Since Apple honored us with the ability to install third-party keyboards starting with iOS 8, developers have taken advantage of the opportunity to give users quick access to emoticons and along with GIFs. So, we have collected some of the most used emoji and GIF keyboards for those who do more than just send a text in their messages.
1.Bitmoji Keyboard – Your Avatar Emoji – available for FREE
The stickers made by the developers are great, but you know what's great about this application? The stickers you can make yourself. You can create your own "stickers".
With the Bitmoji app, you can create your own cartoon avatar by adjusting multiple features and accessories. You can also use it in messages or share via e-mail and social media.
Description
Bitmoji is your own personal emoji – that you can use right from your keyboard!
• Create an expressive cartoon avatar
• Choose from a growing library of moods and stickers – featuring YOU!
• Use it in iMessage, WhatsApp and more
2. GIF Keyboard – available for FREE
Instead of opening a separate GIF application, searching for GIFs, and copying and sharing them in messages or any application that supports GIFs, you can use this expensive GIF Keyboard, the third-party keyboard that replaces this option.
Features:
* Always send the perfect GIF and video responses straight from your keyboard! And it plays inline on iMessage.
* Browse through categories like reactions, music, trending and more.
* Search millions of GIFs and videos for the perfect moment. You can also tap the emoji icon in the menu to search by your favorite emoji!
* See a GIF you like while browsing on your phone? Save it from Safari with one tap. That means no saving to your camera roll and it's instantly available from your keyboard.
* Customize your keyboard with the GIFs you love! Just double tap to favorite it.
* Create Collections of your favorite GIFs
* Works with your favorite messengers and social networks including iMessage, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Email. Just long-press on a GIF to pull up options to share the GIF, Video, link, or save to camera roll
3. Canvas Keyboard – available for FREE
Kanvas Keyboard is a great solution that eliminates the need to use other similar solutions available in iOS, it offers a smart keyboard with the option to insert stickers or personalized emoji characters, with functions that allow writing messages by hand, marking pictures with texts or sending animated pictures in GIF format.
Key Features
Create Custom Messages!
– Choose from dozens of short phrases such as yo, okay, lol and yeah to send quick replies to friends & family!
- Easily write a custom message on photos or colored backgrounds with over 50 awesome fonts and dozens of your favorite emojis!
Unlimited Animated Gifs!
– The largest collection of GIFs is on our GIF keyboard
– Use trending tags to quickly find popular categories of gifs
- Choose from millions of animated gifs to send to your friends as messages
- Search from the best gif library on the web with new content added daily
Animated Gif Stickers!
– Choose from 1000s of animated Gif stickers to spruce up your message
Send Colorful Drawings!
-Use 7 different paintbrushes and a ton of colors to make cute drawings on colored backgrounds and photos.
Send Sticker Messages!
– Express yourself by choosing from hundreds of stickers designed by artists from around the world.
Simple Text Messages!
– We built a custom keyboard just in case you want to send one of those ancient normal text messages!
Save & Share from Camera Roll!
– Tap to save any gif, sticker or custom message to your camera roll
– If you have gifs already on your phone easily send them from Kanvas Keyboard
Favorites & Recents!
– Favorite gifs you love or visit your recent tab to reuse your favorite messages
4. Emoji Keyboard by LINE – available for FREE
Through this keyboard you have stickers, emoji, Apple emoji all in one place.
[Emoji LINE Keyboard Highlights]
◆ New and Easy
Emoji LINE is jam-packed with new, fun, over 3,000 Stickers & Emoji! Simply add it to your default keyboard to use the most convenient and easiest keyboard app.
◆ Animated Stickers
Stop with the basic and boring texts! Liven up your conversation with the most fun and vibrant animated stickers that will turn any boring chat into an expressive wonderland.
◆ Unique Character Stickers
Emoji LINE exemplifies hundreds of vivacious, popular characters on LINE. With diverse characters and varied expressions, communicate and express yourself.
◆ Thousands of New Emoji
With thousands of new emoji, easily convey all you couldn't before in any situation! Let LINE's literal universe of Stickers & Emoji illustrate every emotion.
5. UPchat GIF Keyboard – available for FREE
You can add your own GIFs from your photo library and organize them for easy access if you want to use them later. In this way, you will always have the best GIF ready.
With our new custom keyboard you can now easily create and send GIFs while texting or emailing.
Want to send popular GIFs and images alongside the ones you create? The UPchat keyboard can also search for popular GIFs and images with every word you type.