The Banana Split Keyboard User Reviews

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Can t disable the spell check

I just hate spell check and autocomplete in general and I can't disable it here. For example it is hard to type “ilius b” it corrects it to Iliad.

Horrible

It has a feature that continues to change format and capitalizations. It makes autocorrect look good. It even decides to erase a line break and words from previous line at random. My hopes of having a split keyboard were NOT met.

Works on iPad Pro 12.9 fifth GEN with iOS 26

At first, it would not show up, but after rebooting it works perfectly

Wants your data

Requires all the data that you type!

Can’t make it work

I have enabled all permissions but I do not know how to actually use it. The link to the developer is a dead end.

Dodgy app with weird design choices

This app requires full access to your keyboard. It also uses its own weird sound effects instead of the default one. The backspace also doesn’t work properly and does not resize correctly.

Could work but buggy, needs fixing

This is a great idea, works well... but only in Apple's built in apps, not any others. Once that's fixed it will be great

Good Luck With Words The Keyboard Thinks Are Misspelled

its Impossible to enter a word that the keyboard thinks is not spelled correctly. This includes word that aren't misspelled, but are simply not in the keyboard’s vocabulary. For example, it is impossible to type “keyboard’s” using the split keyboard. Good luck with a specialist medical term, or the name of a prescription medication like “Metformin”. The split keyboard will always change it to "Metro min". There is also no dictation button. These problems make the keyboard useless for me.
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Worst app ever..don’t waste your time

This waste of a space app doesn’t even work… do not download

Offensive Word Suggestions

The keyboard isn’t the best but is a solution to Apple ditching the Split Keyboard on home button less iPads. The only problem I have with this keyboard is the fact that the Keyboard can suggest words that are seen as discriminatory or offensive. Once this is fixed I may start using it again.

Still doesn’t work

I had hoped this might solve the problem of the missing split keyboard on the new iPads, but sadly it doesn’t work.
If I could leave no stars then I would.

It’s just ok. Not great. Uninstalling.

It’s suggestions are really bad and there’s no way to override them on a word to word basis the way you can with the apple built in keyboard. And turning off suggestions completely isn’t an option because then you make too many mistakes. Also, they’ve tried to implement the space key navigation but for some reason it’s really clumsy and slow.
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Doesn’t work

I went to the set up and then tried to get this to work…it doesn’t.

Deleted app.

Unfortunately the only option..

Needs a lot of work. Spell check, auto correct/capitalize, and alignment need to be reworked. Please give an update. Thanks for being an option.

Cannot get past settings

When trying to set up the app, it takes me to keyboard settings but won’t continue the set up process even after allowing full access. Waste of time.

Thank you!

It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the standard keyboard, but it gives 11 & 12 inch pro users a crucial feature: A split keyboard. Slight grammar issues when it comes to apostophies (it refuses to allow "Apple" to have a possessive apostrophe for example when auto/prediction is enabled). FYI, you may need to restart your ipad for it to show up in keyboard selection.
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Needs a LOT of work.

Well, it does split the keyboard, but most of the other functions simply do not work. Adjusting the cursor to the spot you want is near impossible. There is no way that I see to auto put a period at the end of the sentence. Often words will be capitalized out of nowhere and trying to get the cursor back to that spot….well I already mentioned that. Not worth the download for me
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Saved me from selling my ipad air

Works just fine ... Is it exactly like the split keyboard on the regular ipad? No but it may do a couple of things better .. Like the coloured function keys and suggested spellings ... And you can quickly pause the suggestions if they give you the british spelling for things like 'colored' above ... A++ ... seriously was looking to sell this ipad air for regular gen 9 regular ipad (they took split away on gen 10)
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Spell check, punctuation etc

Its not nearly helpful as the Apple version which isn't supported on my ipad air 4th Generation device apparently due to the size of the screen which exceeds 10.5". this app does not use the spell checker inherent to your device but rather introduces their own which is not nearly on par witb the Apple keyboard. I use it for notes but nothing I would send out via email or publish. this app is no time saver.
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suggestions are awful

You will need to turn off suggestions. The programming is useless and forces changes to your words often to things you are not searching for. it does not allow you keep your word if It wants to suggeat a correction. it does not auto capitalize as you can see. its amazingly bad but this is the only split keyboard that works on my ipad.
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