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Apps like Grammarly, but for texting

Grammarly is excellent at what it was built for: documents, email, and long-form writing. But texting has a different problem. It is not comma splices; it is tone. "need that report today" has perfect grammar and terrible bedside manner. Here are the actual options for texting, with honest tradeoffs.

Grammarly Keyboard (iOS)

A full replacement keyboard with grammar and tone suggestions as you type. Strengths: mature product, works in every app. Tradeoffs: you have to switch your whole keyboard, grant "full keyboard access" (a privacy step many people balk at), and its suggestions lean grammar-first rather than rewriting a blunt message into a kind one.

Apple Intelligence Writing Tools

Free and built into iOS, but only on iPhone 15 Pro and newer. General purpose rewriting via the text-selection menu. If you have the hardware and don't mind the extra taps, it is the strongest free option. Full comparison: Reword Me vs Apple Intelligence.

ChatGPT (copy-paste)

The most flexible rewriter there is, and the most friction: leave Messages, paste the draft, explain what you want, copy the result, come back. Fine for a high-stakes message once a week; nobody does it for daily texting.

Reword Me

Our app, so judge accordingly, but the design difference is simple: it is an iMessage extension, not a keyboard and not a separate app. You type the awkward draft in the extension inside the conversation, tap once, and the clear version drops into the thread for you to approve. No keyboard switch, no permissions, no account. Free for 3 rewords a day, subscription for 100. It does one job: texts.

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