RANKED: The best keyboards for your iPhone

Apple makes great smartphones. It does not always make great software. That applies to its keyboard, too.

Thankfully, now that we're a couple of years removed from Apple opening the keyboard market to third-party developers, anyone in search of something new has a few worthy alternatives to choose from.

As someone who recently switched from Android to iOS, I'm one of them. So, for everyone's benefit, I went on a search for the best of the bunch.

A few caveats before we settle in: First, I stuck to the free stuff; Minuum and Swype are okay, but as we'll see, you can get something very good without dropping a dime. Second, I only considered boards that are actually made for typing. (Sorry, Kim.) Finally, WWDC is just around the corner. If Apple refreshes things, I'll update.

With that said, here's how the iOS keyboard landscape breaks down today.