MBraille

MBraille

by MPaja

0 ratings
60 reviews
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 25, 2013
  • July 22, 2026

Features

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About

This app provides a mobile braille keyboard for typing, editing, and sending messages. It offers extensive braille support for various languages and allows interaction with other applications, making mobile devices more accessible.

✓Mobile braille keyboard
✓Type, edit, and send messages
✓Support for contracted and uncontracted braille
✓Call contacts and send emails
✓Facebook status updates and calendar entries
✓Internet search queries
✓Third-party application interaction
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What users say

What's New in MBraille

26.3.1

July 22, 2026

## Fixes - Swapped up/down direction when using away layout, it was incorrect. - Made restoring the legacy purchase more robust

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Subscription plans

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MBraille monthly subscription

$1.991 Month
7 Days trial
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In-App Purchases

$14.99

MBraille Documents and Keyboard

Updates your MBraille to Full version, adding Documents and third party keyboard. Documents let's you open and save texts on device, transfer them to iTunes and sync them to your Dropbox account. Includes also text search functionality with gestures.

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User reviews

Used to be amazing

I used to love this app. I paid for the full version so many years ago that I forget how long exactly, but it has been at least 10 years. More recently since the Ios 26 update, it hasn't worked as smoothly, so I was happy to see the update the other day. Unfortunately, when I opened the app after updating, it prompts me with a message saying a subscription is required, but if you have paid for a full version, you can restore purchase or managed in the App Store. But when I do this, nothing is found since I didn't purchase as a subscription but as a full version. And I haven't found a way to contact the developer. So I now have an app that I paid I think $50 for that I absolutely loved that no longer functions. I don't feel inclined to subscribe to something that I already paid for, especially since I wouldn't use many of the new features they say they have added. I just want the functions that I had before updating a few days ago.
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Telling All My Friends About MBraille

So, it's taken me like a decade to really start using this, and now I can't believe I waited so long! MBraille is incredible! I love that I can review and edit text without leaving the keyboard, switch languages with one gesture, and even the clicks while using character echo are very satisfying! I'm telling all my braille user friends about MBraille. The smart keyboard seems to be more adaptable to my fingers than BSI, which I think will help my friends with shorter fingers. :) Thanks for a fantastic app! Keep it up!
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Fix little bugs

I still use this app every day to input text, but I have a couple requests. Please bring back the working third party MBraille Keyboard from within apps. I can type and paste from the app of course, but it was so much easier to type in MBraille right from within the app I was using at the time. Second, fix multiple exclamation marks problem!!! In order to put multiple exclamation marks, I must swipe right to space, delete that space, and then put a 2-3-6. Writing several 2-3-6's in a row results in f's being typed.
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Reach into your pocket and pull out $39.99?

You actually want us to cough up and pay forty dollars just for a braille keyboard? It's just a keyboard. And it used to be thirty. Why don't you get funding for this app or something so we don't have to become poor and pay forty bucks just for a keyboard. All the in app purchases have a very ridiculous price to them. I would rather pay a subscription of five dollars a month than pay forty. Haven't we payed enough for our iOS devices? Seriously. Deleting this rip off of an app until you lower the full price to about five dollars at the maximum. Oh and you know what else? VoiceOver provides a function that allows people to do the exact same thing that your app does, called braille screen input, and it has spell checked check as you edit the text and is completely free. I may have thought about this app in iOS seven when voiceover didn't provide this function, but not now. There's also other apps like flick type keyboard that allow blind people to type just as good as this app. I might get the full version since it allows you to work with third party apps but still. This app remains deleted from my iPad for now.
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The first app to offer contracted braille input and keeps getting better!

When this app first came out, the developer fairly quickly offered contracted braille.
He has continually updated the app, including offering UEB, custom layouts, and many dot commands that allow you to run other apps from within MBraille.
One person couldn't get it to work, probably because they didn't read the instructions or turn off tutorial mode. This is far better than Apple's onscreen braille and worth every penny.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

25 issues

Subscription prompt for full version owners after update

Bug

App not working smoothly since iOS 26 update

Bug

Restore purchase not finding previous full version purchases

Bug

Multiple exclamation marks problem

Bug

Third-party MBraille Keyboard from within apps not working

Bug

App no longer speaks after iOS 13.1 update

Bug

Typing not recognized correctly

Bug

Help function links not working

Bug

Cannot use delete whole word gesture

Bug

Standard virtual keyboard impossible to find in other apps

Bug

Three finger swipe gesture inconsistent

Bug

Clipboard functions hit and miss

Bug

Self-voicing mode has erratic touch behavior

Bug

App doesn't always recognize all fingers on screen

Bug

Fixed position of dots requires finger adjustment

Bug

Cannot correctly translate inputted braille to print

Bug

Does not use iOS braille tables

Bug

Clipboard is very difficult to clear

Bug

Feature that sends text directly from mBraille is inconsistent

Bug

Erratic touch behavior with VoiceOver on iOS 7

Bug

App not working at all

Bug

Black screen with white dots along the edge, no response

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Not working for some users

Bug

Cannot use 6 dots to write 'for'

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Accidental tapping on banner when notification comes through

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Requested Features

14 requests

Bring back working third-party MBraille Keyboard from within apps

Feature

Fix multiple exclamation marks problem

Feature

Lower the full price to about five dollars at the maximum

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Fix beeps to clicks for key presses

Feature

Add sound similar to brailler embossing head for blank line command

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Add a gesture to send messages

Feature

Improve iPad support

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Expand to a fully integrated notetaker

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Implement braille properly on iPhone (developer suggestion)

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Add switchable keyboard orientations to iPad version

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Improve clipboard clearing functionality

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Implement more braille contractions

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Fix issues with pasting text to other apps

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Make the feature that sends text directly from mBraille consistent

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FAQ

What does MBraille do?

MBraille provides a mobile braille keyboard that allows users to type, edit, and send messages using contracted or uncontracted English braille. It also enables interaction with various third-party applications, making mobile devices more accessible for visually impaired users.

What are the key features of MBraille?

Key features include typing and editing messages, making calls, sending emails, updating Facebook statuses, adding calendar entries, performing internet searches, and interacting with other apps. The text typed is automatically put to the clipboard when switching apps, and spelling can be checked.

How much does MBraille cost?

MBraille offers free features for basic typing and messaging. Additional advanced features, such as calling contacts, sending emails, and interacting with more apps, are available through a full version, which can be purchased as an in-app purchase. The keyboard itself can also be bought separately.

What devices is MBraille compatible with?

MBraille fully supports iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. It is designed to work seamlessly with Apple's mobile operating system, enhancing the user experience for visually impaired individuals.

What languages are supported by MBraille?

MBraille supports uncontracted braille for many languages including Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. UI and braille support are available for Czech, Italian, Portuguese, and Slovakian, with braille table support for Afrikaans, Estonian, and Romanian.