BetterKbd
The keyboard that learns you
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A keyboard that learns where you actually tap, so it gets more accurate the more you type. English, Afrikaans, Nederlands, Svenska and Español. Private by design.
BetterKbd learns how you mistype.
Every keyboard assumes you hit the middle of each key. You don't: your thumb reaches, your finger drifts, and it's different when you hold the phone differently. BetterKbd watches where you actually tap and quietly moves each key's target to match you.
LEARNS YOUR TAPS
• When you backspace and retype a letter, BetterKbd learns where you meant to tap.
• Separate models for two thumbs in landscape, and for your right thumb or right index finger in portrait. It detects which one you're using, and you can switch with one tap.
LEARNS YOUR WORDS
• Word suggestions and next-word predictions that adapt to how you write.
• Import old messages (text, CSV or a WhatsApp chat export) to teach it your vocabulary on day one.
• Autocorrect starts as suggestions only, and turns itself on once it's accurate enough for you.
FIVE LANGUAGES
• English, Afrikaans, Nederlands, Svenska and Español, with automatic language detection as you type. Mix languages in one message.
• Optional colour tint shows which language it thinks you're typing.
• Hold a letter for accents (å ä ö é ë …) and the full stop for ? ! # , % $.
FAST TO EDIT
• Hold the space bar and the keyboard becomes a trackpad: drag to move the cursor, tap to close it.
• Search emoji by name or keyword.
• A roomier space bar; turn on the ? key in Settings if you want it back.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Everything is learned on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no ads.
• The keyboard makes no network connections.
• Optional iCloud sync keeps your devices in step, using your own private iCloud storage.
Full Access is used only to save what the keyboard learns on your device and for haptic feedback. Without it, BetterKbd still works but forgets what it learned when it closes.
• Hold the space bar to turn the keyboard into a trackpad and move the cursor. It stays open until you tap it.
• Search emoji by name or keyword.
• Fixing a word earlier in the sentence now teaches the keyboard too.
• Predictions favour how you type on this device, including how you start sentences.
• Wider space bar: the ? key is now optional (Settings). Hold the full stop for ? ! # , % $.
The developer, Kobus Marneweck, 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.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kobus Marneweck
- Size
- 6.6 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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 Kobus Marneweck