Frequent and Seemingly Random Crashes
It doesn't make any attempt to integrate with the design language of iOS, which is unfortunate and disapoointing—there aren't even any in-built appearance options either, so you're stuck with the default.
The biggest issue has been when the keyboard crashes, mandating a phone restart for it to function again. Previously, it only happened if I turned off the screen while the keyboard was in-use, but now, it happens at random whether or not the keyboard is active after locking the phone.
It's highly frustrating and makes this keyboard unusable, despite its advantages over less trustworthy options (like Google's Gboard or Microsoft's SwiftBoard) that I've considered. It's even more annoying considering that with this keyboard non-functional, I don't have any one size fits all solution to my keyboard needs.
Fix this keyboard, please. It's genuinely one of the best I know in terms of layouts, and it deserves more than to become a bug-riddled mess.
Response from developer
Hello! Thank you for kindly bringing this up. Currently, we have no active major development on Keyman for iPhone and iPad. We made this announcement in the May 2025 blog; please have a look (https://blog.keyman.com/2025/05/keyman-roadmap-may-2025/). Keyman for iPhone and iPad is only monitoring for maintenance and major bug reports. As for the two issues mentioned above, the Keyman randomly crashes, and the one-size-fits-all solution to one of the Keyman keyboards, please fill us in on all the details at the community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19). We are unable to replicate or fix anything unless we could get reproducible steps from your end. For the first issue, please state the iOS, Keyman version, and possibly the steps to get to the crash, as well as the name and issue of the Keyman keyboard. Kindly reach out to us on the community site; we would be more than happy to investigate this further. Once we have noted down the issues, please re-rate us. Thank you for having been supporting our products!
Why did nobody rate since April 17th, 2025?
Response from developer
Thank you for the notice! It has been quiet with the rating, but you help keep the project going and letting us know that users are still active on iOS as much as other platforms. Please send us any questions, feedbacks, testimonies you have to our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19).
Works great
pretty cool
Response from developer
Hi! Thanks for reaching out about this issue. We would like to get your description of this on our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19). Please provide us with the keyboard name, information of the idling time, and we'll be able to replicate and investigate this issue for you.
Doesn’t work right
Response from developer
Hello! This could be that Keyman does not have full access. You can fix it by following these instructions (https://help.keyman.com/products/iphone-and-ipad/current-version/start/installing-system-keyboard). If you need further assistance, reach out to us on our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19). Feel free to re-rate us after the fix. Thank you!
