KongType: Cantonese Keyboard

Stroke, Type Game & Dictionary

Free · In‑App Purchases

Free Cangjie & Quick dictionaries, radical learning games, nine Chinese input methods, Chinese swipe typing and inline handwriting. Personalise with Pro themes. A Cantonese keyboard with free offline Cangjie and Quick dictionaries. Look up characters and radicals, practise with learning games, and type Chinese and English together. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Nine free Chinese input methods: Cantonese, Mandarin Pinyin, Zhuyin, Quick, Cangjie, Stroke, handwriting, Yale and Guangzhou Cantonese • Offline Cangjie and Quick dictionaries: search characters, codes and radicals, or look up characters by code • Chinese swipe typing: glide across letters and choose Cantonese, Mandarin Pinyin, Cangjie or Quick candidates • Write directly over the keyboard, or choose a separate handwriting area • Cangjie and Quick learning games: Radical Match, Code Challenge and 3D Radical Kitchen • Traditional/Simplified output, Hong Kong/Taiwan variants, mixed Chinese/English and English-to-Chinese suggestions • Pro: photo backgrounds, photo showcase, animated cats and dogs, Hong Kong themes, key sounds and haptics CANTONESE, YOUR WAY Type "nei duck ng duck han" and select "你得唔得閒". Mix Chinese and English with custom everyday and work words. Supports Jyutping and Hong Kong spellings. SEVEN FREE INPUT METHODS Choose Cantonese, Mandarin Pinyin, Zhuyin, Quick, Cangjie, Stroke, handwriting, Yale or Guangzhou Cantonese. Zhuyin supports tone keys and tone-free lookup. Quick offers KongType and Microsoft Traditional Quick dictionaries. Enable extra methods in settings. SWIPE OR WRITE Choose swipe typing in gesture settings, trace phonetic syllables or radical codes, then select a Chinese candidate. English swiping and related emoji suggestions are also available. Zhuyin and Stroke do not support swipe typing. Switch gestures to write directly over the letter keyboard, or use a separate handwriting area. Inline handwriting and swipe typing are alternative gesture modes. FREE OFFLINE DICTIONARIES The Dictionary tab shows Cangjie and Quick codes and radical breakdowns together. Search a Chinese character or enter a letter code. Lookup works offline; Pro expands local search history. LEARN THROUGH PLAY Practise Cangjie and Quick with Radical Match, Code Challenge and 3D Radical Kitchen in the Learning tab. Each round uses one heart. Hearts refill over time; Pro offers a higher capacity and faster refill. Optional extra hearts are available through in-app purchase. Radical Kitchen supports optional Game Center leaderboards and achievements. TRANSLATION AND SAVED TEXT English-to-Chinese suggestions use Apple's Translation framework on supported OS versions after preparing language resources. The initial download needs internet. Everyday/work modes support custom words. Saved phrases and clipboard items allow two entries per category for free, or 30 with Pro. PERSONALISE WITH PRO Use your photos as backgrounds or in a showcase above the keys. Adjust crop, blur and key sizes. Explore 72 styles: three free and 69 Pro. Designs include animated cats and dogs, mahjong, buses, Hong Kong roads, railway signs, retro tiles, weather, ocean, festive and light effects. Adjust mechanical key sounds and haptics. LOCAL INPUT, NO APP ACCOUNT Basic input, words and photos stay on device. Typed text and photos are not sent to developer servers. Allow Full Access shares app settings/photos with the keyboard and enables sound/haptics. Weather and purchases need internet. If you sign into optional Game Center, scores and achievement progress are sent to Apple. Heart-refill notifications are opt-in. GET STARTED Add KongType under Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, then switch with the globe key. PURCHASES Weekly, monthly and annual Pro subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled in Apple account subscription settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Plans and prices depend on region and eligibility. Input and dictionary lookup are free. Support: info@appricolt.com Privacy: https://appricolt.com/kongtype-app-privacy-policy/ Terms: https://appricolt.com/kongtype-eula/

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• Added Zhuyin: nine free Chinese input methods • Chinese swipe typing for Cantonese, Mandarin Pinyin, Cangjie and Quick • Combined offline Cangjie/Quick lookup with codes and radicals • New Radical Match, Code Challenge and 3D Radical Kitchen games • Game hearts, optional extra-heart purchases and opt-in refill notifications • Updated handwriting candidates, related emoji and keyboard personalisation • Improved candidate processing and handwriting recognition scheduling

Version 1.3

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    Information

    Seller
    Vincent Lui
    Size
    125.5 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 2 more
    • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
    Age Rating
    9+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • 10 Extra Game Hearts $1.99
    • KongType Pro Lifetime $39.99
    • KongType Pro Weekly $0.99
    • KongType Pro Annual $11.99
    • KongType Pro Monthly $1.99
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    © 2026 Appricolt
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      Discover new games and play with friends. This game also features leaderboards and achievements.

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