Grammarly alternatives
Grammarly users look for alternatives due to persistent bugs, high costs, and poor customer support. Other AI tools offer different strengths, from general AI assistance to specialized keyboard functions for grammar and replies.
Why users look for alternatives to Grammarly
- Users experience frequent bugs, such as corrections not applying, the app freezing, or auto-correct changing correct sentences into nonsense.R4R19R29R33
- The app is expensive, with some users reporting charges of £120 annually or $30 monthly, and difficulties canceling subscriptions or getting refunds.R1R6R18R22
- Customer support is criticized for being unresponsive or unhelpful, especially regarding account access and billing issues.R1R63
- The keyboard feature has issues, including speech-to-text being awkward or requiring frequent app switching, lack of bold text options, and poor swipe typing.R3R10R37R43
- Some users find the quality of grammar suggestions to be poor or the spellcheck unreliable, even for paid users.R7R9R15R47
- The app sometimes forces account creation, which users find intrusive when just trying to try the app.R49
The alternatives
ChatGPT is a general-purpose AI assistant that can provide advice, generate text, and help with various tasks beyond just grammar correction R62R64. It offers voice interaction and can clarify photos R54R58R64.
Better for: ChatGPT is better for users who need a broad AI assistant for tasks like generating content, getting advice, or processing images, rather than just grammar and spelling checks R62R64. It suits those who appreciate voice features and general AI capabilities R54R58.
Head-to-head: Grammarly vs ChatGPTGoogle Gemini is an AI assistant that users find personal and accurate, capable of generating responses to questions and potentially images, though some users report issues with image generation R70R72. It can be a preferred AI over others for its consistency R72.
Better for: Google Gemini is better for users seeking a personal, accurate, and consistent AI assistant for general questions and content generation R72. It might appeal to those who prefer Google's ecosystem, but users should be aware of potential issues with image generation and occasional slowness R67R68R70.
Head-to-head: Grammarly vs Google GeminiMicrosoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard is a functional keyboard that many users prefer over the native Apple keyboard for its typing experience R81R83. It has been a long-standing choice for some users, with some using it for over 10 years R81R84.
Better for: Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard is better for users who prioritize a functional and reliable typing keyboard over the default options R81R83. It suits those who have used it for a long time and find its core typing features superior, despite recent glitches like automatic keyboard switching and disappearing themes R81R82R84.
Head-to-head: Grammarly vs Microsoft SwiftKey AI KeyboardTypeAI is an AI keyboard that offers convenient proofreading and grammar correction directly within the keyboard, eliminating the need to switch apps R94. Users find it simple and easy to use R95R98.
Better for: TypeAI is better for users who want quick and integrated grammar and sentence correction without leaving their current app R94. It's suitable for those who value ease of use and direct access to AI writing assistance within their keyboard R95R98. However, users should be aware of potential issues with repeated pasting of corrections and language toggling R99.
Head-to-head: Grammarly vs TypeAIThere are too few user reviews to provide a detailed pitch for CorrectMe Grammar AI Keyboard.
Better for: There are too few user reviews to determine who CorrectMe Grammar AI Keyboard suits better.
Head-to-head: Grammarly vs CorrectMe Grammar AI KeyboardYou should stick with Grammarly if you find its core grammar and spelling assistance helpful for improving your writing, especially if English is not your first language, and you appreciate its user-friendly interface and explanations for mistakes .
Evidence note: CorrectMe Grammar AI Keyboard has too few reviews to draw conclusions.
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 106 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R4] Grammarly Help: I have a problem with this app. When I write something and ask Grammarly to check it, and then I click the option to replace my original text with Grammarly's version, it says there is an error and that it can't do that. I'm tired of it.
- [R19] Grammarly They kinda ruined it: It now constantly autocorrects previously correct sentences into nonsense. It doesn't ask or suggest, it just auto-changes words as you input them. For example: it changed “correct sentences” to “correctly sentences” while I was typing this review. (it also changed “this review” into “this reviewed” With them implementing ai models around the time this started to become a p
- [R29] Grammarly Very buggy: I think the bugs need to be worked out before they add any more new features. A lot of the time a correction will not replace what I wrote, it will just repeat it in the correct format.
- [R33] Grammarly Fix: Can you please fix it? It doesn't work! Says all the time “ Something wrong “
- [R1] Grammarly You guys suck I haven't been able to get into my account for months support dropped the ball: You dropped the ball on support but boy when it came time to renew you guys were there with your hand open and canceled my subscription and will I get a refund noo of course not
- [R6] Grammarly Love this App: I'm paying a lot every three months, and it's not cheap. Sometimes it doesn't work, so please avoid that. I want it to always be working whenever I need it. Thank you
- [R18] Grammarly Be careful with subscriptions: I wanted to try a 7-day free trial of the Pro with Grammarly. I wanted to see how much I would use it, is it worth the next cost and how good the service actually is. The service is good, I’ll grant Grammarly that. However, I personally realised I did not have enough use of it to justify paying for the £120 annual Pro subscription and had planned to cancel. Due to an
- [R22] Grammarly Refund requested: When I ordered Grammly I only wanted one month. I somehow was charged for a year. Since I have used it for 2 months I would like a refund for the remaining year subscription. I do not have the money to pay for a whole year.
- [R63] ChatGPT Rip off: I have a paid account and it’s telling me I have a free account. I can’t contact anyone and can’t fix it. Very frustrating!
- [R3] Grammarly Speech to Text Dictation: Hey Grammarly, I have been using you for almost 10+ years. Your keyboard feature has been amazing. I am aware that your speech-to-text is just a beta, but one of my recommendations to improve your AI keyboard is to minimize and shorten the number of times we need to come back onto the app to utilize speech-to-text. I find that pretty annoying. I think the mic should be ab
- [R10] Grammarly Speech to text on Iphone meh: Awkward using for social media apps like next door.
- [R37] Grammarly Gramarly keyboard: There is no option for bold text on this keyboard which I do not like. No height either. I prefer the stock keyboard that comes with iPhone Hense only one star doesn't work properly! Update: still trying the Grammarly keyboard out It's OK but still no bold lettering on the keyboard in comparison to the iPhone keyboard please fix this.
- [R43] Grammarly Worse than Apple keyboard: Swipe type is awful.
- [R7] Grammarly Only corrects occasionally: Spellcheck isn’t great
- [R9] Grammarly unimpressed by currentcorrection: i am a paid Grammarly user, and especially on iOS i am experiencing anomalies. i type something, often incorrectly and it's not corrected. Especially in Whatsapp. I send a message and go back to edit to correct. it appears to be corrected, bubehen I “save” the corrected version, it hasn’t updated. The quality of the current grammarly is about 49%. i am really unha
- [R15] Grammarly Need to improve: Although helpful at times. This make quite a lot Of errors. Definitely recommend Grammarly to improve its clarity and grammar and help with writing.
- [R47] Grammarly Not good enough!: I had a Grammarly subscription as a present. I now disable it most time due to how poor it is. The English suggestions it feeds back is the level one would expect from an 8-year-old. How does it see you should add “can” between ‘are’ and ‘able’, in the a sentence ”are able to contact each other”?
- [R49] Grammarly Forced to create account: Didn’t even get as far as trying it as the option to ’not now’ has been removed and you are forced to either create an account or login using an existing which is ridiculous when you’re looking to just try an app, clearly ask to feed the (unwanted!!) march of AI and data harvesting.
- [R54] ChatGPT Las voces de esta nueva actualización..: Amo literalmente esta versión de la voces, las amoooooo, no las cambien ya que me gustan!!
- [R58] ChatGPT New conversation, Voice: Love it
- [R62] ChatGPT Solid advice on wound care: Given parameters for wound vac treatment and pictures, ChatGpt gave accurate timeline for recovery
- [R64] ChatGPT Photo: I love getting my photos cleared up and much sharper and better quality.
- [R67] Google Gemini Loss of memory: I believe Gemini is a remarkable service but there are a few glitches. Chat freezing as well short and long term memory are recurring issues I’m having.
- [R68] Google Gemini This is so bad: When I’m trying to make a photo, you’re like not trying to do it if it’s like you don’t even care
- [R70] Google Gemini Not great not terrible: I kept trying to make it generate an image and I googled it and it’s supposed to do that from the start but all the questions I asked it were great so yea 3 stars
- [R72] Google Gemini Great Tool: Been my favorite ai over all the others. Feels a lot more personal while maintaining accuracy and consistency.
- [R81] Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard Been using for 12 years now: Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this keyboard. It is way better for me than the native apple keyboard. However it is extra glitchy lately. Came here looking for an update but there aren't any. My phone keeps reverting back to the native keyboard and the emojis aren't showing up when I tap on the happy face. It's just blank. I can search for them but only see a li
- [R82] Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard automatic keyboard switch: OMG!!!! with the latest update, the automatic keyboard switching is worse than ever. That way you can really get it to stay is if you switched to this one and then hurry up and hit the clipboard. Then it'll stay maybe. Otherwise it just gonna be Apple or Google or one of the other various keyboards that you could download.
- [R83] Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard Best do-all keyboard: Not showy; functional.
- [R84] Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard A Few Themes Disappeared: I'd been using regal theme since before micro$oft took over and the themes keep getting smaller and smaller on pretty options. Also, Gboard will be loaded and I have to keep changing it back. I don't like the inconvenience nor the inconsistency. I've been a user for over 10 years. Creating a theme from my photos is not what I want at this oldHER age.
- [R94] TypeAI So convenient!: I love this app that I don’t have to jump into chatgpt to check my grammar and sentences. It’s right there ready for you at the keyboards!
- [R95] TypeAI Marsi: It’s one of the best keyboard AI I have ever used. Simple and easy but I have paid the lifetime like four times and after a month or so it asks for payment again so I really don’t know what to do. I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this.
- [R98] TypeAI Gabriel Kazhila: Very helpful keyboard
- [R99] TypeAI Repeat: I thought this would be a great way to speed through emails and possibly text messages, so I downloaded it and started the free 3-day trial. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as good as I had hoped. I only lasted about four hours before uninstalling it. The grammar check did a nice job cleaning up what I wrote, but it would often paste the corrected version two or three times. The bigger issue wa
- [R21] Grammarly It’s okay, but still needs improving: While this keyboard is better at picking out key words in s sentence, it still struggles with differentiating between US & UK English (doesn’t differentiate between apartment(US) or flat(UK) like LanguageTool does, for one example). | Again, better than the default keyboard for iPadOS, BUT still doesn’t have as good of an external support for different forms o
- [R27] Grammarly Grammarly iOS: I love Trammell for windows. I hate Grammarly for iOS? I’m typing this out and s being so you can see the misspellings. I can’t type one works without it messing up?
- [R26] Grammarly Amazing: Just wish it was all free
Synthesized from 106 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store