Acti AI Keyboard Review: The Clearest Agentic Keyboard Example

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Acti

EmergingAgentic Keyboard

The AI keyboard that takes action across your apps

iOS onlyOfficial site

What Makes Acti Different

Most AI keyboards focus on improving text — grammar fixes, tone adjustment, word predictions. Acti has a fundamentally different goal: task execution. It turns the keyboard from a typing surface into a command surface that can search, book, share, and compose across apps.

Acti is the site's clearest example of an agentic keyboard — a product built from the ground up to execute cross-app actions from the keyboard, not just improve typing. It is an emerging, early-stage product and currently the only keyboard in our directory with this specific agentic-first approach.

What Acti Can Do

Key agentic workflows that distinguish Acti from conventional AI keyboards:

Web search from keyboard

Search Google, maps, or services directly from the typing surface. Results appear as inline cards — no app switching.

Booking and reservations

Connect to OpenTable, Resy, or other booking services from within the keyboard. Check availability and confirm reservations without leaving the conversation.

Share content across apps

Pull up recent links, locations, or content and share them into any conversation. The keyboard handles the copy-paste and app-switching for you.

Context-aware composition

Draft messages and replies with awareness of the conversation context. Compose in the right tone and with relevant information surfaced automatically.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • +Truly agentic — executes actions, not just typing predictions
  • +Clean, minimal interface that stays out of the way
  • +Reduces context-switching significantly for common workflows
  • +Early mover in the agentic keyboard space on iOS

Cons

  • -Limited to iOS for now
  • -Early-stage product with evolving feature set
  • -Some workflows require setup to feel seamless
  • -Availability may be region-restricted during rollout

Privacy and Permissions

As an agentic keyboard, Acti requires more permissions than a standard keyboard — Full Access for network communication and AI features, and potentially calendar, contacts, and location access for cross-app actions. Review each permission carefully and only enable what you need. iOS automatically switches to the default keyboard for password fields. For more context on keyboard privacy, see our full privacy guide.

Alternatives to Acti

Depending on what you need, these tools may be better fits — or useful complements:

Wispr Flow

Better for voice-first input rather than keyboard actions

Grammarly Keyboard

Better for writing quality and grammar improvement

Gboard with Gemini

Broader ecosystem and platform support, but less agentic

SwiftKey

Copilot integration and strong predictions, but not agentic

ChatGPT mobile

More powerful AI, but runs as a separate app, not a keyboard

Frequently Asked Questions

Acti is an emerging agentic keyboard for iPhone that executes cross-app actions from the keyboard interface. Unlike standard keyboards (which only produce text) or AI keyboards (which improve text quality), Acti understands your intent and takes action — searching the web, booking reservations, sharing content, and composing messages across apps without requiring you to switch between them. It represents the clearest example of the agentic keyboard category.
Acti is available on the iOS App Store as an emerging product. As an early-stage app, its feature set is evolving, and availability may be region-restricted during rollout. Check the App Store for current download status in your region. It is currently iOS-only, with no announced Android release date.
Grammarly and SwiftKey are AI keyboards — they improve the text you produce (grammar, tone, predictions). Acti is an agentic keyboard — it executes tasks. When you type 'book a table for tonight' on Grammarly, it might suggest better phrasing. On Acti, it would actually search restaurant availability and present booking options. The difference is text improvement vs. task completion.
Because Acti executes actions across apps, it requires more permissions than a standard keyboard. These may include: Full Access (required for network communication and most AI features on iOS), calendar access (for booking and scheduling), contacts (for sharing), and location (for nearby search). As with any third-party keyboard, review what each permission enables and only grant what you need. See our privacy guide for more context on keyboard permissions.
Acti is an emerging product from a developer building in the agentic keyboard space. As with any third-party keyboard that requests Full Access, you should review the app's privacy policy, understand what data is processed on-device vs. in the cloud, and only enable permissions needed for the workflows you actually use. iOS automatically switches to the default keyboard for password and payment fields, which provides a baseline protection regardless of which keyboard you install.
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