Keeble is an iOS keyboard that allows users with fine motor-challenges, switch users and users with vision impairments to type in almost any app. The keyboard offers word prediction, timing options, Select on Release, Select on Dwell, auditory feedback and other accessibility features. It also fully supports Switch Control and VoiceOver.
Keeble is currently available in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech and Polish. The keyboard also offers optimised layouts for simplified, advanced and scanning keyboards.
Alternative access
- Prevent accidental selections with Timing options
- Compensate for motor challenges with Select on Release or Select on Dwell
- Use scanning-optimised keyboards with Switch Control: ABC and frequency of use
Auditory feedback
- Turn on keyboard clicks
- Use spoken cues as you move your finger across the keyboard
- Hear each key, word or sentence you type with Speak as you Type
Self-learning word prediction
- Choose between word completion, next-word prediction or multi-word prediction
- Configure the number of suggestions and suggestion order
- Adjust the size of the prediction bar to your needs
Speed up typing
- Benefit from the phrase bank providing quick access to your iOS keyboard shortcuts
- Use the cursor keys to navigate through text quickly
- Turn Auto-Capitalisation and Auto-Spacing ON or OFF
Optimise for different users
- Use with beginning readers and select lowercase key labels, ABC layout and coloured vowels
- Customise for adults by allowing access to all characters and selecting QWERTY layout
- Choose from 5 different themes or create a custom theme
User comfort
- Use Keeble on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
- Select one of the 11 available languages, including regional keyboard layouts
- Choose your preferred font, including dyslexic and school-friendly fonts
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Keeble FAQ
Is Keeble free?
Keeble is not free (it costs 24.99), however it doesn't contain in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Keeble legit?
🤔 The Keeble app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
I'm a visually impaired user and have been looking for a better accessible keyboard for a while.
Keeble has the right idea though it's missing several things that hold me back from switching to it full time. Here are some suggestions:
- allow customisation oh the key click colour. Right now, keys only flash in black which doesn't contract at all with any 'light on dark' theme, something many VI users like me prefer. I like to have that extra bit of visual feedback to confirm where I tapped.
- Character previews. Many other keyboards have the character pop up in a larger form above your finger web tapped. This option should be here, the more visual feedback the better.
- Add some more built in themes that VI users commonly use (white on black, blue on yellow etcj, I'm surprised these weren't standard. Also, have some kind of visual preview for what the built in themes look like instead of requiring us having to jump back and forth between the full keyboard preview.
- Hold hey shortcuts. As seen in keyboards like GBoard, different letters are assigned different numbers and symbols that will be typed when you hold said key. For example, holding on 'Q' to insert a '1'. I think this is much more efficient than having to switch to the full symbols view each time.
- Swipe/Slide typing. Very common in many keyboards, words are predicted based on the keys you slide over. Very fast and efficient in either phones or tablets. It should also have a visual trait to help track your swipes.
- dictation. Granted I don't know how easy Apple makes it to induce but it would be convenient to have at hand without needing to switch keyboards.
Hope you might find these helpful!
Not working
It doesn’t work on iPhone X
Good for switch users but.
Great keyboard for switch users but it didn't scan the message box in iMessage or skype to send a message. I like the frequency keyboard!
Good start for an accessible keyboard
What's good for me?
Large keyboard
Big text predictions
Good contrast
Coloured vowel keys
Good word prediction
What's lacking?
Autocorrect (big issue)
Double click shift for continued capitalisation
Keeble keyboard
I have recently installed the Keeble keyboard on my iPad, nand found it to be a perfect fit for my accessibility problem (advanced ARMD). I am particularly impressed with the 'test' function of the App that allowed me to easily check out the various settings without committing to it. That allowed me to quickly decide what worked best for me (Purple Rain with simplified querty layout).
Another great feature I like is the ability to use it in conjunction with Apples's Smart Typing feature. Having the ability to have a full-size keyboard with expanded text field is marvelous!
The Phrase Bank originally displayed a 'hodge-podge of unrelated shortcuts, but after discovering that the order was determined by alphabetical order of the shortcut abbreviations I was able to re-order. Now on the first page of Phrase Bank I have my name, address, phone, Email address, etc. On the second, common phrases - and on the third, IP addresses.
Dave Ow
Lakeland, FL
No autocorrect
Keeble is great except for the fact that there is absolutely co autocorrect and I can't change the colours of the symbols. It's annyoing because I have a high contrast keyboard I really need auto correct. Also wish you could pick custom colours.
Customization is great but needs auto-correction option
Overall, I think this is a great app. The level of customization for how the keyboard looks is wonderfully helpful. However, the one major downside I have found is that there is no option for auto-correction. I wanted to use this app for accessibility because the customized keyboard is incredibly helpful but I can not use it because of the lack of auto-correction capabilities.
A godsend
This is the best word prediction I have ever used. I have CP and type with a stylus or trackball and do a lot of writing for both work and general communication. The option for multiple-word prediction makes things so much faster, and the option to toggle learning on or off is particularly helpful. I prefer that my words don't move around a lot, so I'll turn on learning and enter phrases or word combinations I use most often, then turn off learning for a bit so that I know the most common choices will always come first. I also like the arrow keys and abbreviation expansion. However, it is impossible to knock the word "gonna" from the first row of choices after "I'm," which is slightly annoying. And I would like to see an option to reset the prediction data without having to reinstall the app. All in all, though, this keyboard seriously has me wishing I could do all my writing on the iPad, because it's light years above anything available on Windows. I hope it continues to thrive.
Surprisingly good for Skyle eye gaze
I use this to type with my eyes and it works well, despite some bugs.
Capitalization does not work automatically,, which is annoying,
Otherwise it is a lifesaver.
Laggy
This app is ok but lags a lot whe typing fast. Please update the app. $25 is a lot for an app that does not responds as it shoud.
:thanks
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