# KeyKit Latin

> Multi-language iOS keyboard with gesture typing and calculator. (iPhone/iPad app by Vatche Sahakian.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keykit-latin/id914110946 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vatche Sahakian](https://appshunter.io/developer/300725793)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.67/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2014-09-24
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keykit-latin/id914110946/reviews.md

## What is KeyKit Latin?

KeyKit Latin is a set of 9 elegant, versatile, and powerful keyboards for iOS.

Write in 24 Latin-based languages without switching keyboards. Use gestures to type faster and navigate text. Calculate mathematical expressions with a single tap. Choose between several themes per layout.

Features:

- 9 keyboards, 3 themes (Futuristic, Dark, Light), 3 layouts (QWERTY, KALQ for fast typing, French).

- In addition to English, glyphs from 24 Latin-based languages: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Belgian, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.

- Intuitive gestures: swipe right to insert a space, swipe left to delete, swipe down to SHIFT, swipe up on a key for extended glyphs, swipe right with 2 fingers for a period, swipe left with 2 fingers to delete a word, swipe down with 2 fingers for a new line, pan to move the cursor without covering the text.

- Powerful special functions: insert date and time, change the writing direction, calculate mathematical expressions.

- Unobtrusive opt-in autocorrect, with support for 11 languages: Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish.

- Different sound effects for feedback while typing fast.

- Written entirely in Apple’s new Swift language, designed for speed and efficiency.

- Keyboards work in all iOS 8 apps.

## Key features

- 9 versatile keyboards
- Supports 24 Latin-based languages
- Intuitive gesture typing
- Built-in mathematical calculator
- Multiple themes and layouts
- Opt-in autocorrect for 11 languages

## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keykit-latin/id914110946/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Generally easy to use, but has weird quirks

*2017-10-09*

I enjoy using this keyboard. There was definitely a learning curve for me, but after a few weeks of forcing myself to use it 100% of the time, it's already getting awkward for me to text using QWERTY. 

PROS: I'm totally on board with swiping across the keyboard to add spaces, punctuation, capital letters, backspaces etc. rather than having dedicated keys for them. Even if it's been an adjustment learning the key placement, I've found the swipes to be really intuitive. I haven't been using it long enough to say whether it's more efficient than QWERTY as a whole, but I can see how the setup makes as much, if not more, sense than QWERTY. 

CONS: I've been pretty disappointed with the autocorrect. I can't tell if it's specific to me or standard across users, but there are all these weird things that are automatecally changed for reasons beyond me. For instance, "your" is autocorrecting to "our," and "so" is autocorrecting to "maybe." Some words with ' in them also get changed when I've typed them correctly. This is especially problematic given that I tend to look more at the keyboard than at what I've typed since I'm still learning. I've turned off the autocorrect feature for now, but if you do so you lose the suggestion bar, which handilly also allows you to scroll between words. So I'm going to see how it goes without, and keep an eye out for future updates to the autocorrect feature. 

OVERALL: I would recommend if you're in the market for a KALQ keyboard…IF you wouldn't be easily irritated by the quirks I mentioned.

### 1/5 — Where are the macrons?

*2016-03-08*

Not all the vowels have a macron option. "a" and "i" do not have a macron key, which makes this app incomplete and not useable. The one star is for having some vowels correct.

### 5/5 — Definitely a good Keyboard app

*2015-09-18*

This was the type of Latin keyboard I was looking for. Thanks KeyKit!!

### 3/5 — Not practical enough

*2014-10-03*

Should find a better solution to insert a comma then two finger swipe. Needs a better design and some polishing here and there. Other than that better than other 5 row keyboard solutions.

### 3/5 — Work in progress

*2014-10-02*

The keybord is definitely  quite appealing to ths eye, but it doean't quite work as well as it ought to. For one, there is no "autocorrect" gesture in the sense that I  expected, that replaces words automatically when it's obvious what they're supposed to be. For someone like me who isn't 100% accurate all the time, that means I constantly, after almost every word, have to proofread what I've written and go back and change things. Secondly, the keyboard takes up so much space that it's impossible to see what you're writing sometimes. For instance, for this review I had to switch back to the standard iOS keyboard because I couldn't see what I had written. Generally seems to work ok for emails and texts though. 

All in all, fix the few issues and this keyboard will be great. It's got the potential.

## Frequently asked questions about KeyKit Latin

### What languages does KeyKit Latin support?

KeyKit Latin supports glyphs from 24 Latin-based languages, including Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish, among others.

### How does KeyKit Latin handle autocorrect?

KeyKit Latin offers unobtrusive, opt-in autocorrect functionality that supports 11 languages, including Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, and Turkish.

### What are the gesture controls in KeyKit Latin?

KeyKit Latin features intuitive gestures such as swiping right for a space, swiping left to delete, swiping down for SHIFT, and advanced gestures for cursor movement and word deletion.

### Can I customize the appearance of KeyKit Latin?

Yes, KeyKit Latin offers several themes per layout, including Futuristic, Dark, and Light options, allowing you to personalize your typing experience.

### Does KeyKit Latin have ads?

No, KeyKit Latin does not contain advertisements.

### What devices is KeyKit Latin compatible with?

KeyKit Latin is designed to work on all iOS 8 apps and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is KeyKit Latin updated?

The latest version of KeyKit Latin is 1.5, which was last updated on November 11, 2014. It was initially released on September 24, 2014.

### What is the user rating for KeyKit Latin?

KeyKit Latin has an average rating of 3.7 stars based on 6 user ratings.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.5 — 2014-11-11

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

‣ Autocorrect learns from your typos and corrects
‣ Auto-capitalization after punctuations
‣ Cursor movement via panning moved to the top suggestion bar to avoid accidental cursor movements
‣ Major stability and memory usage improvements

### 1.0 — 2014-09-24

No release notes.

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