Panda Zhuyin — steady bopomofo and Taiwanese typing.
A keyboard that packs 37 bopomofo symbols into a few large keys: tap for the center, flick four directions for the rest. Every key is "center + four directions" — wherever you tap or flick, you get one definite sound. Inspired by Japanese flick keyboards. Initials on the left, medials in the middle, finals on the right — following bopomofo's own structural grouping, so there is nothing new to memorize. Mandarin only uses 412 actual syllables, so impossible combinations are grayed out. Each key big enough you won't tap the wrong one.
New in 2.0: Taiwanese Hokkien keyboard
· Type Taiwanese with extended phonetic symbols: all 7 tones, entering tones, and nasalized finals
· Taiwanese lexicon cross-checked from four public dictionary sources
· Custom dictionary now supports a Taiwanese category with auto-inferred readings
· Romanization lookup panel: per-syllable cards mapping phonetic symbols to Tai-lo and POJ
· Select any text and replace it with its romanization
· Learn as you type: per-key labels show Hanyu Pinyin on Mandarin keys, Tai-lo or POJ on Taiwanese keys
New English and symbol keyboards
· Standard QWERTY layout; swipe down on a key to type uppercase; European accented letters included
· Halfwidth and fullwidth symbol layouts redesigned; punctuation commits directly
Make the keyboard yours
· Theme editor: colors, fonts, opacity, borders, and backgrounds (solid, gradient, or photo)
· Five built-in fonts with continuous weight adjustment
· Liquid Glass material on iOS 26
Features
· Open-source Homa composer for more accurate long-sentence conversion
· Custom dictionary + auto-learning (fact, not prediction)
· iCloud Sync (opt-in) mirrors to your own private iCloud space — never through any panda-zhuyin server
· Candidate tabs: frequency / single characters / symbols
· Emoji candidates and symbol dictionary
· Chinese numeral and date-time input
· Spacebar long-press cursor glide
· One-handed mode and landscape layout
· Full VoiceOver support across the keyboard
· Extended bopomofo (opt-in) for Old Mandarin
Privacy
· No outbound network calls — the keyboard is fully offline
· Your input never leaves your device
· Auto-learning data stays local
· "Allow Full Access" is used only for haptic feedback (an Apple platform requirement); no data is transmitted either way
About the subscription (Panda Supporter)
Core typing is free forever. Supporter is an auto-renewable subscription (NT$30/month or NT$290/year) that unlocks appearance extras: featured effect themes, font switching, liquid-glass color sets, and background gradients. Cancel anytime in Manage Subscriptions.
Terms: https://erikyin.net/panda-zhuyin/terms.html
Privacy: https://erikyin.net/panda-zhuyin/privacy.html
Who this is not for (honestly)
· You type comfortably on the built-in bopomofo keyboard — it may already be enough
· You want cloud AI prediction — Gboard or SwiftKey fits better
· You don't type bopomofo or Taiwanese
Requires iOS 18 or later.
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Panda Zhuyin 2.3.0
Glide Input (early access)
· A new way to type medials: flick a rime key up, down, or sideways to compose the medial and the rime in one gesture - no more aiming inside a pop-up pad
· The shift key now flips key faces one tap at a time: tap once, type the variant, and it flips back automatically; Taiwanese nasalized and voiced variants now go through it
· Classic input stays the default - turn on "Glide Input" in Settings to try it, and switch back anytime
· The keyboard menu and in-app cards will guide you through the change; the manual and its demo animations follow whichever mode you choose
Taiwanese input
· Lexicon cleanup: removed a small set of entries with invalid syllables for cleaner candidates
Version 2.3.0
The developer, TZUYUAN YIN, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
TZUYUAN YIN
Size
106.3 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
