# MBraille

> Mobile braille keyboard for typing, editing, and interacting with apps. (iPhone/iPad app by MPaja.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mbraille/id639199558 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MPaja](https://appshunter.io/developer/437207891)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 123 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-06-25
- Data updated: 2026-07-24
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mbraille/id639199558/reviews.md

## What is MBraille?

MBraille: Braille-First Notetaker for iPhone and iPad

MBraille turns your iPhone or iPad into a braille-first workspace for writing, editing, and everyday tasks. More than a keyboard, it combines fast touchscreen braille entry with navigation, editing, commands, and file tools for users who want an efficient eyes-free workflow.

Write with a customizable 6-dot layout, hear immediate speech feedback, and control the app with short gestures. MBraille supports both contracted and uncontracted braille in many languages, so you can work the way you already know.

Key features:

- Fast touchscreen braille input with customizable dot positions
- Designed for VoiceOver and supports self-voicing when VoiceOver is off
- Rich editing with cursor movement, read-back, selection, copy, cut, paste, undo, erase, and search
- Notes, saved files, bookmarks, command history, and quick navigation
- Command mode for messages, phone calls, email, calendar events, web search, opening apps, file management, and help
- On-device voice dictation
- Aliases and gesture bindings for repeated phrases and frequent commands
- Cloud sync for MBraille files with Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive
- One-handed mode and external keyboard support
- Speech feedback by character, word, sentence, and more

MBraille is built for real daily use: taking notes, writing messages, managing files, launching actions, and staying in braille from start to finish. If you want a braille-first notetaker and Swiss army knife for iPhone or iPad, MBraille gives you speed, control, and flexibility in one app.

EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- 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

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MBraille Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| MBraille Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MBraille Documents and Keyboard | $14.99 | one-time |
| MBraille Full Version | $39.99 | one-time |
| MBraille Keyboard | $9.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 60)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mbraille/id639199558/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Used to be amazing

*2026-05-31, version 26.1.0*

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.

### 5/5 — Telling All My Friends About MBraille

*2022-07-26, version 4.11*

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!

### 4/5 — Fix little bugs

*2020-02-28, version 4.8.1*

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.

### 2/5 — Reach into your pocket and pull out $39.99?

*2019-11-28, version 4.7.1*

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.

### 5/5 — The first app to offer contracted braille input and keeps getting better!

*2019-10-24, version 4.5*

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.

### 4/5 — What happened with IOS 13.1?

*2019-09-27, version 4.4*

Since I updated to IOS 13.1, this app no longer speaks. I am an experienced Braille user so can still type, but it is harder with no feedback. Please fix it!!!

### 1/5 — Wait, but...

*2019-09-22, version 4.4*

Two things: 
1: I got this and pressed the keyboard button just to experiment. I placed my fingers, and when I typed it got nothing I typed right. I even tryed different orientations. Nothing worked. 
2: Wait so what about braille screen input? That's what I'm writing this review with. It's native, and it actually gets your fingers right. 
Good idea but it doesn't work very well and it also exsists. Maybe braille screen input didn't exist when you made the app but now it does and it's better. So sorry.

### 5/5 — Best app on my iPhone

*2018-11-10, version 4.4*

I love the many advanced features such as spell checking and aliases that make it stand out from the inbuilt Braille keyboard. This app has been in my dock for many years and I expect it will stay there.

### 1/5 — Thoroughly unimpressed.

*2018-08-11, version 4.3*

I bought this app as I was away without my regular bluetooth keyboard, and although the concept is good the help function with all the links which tells you how to do certain things doesn’t work at all so how are you supposed to learn how to use it properly?  That was most definitely money not well spent which is a shame as I bought it on recommendation.

### 1/5 — This sucks

*2018-03-21, version 4.3*

Never get this because it doesn’t work at all

## Frequently asked questions about MBraille

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.3.1 — 2026-07-22

## Fixes

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

### 26.3.0 — 2026-07-04

# Version 26.3.0

## New features

- Added away layout, can be activated in settings
- Grade 2 Braille for Hungarian
- Allow search in AI command to ground the results and have recent events available
- Google Drive access regression fixed

## Fixes

- Uppercasing accented characters was broken on iOS devices.  Android and Desktop were not affected.
- Setting to open MBraille directly to braille keyboard, bypassing the menu, was not working.
- AI command issues fixed.

### 26.2.1 — 2026-06-11

## Fixes

- iOS restore purchases fix
- iOS dot layout reset fix.  On some devices the dot layout would spontaneously reset.
- All mail addresses were not correctly recognized, if there was a subdomain, that would fail.
- Improved announcements when in list selector.
- Enable File sharing on iOS
- Fix opening file as read-only
- Added FaceTime Audio (ft) and FaceTime Video (ftv) support for iOS
- Fixed whatsapp + contact message for iOS
- Fixed selection first/last line of the text.

### 26.1.0 — 2026-05-27

What's New in This Version

MBraille has grown far beyond the original keyboard-focused version. This update adds major new tools for braille-first writing and everyday work:

- One-handed braille keyboard mode with dedicated calibration and gestures
- External keyboard mode with support for braille keyboards and Bluetooth keyboards
- Bookmarks, named bookmarks, text search, and richer editing and navigation
- Spelling help with suggestions and a user dictionary
- Expanded command tools, including app launching and Fantastical support
- Natural-language calendar entry creation
- On-device voice dictation
- AI assistant support from the braille command interface
- Cloud sync for MBraille files and aliases with Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive

This version also modernizes gestures, adds a scrub gesture for going back, and includes built-in access to release notes from within the app.

### 4.11 — 2021-03-18

Dropbox fixes.  Adds support for # character in UEB and Afrikaans.

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