What is the difference between German (Germany) and German (Switzerland)?
I noticed that when I was getting a German keyboard on my iPad, they had German (Germany) and German (Switzerland) options. Is there a difference between the two? Is it like English in America and Britain, where they both speak the same language but spell words differently/have words the other country doesn't?

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It depends on the keyboard layout. German Keyboard layouts for Germany and Switzerland are slightly different. For example, Swiss German uses a keyboard layout without "ß" sign. So you cannot type ß directly using a single key on Swiss German keyboard. It is ony about typing symbols and not about the spellings.

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Hello,

One main difference is the usage of ß ( say : es zet ) : This letter doesn't exist Switzerland, they use ss instead: Gruß - Gruss 
And yes, there is a difference between German and "Schwizerdütsch":
German: Haus - "Schwizerdütsch: Huus.
German: Brötchen - Schwizerdütsch: Weggli

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Hi  what's your skype id ?

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I love listening to the Swiss talk, english or in their native German.

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Off topic, but if Swiss speak normal German, you can more or less understand them. If they speak their own dialect, then the differences are huge. I once listened to Swiss radio. I am pretty good in German but I cannot understand them.

http://europeforvisitors.com/switzaustria/articles/swiss_german.htm

They wont speak that to foreigners though, just as the Irish wont use a massive Belfast accent when they speak to tourists.