any good free keyboard like swiftkey?

I use Kii Keyboard on my Moto G and Nexus 7. Better than the stock keyboard by miles.

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Doesn't the stock Google keyboard that comes with the N7 have a swipe typing function?

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Yes it does. I actually like it better than Swiftkey... I have both.

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I think my tablet has a bizarre Samsung beast that works well. It looks like an iPad 'KYBARD' hacked with an extra number row on top to make it actually useful. Swiftkey is available in this same Samsung keyboard but I prefer the more exotic (swipe to scroll cursor) that improves my copyedit speed/precision by threefold.

It also comes with Swype, a version that has full/split thumbtype/floating mini formats. These two cover things very nicely without buying another app.
 
Swype Keyboard is free on the Amazon store today as part of their birthday celebration. I use Swiftkey but for free it couldn't hurt to try it out.