Keyboard apps are now stealing the spotlight in the iOS 8 realm, with SwiftKey posting over one million downloads in less than 24 hours.

"It's amazing to welcome so many new users just hours after launching. We're on a mission to make it easier for everyone to create and communicate on mobile so this is an incredible step on that journey," according to SwiftKey's official press release.

SwiftKey features predictive typing, wherein as the user types the first few characters of the word, a list of suggested words are displayed on the screen.

"SwiftKey is an on-screen keyboard that adapts to the way you type. Spend less time correcting your typos, and more time expressing what you really mean."

It has become the number one free app on the Apple Store.

Aside from SwiftKey, other keyboard apps that are selling like hotcakes with the iOS 8 release are Swype, Minuum, Fleksy, TouchPal, TextExpander and KuaiBoard.

With the proliferation of apps wanting to get a slice of the iOS 8 sales, consumers are being warned of rip-offs and fakes within the App Store.

"These fake keyboard apps have been around for some time now, hoping to capitalize on user demand for iOS customizations. They operate in a gray area along with apps that claim they can help you "pimp your homescreen," change your lockscreen, install "live wallpaper," or change your icons. Many of the apps, however, were never able to do what they led their users to believe — iOS was not built for customization, previously. At best, these apps offered an illusion of customization, but the iOS operating system itself was untouched," according to TechCrunch.

Before making its way to the Apple Store, SwiftKey Keyboard was a Google Play chart-topper in 2012 and 2013.

The company that built the intuitive touchscreen keyboard app was established in London in 2008.

At the moment, SwiftKey Keyboard for iPhone and iPad supports six languages, including: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French and Portuguese.