# TextExpander + Keyboard — Communicate Smarter

> Text expansion keyboard for iOS to automate typing common phrases and text. (iPhone/iPad app by SmileOnMyMac, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textexpander-plus-keyboard/id1075927186 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SmileOnMyMac, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/326180693)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.63/5 from 49 App Store ratings · 54 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2016-04-05
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textexpander-plus-keyboard/id1075927186/reviews.md

## What is TextExpander + Keyboard?

Type faster on your iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod touch® in any App using the TextExpander keyboard. The keyboard enables custom abbreviations to expand into long “snippets” of text, such as addresses, URLs, email signatures, and form letters.

** Requires a TextExpander account ** Keeps your snippets current on all your devices ** Sharing options let you share the wealth of knowledge stored in your snippets with your circle **

How does TextExpander work? Make an abbreviation “eemail” and have it expand into “email@email.com.”  You can even insert today's date automatically with the default abbreviation “ddate”!

Use all your TextExpander snippets in Mail, Safari, everywhere, using the custom keyboard.

Use TextExpander snippets with any keyboard in over 70 apps with integrated support, including Byword, Dispatch, Drafts, Fantastical 2, Launch Center Pro, OmniFocus for iPhone, OmniOutliner for iPad, TaskAgent, and Tap Forms. See smilesoftware.com/apps for a complete list.

With advanced snippets you can even use fill-in-the-blanks to breeze through form letters.

"If you do a lot of writing and communication on your iPhone, TextExpander is practically required for efficiency." - iPhone AppStorm 

Features: 
- Expand custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text
- Works in all Apps via TextExpander custom keyboard
- Expand text such as greetings, email signatures, form letters
- Correct typos automatically
- Insert today's date; even yesterday’s date
- Create snippets easily with the rich text editor & editing bar
- Use and search multiple snippet groups 
- Add Predefined Groups such as autocorrect, accented words, Emoji, symbols, HTML, and CSS
- Includes keyboards for: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian
- Includes QWERTY, QWERTZ, and AZERTY layout support for English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish keyboards
- Create and use JavaScript snippets

ADVANCED Features:
- Use TextExpander’s in-app Notes with advanced fill-in-the-blank and formatted text support
- Automatically send your notes as email, text messages, and tweets
- Integrated support in over 70 apps, including Byword, Dispatch, Drafts, Fantastical 2, Launch Center Pro, OmniFocus for iPhone, OmniOutliner for iPad, TaskAgent, and Tap Forms

## Key features

- Expand custom abbreviations into text snippets
- Works in all apps via custom keyboard
- Insert addresses, signatures, and form letters
- Automatic date insertion
- Fill-in-the-blank snippets
- Supports multiple snippet groups
- Predefined snippet groups (autocorrect, emoji, symbols)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 54)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/textexpander-plus-keyboard/id1075927186/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Textexpander: The "Beta Version" of this app is amazing.

*2023-06-06*

I received an email over a year ago, as a long-time use of TextExpander, telling me to try out the new "beta version" of the app. It’s not available here on the App Store, and its a different app in-and-of-itself, but it works so much better than this one that’s on the App Store.

In fact, the one on the App Store is rated pretty accurately, I’d give it two stars, but the beta version app, which is been out for over a year works perfectly, and I would read it higher than the other snippet apps on the App Store, because it has snippet search functionality, along with syncing the same snippets that are on my computer. 

I have 400+ snippets and to be able to search quickly through all of them and quickly plug in the one I need, is so much more useful than all the other snippet apps that have folders and buttons.

### 2/5 — Great product that needs revamp!

*2023-04-17*

Great product that needs a revamp. Hasn’t been updated for 2 years! If there was something better I would switch, but I don’t want to! Please update this puppy. It is too glitchy to use on iOS, which is what I need it most. Again, I love this product, just wish it was up to date.

### 1/5 — what the .hh??

*2023-04-13*

If the app is called TEXT EXPANDER and it is “sold” as a Mac app, A iPhone app and an iPad app, please then pray tell why will it not expand in ipad or iPhone? It used to. If it doesn’t expand on iOS then what DOES it do? That is, if you still want my money next month. Right now, it’s regally sitting on my iOS devices without doing a thing in the world. There are the keyboards, sure, but why do they keep defaulting back to whatever keyboard that is not the one branded by Text Expander. So many questions, so much frustration. Am I holding it wrong?

### 1/5 — Dead app.

*2023-03-07*

App hasn’t been updated in 2 years (as of March 2023).

Great on Mac, though.

### 2/5 — The removal of features

*2022-09-24, version 4.6.5*

I’ll be honest, I’m extremely disappointed with removal of text expander functionality with apps such as drafts. The keyboard doesn’t provide the same functionality… for instance, I can’t use fill in fields in my expansions on iOS with the keyboard, it expands the entire snippet without allowing me to edit my fill in fields. The in app Drafts functionality allowed me to do this.  
I have been a long time user of this app and want to continue but breaking my workflows feels like a complete reverse to the automation your company and app support. I hope the in app keyboard gains more functionality or you reconsider the current moves because the way things are currently has me as an extremely dissatisfied user.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iPhone

*2022-06-16, version 4.6.5*

Works great on my Mac and allows my team to sync across members but it doesn’t work at all on iPhone.  Thus one star.

### 2/5 — Neglected app

*2022-06-04, version 4.6.5*

TextExpander is an essential service, but the iOS app looks like it hasn’t been updated since 1972 and it lacks key functions (such as editing snippets containing variables with preselected options).

### 1/5 — Horrible on iOS

*2022-04-29, version 4.6.5*

Given the subscription cost, this REALLY needs attention. Unbelievably awful.

### 1/5 — Fix Please

*2022-02-13, version 4.6.5*

This is all on Smile’s dev team, now. I don’t mind paying for the subscription, but the keyboard has to deliver. Make this keyboard able to search through all the snippets like yoink does for its files. Make the keyboard respond like the ios keyboard, so I don’t have to type somslowly and accurately to get the words out on it compared to the ios stock keyboard. Give me the option to get rid of the Text Expander T button. Add support for iOS autocomplete. Give us snippets search in spotlight. Allow for mousing the cursor by holding down spqcebar. Whatever Apple won’t help with, tell us and we’ll fule bugs. I hate that I can’t turn off Apple’s snippet expansion by toggle. There’s a lot Smile could do tomfix this and make it work for the annual fee. They just aren’t developing it. How about a safari extension? How about Grammarly support? Maybe work with Xsearch. Work closer with Drafts App and fantastical to eliminate app updates for snippets.

### 1/5 — Award for most crashes goes to this app

*2021-11-24, version 4.6.5*

My god…this app crashes 100% more than any of the apps on my iPad Air 4 because no other app crashes….

## Frequently asked questions about TextExpander + Keyboard

### What does TextExpander + Keyboard do?

This app provides a custom keyboard for your iPhone and iPad that allows you to expand short abbreviations into longer pre-written text snippets. This helps you type faster and more efficiently by automating the input of frequently used phrases, addresses, email signatures, and more across any application.

### What are the key features of TextExpander + Keyboard?

Key features include expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently used text, working in all apps via the TextExpander custom keyboard, inserting text like greetings and email signatures, automatic date insertion, and the ability to create snippets with a rich text editor. It also supports multiple snippet groups and predefined groups for autocorrect, emoji, and symbols.

### How much does TextExpander + Keyboard cost?

The application itself is free to download and use. However, it requires a TextExpander account, which may have associated costs or subscription plans for full functionality and syncing across devices. Specific pricing details for the TextExpander account can be found on the developer's website.

### What devices is TextExpander + Keyboard compatible with?

This app is designed for use on Apple devices, specifically your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. It utilizes the custom keyboard functionality available on these iOS devices to provide its text expansion features.

### What are common use cases for TextExpander + Keyboard?

Common use cases include quickly inserting your email address or signature, expanding common phrases or sentences, automatically adding the current date, filling out forms with pre-written text, and correcting common typos. It's ideal for anyone who does a lot of typing on their mobile devices for work or personal communication.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 4.6.5 — 2020-10-28

- Fix keyboard dimensions on 4th generation iPad Air

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