Typewise Custom Keyboard

I wanted to switch to something besides the base keyboard because it had become an obstacle to typing. This is one of a very few options that respect privacy and don't ask for creepy permissions. I even learned their new keyboard layout. But it's constantly changing dictionary correct words to other dictionary correct words. Goddammit, no one needed AI in their keyboard, just a working dictionary! Which we had ten years ago! Progressing -> Progress in Stitch -> Switch Theoretically -> Theoretical Drastically -> Practically Routines -> Routine s Edit: If you do the free trial of Pro, then cancel, you now get a recurring popup on top of your keyboard saying "Continue using pro!" As if you hadn't made a conscious choice not to do so.

Thing keeps freezing. Have to switch to another keyboard for it to unfreeze. Doing it right now while I am typing this.

I’m not a fan of the hex layout at all, but I wanted a private third-party keyboard. Unfortunately the traditional keyboard layout is unusable. The keys are squished down, resulting in endless typos. Many important punctuation is hidden in up-swipes from the bottom row, but I usually end up accidentally pulling up the taskbar or closing the app I’m in instead. Bums me out because I was so ready to drop $25 on this keyboard if they just had a halfway decent traditional keyboard. Don’t bother unless you’re interested in typing on a honeycomb.

I've been using Typewise for several years. I find it superior to the default keyboard for my needs. I was having issues with touching the incorrect key when typing. Typewise claimed to learn where on the key I touch thus improving accuracy. I have fewer typos now. It may be due to this feature or what I consider to be a superior spell checker. Another favorite feature is the ability to swipe up on a key to capitalize. It does not break my focus like using a shift key does. I wish something similar was available for numerals! This is one of the very few apps that I am happy to pay for a subscription.

the predictive word system is not, offering words that are non-grammatical in, and oblivious to, the current context. by paying the fee, words like 'the' are available instead of being tantalizingly greyed out.

I love the hexagon layout. Not gonna lie. It works great and offline mode and local ai is preem. But this app is literally THE TYPO. I would type a sentence and it would try to "fix it" when all the words are the way they need to be changing words into something that makes zero sense. I had to turn off autocorrection because lt simply did FAR more harm than good in my typing. If you guys fix this. I'll happily change my rating. But for now 3 stars.

They just updated me that they have a Dvorak version of the hex keyboard! I have since gotten a lifetime subscription and am happily learning the layout now 😁

I've been using Typewise for a couple of years now and will never go back to the original iOS keyboard. Pros: The larger keys, the ability to swipe up for capitals or lowercase, backspace by swiping left, and move the cursor from the keyboard are all features I can't live without now. The auto-complete suggestions are fine and I love that you can long press to remove a word from the dictionary! Stability has generally improved over the years I've used this app, with fewer crashes than when I first began using it. In the beginning, accidentally hitting the spacebar was an annoying issue, but a while back, they made it so that you could move the spacebar down to the bottom which helped a LOT. I was going to add something about the spacebar sensitivity still being wonky. I was having to keep it on high to even have those taps register, and that led to accidental spacebar presses, but I just switched it back down to medium and, wow, I guess they fixed it at some point! Minor issues: I did turn off auto-correct due to some bugginess in certain text fields, but the native iOS keyboard has the same issues. The ease of typing on a larger keyboard makes up for any speed you might lose from turning on auto-correct. Trying to swipe up on certain top row letters, like I or Y, can be hit or miss, so I wish there was more clearance between the top row and the auto-complete bar- there's a lot of real estate at the bottom, they could easily move it down a bit.

I really like this keyboard, it is well designed and has lots of great features that add to its appeal on top of the hex key design. I have only a few complaints. I like to use the Dvorak keyboard layout, its the only "premium" feature I would use and I find it really hard to pay $24 just for that. keyboard layouts are not difficult to add or maintain, so i'm not sure why they are locked behind a pay wall. at least make it so I can unlock Dvorak for a couple bucks if you have to require payment. The only other problem I have is with the built in Emoji keyboard, its a bit buggy to access sometimes, and even if you can get to it its just a lot worse than the native apple one. Id use this app if I could access Dvorak

It tries to auto correct every single word except words I genuinely spell wrong. Abysmal auto correct like made me turn it off. I paid for the full version and feel like it was a terrible mistake