# Half Keyboard: Compact — adjustable; more screen

> adjustable; more screen (iPhone/iPad app by dick hartog.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/half-keyboard-compact/id6794408737 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [dick hartog](https://appshunter.io/developer/6791685913)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-09-28
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/half-keyboard-compact/id6794408737/reviews.md

## What is Half Keyboard?

The standard iOS keyboard takes up almost half your iPad HalfKeyboard takes about two thirds of that, so you keep seeing what you're typing into — your chat, your form, your note.

But it's not a stripped-down version. Everything you expect from a keyboard is there, right where your thumb already rests.

SWIPE DOWN FOR THE SECOND CHARACTER
Swipe down on a letter key to get the character above it: q becomes 1, a becomes @, z becomes %. On the period key, a swipe down gives a comma. You'll rarely need the number layer.

SET IT UP YOUR WAY
Height, font size, key spacing, bottom row thickness, typeface — all with a slider. Both in the app and in the keyboard itself, so you see the effect right away. Settings made in the app go to the keyboard; not the other way round, because a keyboard without full access isn't allowed to write back.

SPACE BAR AS A TRACKPAD
Hold the space bar and drag to move the cursor through your text. No more aiming for a single letter.

WORD SUGGESTIONS THAT SEND NOTHING
A suggestion bar in Dutch, English or German, or automatic. The word list lives inside the app; nothing is looked up and nothing is remembered.

EMOJI
Its own emoji board with categories and a clock tab that fills with what you used last.

ROOMIER ON IPAD
On iPad you get two extra layouts: a numeric pad on the right, and a split layout with the pad in the middle and a space bar under each thumb.

PRIVACY HERE IS NOT A PROMISE BUT A BOUNDARY
HalfKeyboard does not ask for full access. Without that permission, a keyboard on iOS cannot connect to the internet — a technical limit, not a word of honour. No analytics, no ads, no account, no third-party SDKs. What you type stays on your device.

Free, with no strings attached: no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-09-27

- New: an enlarged key pops up above your finger as you type, just like on the standard keyboard.
- Small improvements and fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-02

No release notes.

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