Real Bad
It is intuitive and difficult to manage.
Workable but highly flawed
Once snippets have been created on another device, and if the app actually communicates with iCloud properly, the app is usable. But creating snippets on iPhone is completely impossible, which makes any attempt to use the app in a quick and reactive way a lost cause. The moment you try to create or edit a snippet it’s like the app interface expands to be 25% larger than the iPhone screen area, meaning you can no longer see, select, add, or edit text. I’d say that the only platform it really works well on is macOS, but adding snippets there is an exercise in metronome-regular crashes and restarts. One has to wonder if the app developers are testing this app at all, or just tossing it out to us with barely a look back.
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Response from developer
Hello Gwynn, we're really sorry that you've had such an uneven experience creating and syncing snippets. We do test our apps as far as we can before release, using a combination of simulators and test hardware. However, as there are only two of us and we can't test for every possible setup, sometimes glitches can slip through. We act on these as soon as they are reported to us. Due to the review process, when new devices are released with very little notice it can take us a little while to get updates in to the store to accommodate unexpected changes such as different screen sizes or other feature tweaks. The good news is we are currently hard at work on a major overhaul of our flagship Mac app that ought to finally address the stability issues that can affect the legacy version Apple currently sells on the Mac App Store. In our testing so far it works well in tandem with the TypeIt4Me Touch notepad app. If you'd like to get early access to test the beta and help us identify interoperability issues, please do get in touch with us directly via our website. We'd love the opportunity to work with you to smooth things out, improve your experience and make our apps better for everyone.
Still Not Syncing
A year after notifying the development team that snippets weren't syncing across devices, and still nothing fixed. In fact, I now can't edit snippets on iOS. I close the app after editing, then reopen, and my edit has reverted back to previous state. I can only edit on the Mac now.
A long-time fan
I’ve used TypeIt4Me for many years and find it invaluable. I downloaded the new OS and iOS versions a few days ago and had a question for Ettore support. The detailed and helpful answer came within a day from an actual human being.
Fantastic App
Absolute fantastic App, I have been looking for a Boilerplate App like this for a considerable time, this App is already revolutionising my ability to convey information and request information to and from my clients. A dream come true!
Time saver that syncs across devices
Saves a lot of time by allowing you to use keyboard shortcuts for frequently typed text! Snippets sync via iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac.
It’s a little frustrating to have to invoke a special keyboard in order to access the snippets, but that’s a limitation set by Apple not the developer.
It’s a little frustrating to have to invoke a special keyboard in order to access the snippets, but that’s a limitation set by Apple not the developer.
Not working for me at all
I can’t get it to work on the iPad at all.
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but nothing works.
I choose the type it for me keyboard using the globe key as usual.
Then type, in apple mail, nothing in any app nothing including the notes section in TypeIt4Me
I’m quite computer literate so can’t imagine what my sister would do.
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but nothing works.
I choose the type it for me keyboard using the globe key as usual.
Then type, in apple mail, nothing in any app nothing including the notes section in TypeIt4Me
I’m quite computer literate so can’t imagine what my sister would do.
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Fantastic app with great support
Love the app and totally understand its shortcomings due to iOS, it’s a shame you have to use a third party keyboard to use the snippets but until Apple sort this nothing better can be done in my opinion than the current implementation the developers have done.
I did have some small issues with the app but it’s fantastic to see the app developers take this on board and implement them in just a few months!
I did have some small issues with the app but it’s fantastic to see the app developers take this on board and implement them in just a few months!
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Brilliantly crafted intuitive software, bravo
Had to recently shift from another platform, thank you for creating this wonderful product, a joy to use.
A Solid Solution
I use this app multiple times a day, so I thought I would give it a shout out. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best solution I have found on the Mac and iOS for text expansion. Why is it not perfect? It’s been a little bit buggy over the years, but most of that has been worked out. That’s why I’m giving it five stars and I hope the developer continues to work on it! You should give it a try.
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Super
Funziona alla Perfezione. L’aspetto fantastico è che esiste la versione desktop con la sincronizzazione per cui si possono caricare le Shortcuts sul computer per poi ritrovarsele sull’iPhone. Ciliegina sulla torta non ha abbonamento come le app sue colleghe più blasonate.
Good follow through to Mac app
Having been a fan of the MacOS version since it first came out I like the keyboard's approach to predicting my list of shortcuts synched from my Mac, but I would have preferred go see my shortcuts appear on a separate line as I really miss the usual IOS word predictions which don't seem to come up the same way.
I also miss being able to swipe down on the keys to get the numbers without having too switch to the number layout.
If those two issues could be resolved, I'd give it 5 stars.
I also miss being able to swipe down on the keys to get the numbers without having too switch to the number layout.
If those two issues could be resolved, I'd give it 5 stars.
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Doesn’t behave well with external keyboards
When used with third-party apps, TypeIt4Me doesn’t seem to understand I might be using an external (Smart) keyboard. So much so that the on-screen TypeIt4Me keyboard is displayed at the same time as I’m typing on my Smart keyboard. And text replacement doesn’t work when I’m typing on my Smart keyboard. This needs fixing.
Other than that major issue, looks like it could be a useful app.
Other than that major issue, looks like it could be a useful app.
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Truly excellent!
I had been thinking of buying this for some time, but as it had not been updated for quite a while I was worried the developer may have abandoned it. It has now been updated, so I decided to go for it. Always a worry if there is no trial version. I am so pleased I did. Works incredibly well. Fast accurate predictions and syncs immediately and reliably via iCloud. Plus it offers multi line expansions in any app using the dedicated keyboard. Highly recommended!
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Not as seamless as on the Mac
On the Mac, I can type dta and have it replace the text with 20171223. With this app, I have to go to a different keyboard and then type dta, and then try to go back to the regular keyboard.
Replacing text with current date and or time is the only thing not available through iOS>Settings>Keyboard>Text Replacement. Which I find is something I don’t do on iOS since there are no files to change the name on.
Replacing text with current date and or time is the only thing not available through iOS>Settings>Keyboard>Text Replacement. Which I find is something I don’t do on iOS since there are no files to change the name on.
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TypeIt4Me Touch
Nice addition to my iPad, I have used this app for years on my iMac and now I can enjoy using it to aid and speed up my work on my iPad. Simple to use and link with my IMac using iCloud. It would be nice not to have to change keyboards!
Bien mais...
imstallation facile. la u cst sence gagner du temps, je aimpas e teps d'apprendre le QWERTY
Great App!
I can't speak to the usefulness of the custom keyboard since I do not use it. Within the app you may use any keyboard that you like and this is what I do. It is great for entering computer code. Thank you very much!
Incomplete Bluetooth Keyboard Support (iOS limitation)
This app seemed to work just fine in my tests. Unfortunately, in my case it isn't capable of doing what I was hoping it would do.
I use a bluetooth keyboard for all my typing on the iPad, so that is the only method I tried out. The snippets worked as expected and were triggered great within the application.
Unfortunately, the snippets cannot be triggered by typing the keywords on a bluetooth keyboard outside of the TypeIt4Me application. This is apparently a limitation in how iOS handles keyboard extensions as of the time of this review, so it is beyond the developer's control. So you would have to use the onscreen keyboard to trigger the snippets.
In my case, I needed the snippets to use with my programming text editor, which has several other features I use. So working in the TypeIt4Me application is not really an option.
So I will be returning this application. However, I wanted to leave a 5 star review for the quick and detailed customer service I received.
I use a bluetooth keyboard for all my typing on the iPad, so that is the only method I tried out. The snippets worked as expected and were triggered great within the application.
Unfortunately, the snippets cannot be triggered by typing the keywords on a bluetooth keyboard outside of the TypeIt4Me application. This is apparently a limitation in how iOS handles keyboard extensions as of the time of this review, so it is beyond the developer's control. So you would have to use the onscreen keyboard to trigger the snippets.
In my case, I needed the snippets to use with my programming text editor, which has several other features I use. So working in the TypeIt4Me application is not really an option.
So I will be returning this application. However, I wanted to leave a 5 star review for the quick and detailed customer service I received.
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Slows me down
I was so excited about this app, what would I do with all my spare time, not having to type my most common full sentences. Unfortunately, the app doesn't work well in my workflow at all. In order for your shortcuts to work, you have to be in the apps keyboard. But the keyboar does not match the ios keyboard and it is extremely slow to respond. I will type this sentence twice, once in my regular keyboard and once in the typeit4me keyboard. il epet setactwoce, onjnte regua kyboardandnce in h yoeit 4 ekyboard.
That's garbled mess is me trying to type normally in the type it 4 me keyboard. If I want it to come out decently, it would take me at least 3 times longer to type.
Also, the keyboard often covers the words I am typing so I can't even see the result in real time.
To make matters worse, to get out of the keyboard, you don't just press the change keyboard button, you have to scroll up to the next keyboard option. I change keyboards all the time. I have an English, Spanish, and emoji keyboard. Now with this keyboard, when I land on it, I have to take an extra step to get out.
I was excited about what this app could do for my workflow, but instead it is completely destroying my workflow. I can't believe I paid $5 for it. This is likely to inform what I will do after my free trial for the software on my MacBook is up. I am uninstalling until I hear that this has been completely revamped and actually works.
That's garbled mess is me trying to type normally in the type it 4 me keyboard. If I want it to come out decently, it would take me at least 3 times longer to type.
Also, the keyboard often covers the words I am typing so I can't even see the result in real time.
To make matters worse, to get out of the keyboard, you don't just press the change keyboard button, you have to scroll up to the next keyboard option. I change keyboards all the time. I have an English, Spanish, and emoji keyboard. Now with this keyboard, when I land on it, I have to take an extra step to get out.
I was excited about what this app could do for my workflow, but instead it is completely destroying my workflow. I can't believe I paid $5 for it. This is likely to inform what I will do after my free trial for the software on my MacBook is up. I am uninstalling until I hear that this has been completely revamped and actually works.
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