Agentic Keyboard vs Gboard
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Gboard makes typing better. Acti makes the keyboard act.
Gboard — Google's keyboard — is built to help you produce text faster: autocomplete, glide typing, voice, multilingual support. It's excellent at that one job, and it's preinstalled on most Android phones.
Acti is a different category: an agentic keyboard. It still types, but it carries an AI agent that reads your intent and completes the action — finding a link, drafting a reply, creating a meeting, running a workflow — right inside any app. The output isn't a faster sentence; it's a finished result.
Acti vs Gboard, feature by feature
| Dimension | Gboard | Acti |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Predictive keyboard | Agentic keyboard |
| Optimizes for | Faster, cleaner typing | Turning intent into action |
| Typing, autocorrect & voice | ✓ | ✓ |
| Takes action for you | — | ✓ |
| Connects to your apps (OAuth) | — | ✓ 6 apps |
| 150+ built-in tools & APIs | — | ✓ |
| Build & install custom skills | — | ✓ |
| Skill marketplace (Skill Hub) | — | ✓ |
When Gboard is enough — and when you need Acti
Stick with Gboard ifall you want is fast, accurate typing in many languages. It's best-in-class at that, and free out of the box.
Use Acti if you want the keyboard to dothings — share a location, draft and send a reply, create a meeting link, translate, or run a custom skill — without leaving the app you're in. Acti still types; it just adds the action layer Gboard doesn't have.
Acti vs Gboard FAQ
Is Acti a replacement for Gboard?
Acti is a full keyboard you can use everywhere, plus an AI agent that takes action — so many people replace Gboard with Acti to get typing and doing in one keyboard.
Does Acti have voice typing like Gboard?
Yes. Acti supports voice input — both dictation and voice commands — so you can type or speak your intent.
Is Acti free?
Yes, Acti is free on iOS and Android.
Meet Acti — the world's first Agentic Keyboard.
It doesn't predict your next word. It takes your next action.