers optional on-device English dictation.
Explore Auri across your devicesGive your keyboard the context you choose
In Auri, a reply can start with a note or transcript you already saved. Attach that item, ask for a draft, and follow up if the first answer needs a change. Insert it when it is ready. This is most useful when the work lives across messages, meetings, and notes.
See how Auri Keyboard worksChoose Auri if…
You want to dictate repeatedly without another app handoff each time, clean up natural speech, and use your Auri Library and assistant from a full keyboard.
Choose SwiftKey if…
You like SwiftKey’s prediction and Copilot tools and its dictation handoff suits you. It narrowly led the transcript-based voice score in our test.
A few useful answers
Which had better voice accuracy in your study?
SwiftKey had the higher overall voice score at 97.3/100. Auri had the lower word error rate at 1.1%, compared with 2.1%. The total also scores names, numbers, punctuation, and capitalization, so these measures answer different questions.
Does the voice score measure ease of use?
No. It scores the returned transcript, not how many times you leave your app. Auri needs an initial handoff to start a dictation session, then lets you repeat dictations from the current app while that session remains active. The tested SwiftKey iPhone flow required an app handoff and return for each dictation. The corpus also did not evaluate self-corrections, filler removal, or list formatting.
Does SwiftKey already have AI writing tools?
Yes. Microsoft documents Copilot Tone and Chat in SwiftKey. Tone can rewrite a message or selected text; those features require a Microsoft account.
Are these Android results?
No. The study used SwiftKey 4.3.5 on an iPhone 15 Pro. Microsoft documents Android and iOS separately, and this page focuses on the iPhone experience.
Sources and scope
Written by the Auri team. Competitor documentation checked . Product-fit recommendations are our interpretation of these workflows. Names belong to their respective owners.
Feature descriptions cover Auri’s upcoming release. Availability depends on the app version installed.
Auri references: Auri Keyboard, Auri’s app and Library, Auri Voice for Mac, and the published keyboard study and evidence.
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