Baybayin Keyboard 4+

Very cool and educational!

To use keyboard, download the app, then go to Settings->General->Keyboards->Add Keyboards->Look for and tap "Baybayin" under the third-party keyboards section. This app is definitely a "game changer," to quote another reviewer. Given how "tech-y" people are, Filipinos and non-Filipinos can embrace this script through their phone and practice using it with ease and convenience. Not only is it fun to use on major social media sites, but it's also educational. The presence of the Romanized equivalent above each symbol on the keyboard is very helpful for those of us wanting to learn Baybayin with a little bit of help. My main complaint, however, is that the app itself does not open. It appears as if it is loading a PDF document--with the loading symbol n the middle of a grey background--but after a couple of minutes, it just crashes. I'm using an iPhone 5. Overall, I love the idea and hope the developer can expand on this in the future. You've got something great going on here. Many thanks for this app.

Good but there’s a bug

Great keyboard that lets you type in Baybayin. Easy installation and integrates well with current keyboards. I’m really glad someone developed this and made it available! I think I found a bug though.. the ‘Da’ and ‘Ra’ character appear the same in the Dalubhasa setting when typed, although the key symbols are correct.

Developer Response ,

Hi Alabama Art-- To use the RA character, tap the Gear icon below and you'll see that you have to enable it. You'll also need to install the special font that I created at j.mp/bbymodex. Basically RA is not part of the system font, because it wasn't part of the original Baybayin. The RA character I use is the accepted modernized version. The ancient people of the Philippines used to use the DA character for RA. Also sometimes LA. For example if you take the word 'dami' (abundance) and put the prefix 'ma' in front of it, it is automatically 'marami' (a lot). If you said 'madami', people would understand you but would correct you to say marami. Long explanation.. sorry

I've been waiting for this!!

Thank you so much for developing this. One of the best ways for Filipinos to reconnect to their roots is to learn the Baybayin. Using the keyboard makes it so much easier to do that. An observation though, once installed, whenever I open the app it crashes. Not that important.