Lekhi - Avro Phonetic Keyboard
Phonetic Bengali & Mechanical
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Type Bangla effortlessly with Avro Phonetic transliteration, tactile mechanical key feedback, smart suggestions, and 100% offline on-device privacy.
Type Bangla naturally, smoothly, and privately on your iPhone with Lekhi — the tactile 3D Mechanical Avro Phonetic keyboard.
Whether you're chatting with friends, drafting emails, or sharing updates on social media, Lekhi turns phonetic English into rich, accurate Bengali in real time. Simply type "ami" to get "আমি", or "bangla" to get "বাংলা".
KEY FEATURES
• Avro Phonetic Transliteration: Write Bengali effortlessly using intuitive phonetic English typing rules (Avro syntax).
• Smart Suggestions & Autocorrect: Powered by a built-in 150,000+ word dictionary, the three-card suggestion bar gives you instant, accurate word completions and candidate options.
• Tactile 3D Mechanical Keycaps: Enjoy a premium, retro mechanical keyboard feel on mobile with custom keycap bevels, drop shadows, and responsive animations.
• Authentic Mechanical Switch Sounds: Choose from multiple switch audio profiles including Blue Switch (clicky), Brown Switch (tactile), Red Switch (linear), Black Switch, and Cream Switch — or turn sounds off when you need silence.
• Rich Haptic Feedback: Feel every keystroke with finely tuned vibration feedback that brings mechanical switches to life under your fingertips.
• Multiple Layouts: Switch between Avro Phonetic, Probhat Layout, and English mode with a single tap or smooth spacebar swipe.
• Spacebar Swipe Switcher: Glide left or right across the spacebar to seamlessly toggle between languages and layouts without opening menus.
• Bengali Numerals (১, ২, ৩): Option to output native Bengali digits automatically.
• Built-in Avro Cheat Sheet: Searchable phonetic reference guide with complete breakdowns for Vowels (স্বরবর্ণ), Consonants (ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ), Kar (কার), and Conjuncts (যুক্তবর্ণ).
• Bangla Typing Speed Test: Test and improve your Words-Per-Minute (WPM), accuracy, and speed with built-in interactive typing challenges.
• Beautiful Theme Collection: Choose from Classic Mechanical (Light), Onyx Mechanical (Dark), Pure AMOLED Black, Retro 80s Beige, and automatic iOS dynamic appearance.
100% OFFLINE & PRIVACY-FIRST
Lekhi is engineered with your security and privacy as the highest priority:
• Zero Network Requests: All transliteration, dictionary indexing, and autocorrect happen strictly on your device.
• No "Allow Full Access" Required: Lekhi works completely in sandbox mode without requesting Open Access permissions.
• Zero Data Collection: No telemetry, no keystroke tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. What you type stays entirely on your phone.
OPEN SOURCE & CREDITS
• Free & Open Source: Lekhi is open-sourced under the MIT License at https://github.com/abdulmominsakib/lekhi
• Transliteration Engine: Powered by the open-source OpenBangla/riti engine under MPL-2.0.
• Reference Architecture: Inspired by Lekho (macOS) by Abdur Rahim.
Download Lekhi today and enjoy the most satisfying, tactile, and accurate Bangla typing experience on iOS!
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The developer, Abdul Momin Sakib, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Abdul Momin Sakib
- Size
- 17.9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Lekhi. All rights reserved.