Downcast vs SwiftKey

Downcast can be set to automatically download new episodes of podcasts in the background.

You can change the playback speed to fit your needs up to 3x the speed.

Downcast can synchronize podcasts and settings across iOS devices through iCloud.

Downcast supports multi-touch gestures for navigating around.

You can set Downcast to shut off podcasts after a set amount of time.

The ability to set the end time to be x seconds / minutes from the end is so excellent.

The ability to set the start time to be x seconds / minutes from the start time is amazing.

This app helps users subscribe to podcasts through browsing top lists and categories as well as entering a feed or OPML address.

Downcast has a straightforward, intuitive user interface.

You can have Downcast prioritize your playlists automatically, allowing you to listen to podcasts in the order your prefer without you having to manually reorganize them.

Downcast can be set to automatically remove podcasts that have been on your device for a certain amount of time or take up a certain amount of space on your device. This can be done to groups of podcasts or on a per podcast basis.

Selecting a podcast for playback will bring up shownotes, instead of the more common choice of album art.

The prediction engine of SwiftKey is continuously being improved by using data from social networks, text messages or even emails from the user's device. Predictions appear above the keyboard as soon as a letter is typed. By adjusting to the user's writing habits and style, it really helps to save time when writing.

Swiftkey offers a wide range of different themes to add personality to your keyboard (some are free.. others paid for via in app purchases).

Has 61+ languages available that can be downloaded. So chances are the languages you need will be available.

Keyboard can integrate multiple languages into one seamless autocorrect engine.

You can choose between five different sizes to resize the keyboard.

The feature may seem odd but the ability to undock the keyboard is extremely useful in certain situations. For example when creating content or using difficult websites.

SwiftKey is competely ad-free.

Users can optionally display a number pad above the keyboard.

Swiftkey supports both popular methods of typing. Either way the methods integrate perfectly with the predictions featured above the keyboard.

When users type the name of the desired Emoji, a small list will come up where the right one can be selected.

Swiftkey is free to download and use, though there are in app purchases to unlock more features.

SwiftKey will even provide you exciting data about how you type such as a heatmap.

The more you use SwiftKey, the more your heat map will transform from perfect circles into blobs where you tend to press. From the Heatmap you'll know where you tend to make mistakes and how SwiftKey is improved. Other stats provided include:

• Distance flowed in meters
• Keystrokes saved
• Typos corrected
• Words completed

Even though SwiftKey is a third party keyboard, Swiftkey still uses the preferred Google voice dictation.

Any learned words, phrases (inc. email addresses) will be backed up to the cloud and available across multiple devices.

Among the layout choices is a split keyboard which anchors each half to the lower corners of the screen, where one would naturally hold a tablet device while typing, with the option to place a dedicated 10-key number pad in the unused space between them.