# My Typewriter — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of My Typewriter by Echo Garrett, rated 4.00/5 from 133 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-typewriter/id1367695301/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-typewriter/id1367695301.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 92 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of My Typewriter? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Authentic typewriter aesthetic and fonts - 🔊 Realistic typing sounds - 💾 Easy saving and exporting functionality - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 💡 Multiple typewriter font options - 📱 Affordable price point ($1.99) - ✍️ Great for creative writing and poetry - 🎯 Adjustable font sizes - 📸 Instagram-friendly content creation **Cons** - ⌨️ No external/Bluetooth keyboard support - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and data loss - 📋 No copy/paste functionality - 🔊 Cannot mute or disable typewriter sound - 📄 Limited to single page typing at a time - ❌ No autosave feature - 🖨️ Export only as image (not editable text) - 🔧 Poor documentation and no user guide - 📱 Orientation issues when rotating device - ✏️ Difficult to edit previously typed text - 🎨 Only white background option - 🔗 Dead support links - 📐 Fixed page size for small screens - 💾 Must save to new file each time (cluttered) - 🔤 Inconsistent line break behavior **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently, especially when saving - Data loss when app crashes mid-typing - Saved canvases display cut off or out of view - Keyboard input not synced properly - Text overwrites or misaligns during editing - Line break functionality inconsistent - App freezes on device rotation - Paste functionality not working - Cannot load multiple pages for continuous typing **Most requested features** - Bluetooth/external keyboard support - Sound toggle/mute option - Multiple page support - Autosave functionality - Copy and paste text capability - Export as editable text file (not just image) - Different background/paper options - Dark mode or inverted colors - Spellcheck and advanced editing tools - User guide and in-app help documentation - Custom canvas/background import - Different export dimensions (Instagram square) - Watermark option - Red ink ribbon option - Landscape orientation support ## Newest reviews (18 of 90) ### 2/5 — looked promising.. *2022-10-04* can’t get it to work with my external bluetooth brydge keyboard, onscreen option only. ### 2/5 — It Needs Work *2022-02-20* It’s a nice premise for an app (and it would be nice to have a reasonably-priced alternative to some other pricier alternatives). Unfortunately, I found this app unusable. The interface is nice, but simple. Don’t turn your phone on the side because the app seems to flip out if you do that. Also, save often. The app crashed and I lost everything that I‘d typed; there is no autosave function. The typewriter sound is very pleasant, but unfortunately the frustration of trying to navigate the app overshadows all the aesthetic charm. There is no instruction about how to load a second page to type on. The link for app support is a dead link, and I couldn’t find a User Guide anywhere online. Frustrating, because who wants to interrupt their thoughts to work out how to continue typing? It actually made me angry that I paid for an app and then couldn’t use it and had to waste time trying to find some instructions. I couldn’t even see how to load up the next page to continue typing. It wasn’t a fun experience. The first page only held one paragraph of text. Maybe somewhere there’s the option for a larger page, but I’m just over this app - it frustrates me. Another niggle: Every time you save, you need to save in a new file, which is likely to clutter things later. Exporting options are very limited. I’m not sure why, but sometimes the ‘typewriter’ would ting and go onto the next line, but sometimes it would just stubbornly not do anything at all. The developers need to include a help link or some kind of documentation explaining the app’s functions because this kind of thing is just infuriating and could probably be solved in five seconds with a user guide. Good privacy policy from the developers, which is one positive. I really want to see this app functioning properly because it does have potential. Unfortunately, based off my experience just now, it’s not really ideal for bolstering creativity or maintaining productivity. ### 3/5 — Saved Canvases cut off *2022-01-11* Loved the app for a while, but since I’ve checked most recently, all of my canvases are out of view and i can no longer see my full portion of my saved canvases, which I’d like to be able to see or at the very least, copy and paste into a new one so that I can see what I’ve written in the past. Instead I am getting half of my canvases cut out and cannot see or try to remember what the cut out portion I had written in the past had said. ### 4/5 — Best app so far, BUT… *2021-09-23* The sound. I love everything about this app but please, for the love of all things holy, please let us turn the sound off. Also, the ability to use an external keyboard with iPad would be phenomenal. Next update please? ### 2/5 — Nope *2020-07-10, version 1.03* This is awkward and useless. Annoying sound you can’t turn off, won’t save work properly, awkward navigation. This app is probably most useful if you have something prewritten elsewhere and you type it in the app for the sole purpose of creating an image with the look of typewriter font. But it’s terrible for actually writing in and I regret wasting my money. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with keyboard *2020-06-13, version 1.03* The app doesn’t work with my apple keyboard. I can’t paste text into it. ### 3/5 — Not for me *2020-05-17* I needed something to type a letter and print it to send in the mail. This app doesn’t do that. It wants to print on photo paper and then it’s too large to fit the text. And it only lets you type one page at a time. It does exactly as a typewriter would. ### 1/5 — No support for external keyboard *2020-05-05, version 1.03* This doesn’t work with a keyboard? Honestly, what’s the point? Taping on glass is never going to feel like typing. I want my $1.99 back. ### 1/5 — Crash!!! *2020-04-10* Halfway through writing a poem and the entire app crashed... failed to save the writing... completely lost. Great idea but needs more development. Maybe introduce different backgrounds instead of plain white... as in a crinkled up piece of paper, or refill paper to create that authentic look. ### 1/5 — My typewriter *2019-11-19, version 1.03* Terrible types like every letter has damage. Would not recommend ### 1/5 — ? *2019-10-23, version 1.03* I tried everything but I cannot use my bluetooth keyboard??? Can anybody help me?? ### 1/5 — Ignore the high reviews *2019-09-12, version 1.03* The app is junk. There’s no option to paste text. You have to manually enter everything. There’s also no spellcheck or editing so if you miss a typo, you’re screwed. Basic. Worthless. Do not buy this! ### 2/5 — Can not copy text - Lame *2019-06-23, version 1.03* Visually it looks great and the whole vintage process but one can not copy and paste anything to another app ie. Scrivener in my case. What you export is an image with your text which is pretty lame in 2019. It’s like a jpg or png of some sort which is useless. Fix this issue and you have a winner app. ### 2/5 — Too simplistic *2019-06-23, version 1.03* Prefer the normal notepad app. Much easier to maneuver and no need to choose different font styles. Brings me back to the wild west days of having to send things via the pony express. ### 3/5 — Sound settings ? *2019-06-21, version 1.03* Why is there no way to mute the typing on the app??? ### 1/5 — Wish I could leave less *2019-06-11, version 1.03* There’s nothing more frustrating than typing out what’s coming through you so effortlessly to have the app crash EVERY SINGLE TIME. Horrible. ### 1/5 — Poor ! *2019-05-03, version 1.03* Purchased it to work on my IPAD 9.5. I have a blue tooth keyboard , but it did not work with the keyboard only when you used the screen keyboard. It does not say it can’t be used with a blue tooth keyboard. VERY UNHAPPY ! ### 1/5 — Sorry *2019-03-17, version 1.03* I’m so sorry I wasted my money on this app. It has no info on how to change font size, how to get full size lines, or any place to get my questions answered! Yuck! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app does NOT support any keyboards *2023-01-12, version 1.03* You have to press on the tablet screen for the letters!! This is insane!!! Why would you make an app that does not connect to Bluetooth keyboards??? I paid $350 for the magic keyboard for iPad and every other app in the world works with it except this one. Why on earth would the developers do this??? Waste of money!! THINK before you download ### 1/5 — Does not work with external keyboard! *2022-12-25, version 1.03* It only gives the option of a touch screen keyboard. The whole reason I got this app is to have the equivalent of a modern typewriter experience where I can connect a bluetooth external keyboard and type. Touch screen only? Wish to get a refund! ### 1/5 — App is completely useless *2022-10-05, version 1.03* The UI needs work and more options. There is no support for bluetooth/external keyboards. The sound is very muffled and needs to be upgraded. ### 1/5 — Don’t Buy (read this first) *2022-07-29* This had promise BUT it does not work with my IPad portable keyboard. You also cannot set tabs, th e page size is fixed for a small phone screen size. This would be fine if you want to send a few lines of message on your phone BUT it is not an application to use to type anything of length. I found the description misleading and although it was only $1.99 I still feel unhappy about buying this app. ### 1/5 — Disappointing app *2021-04-08* So disappointed that I paid for this app, the keypad isn’t synched, it won’t let me copy and paste text to convert into typewriter font, it’s an incumbency to go back and edit work as the app overwrites or misaligns when you try to edit previous lines... DO NOT PURCHASE this app, I’m sure there are better apps for free ### 1/5 — Garbage *2021-03-19, version 1.03* Garbage ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with a keyboard *2021-01-24, version 1.03* I wanted to use my own keyboard with this app, but apparently you can only use the in-app keyboard. Too bad. Looks kinda cool otherwise. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Allow Pasting *2020-12-27, version 1.03* Doesn’t allow pasting for previous written works of mine, which really is a bummer! ### 1/5 — THE WORST THING EVER *2020-09-02, version 1.03* Takes a lot of effort to use this app. Keyboard is not user friendly. I spent an hour laboriously typing a letter when suddenly the app crashed and I lost the whole thing. I will be contacting Apple for a refund. Total rip-off. ### 1/5 — I was excited, and then really disappointed. *2020-06-28, version 1.03* Every app that involves texting on my iPad is Bluetooth compatible...except this one. I was really disappointed. If you fix this, I’ll give you a five star. Right now, however, I feel cheated. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A heck of a lot better *2019-04-19* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍👍 The my typewriter app is so much better than a real typewriter because you don’t have to worry about breaking your piggybank to get the real thing. The my typewriter app is so much better and a heck of a lot cheaper than the real thing and it’s like when old school meets new school and it’s really awesome that the my typewriter app is just like a real typewriter except for the fact that you don’t have to worry about buying a real typewriter which will put a dent in your piggybank.... Two thumbs up 👍👍 for the my typewriter app and five stars for the my typewriter price which is a very reasonable $1.99 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ WAY TO GO AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!! ### 5/5 — Best Typewriter App *2019-03-12, version 1.03* Easy to use and genuine. Even when you type the same letter it looks different just like a normal typewriter. Very thoughtfully designed and well worth 2 bucks for this! ### 5/5 — Best app for for this *2018-10-18, version 1.02* Just got this and haven’t put my phone down in an hour. It’s great for writing my short stories! Love it ### 5/5 — Pretty cool typewriter *2018-10-18, version 1.02* It’s fun writing my content on this! Sounds are super authentic too. Would recommend it ### 5/5 — unique and fun *2018-10-18, version 1.02* out of all the ways I like to create content and write my poems... this is my favorite app to use! in my opinion it’s the best virtual typewriter in the app store! 1 ### 5/5 — Awesome app!! *2018-09-19, version 1.02* Creative and simple idea! I actually use this app to create content for multiple social media platforms. It’s an awesome and unique content delivery platform for me! ### 5/5 — Great App *2018-09-19, version 1.02* Very amazing app and it’s the best typewriter app in the market. Best purchase ever. ### 5/5 — Love using this to write my poetry *2018-08-13* Great interface and feel. I would love an option to have inverted colors (white text on a black page) or stationary backgrounds to choose from ❤️ hope you take my suggestion. This app is amazing for my creativity. ### 5/5 — The perfect App *2018-07-29, version 1.02* The look, feel, sound make me soooo happy!!! ### 5/5 — Wow- new fav *2018-06-22, version 1.01* Love this app! Perfect to write my poems on social media --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*