Being able to find a keyboard that suits your typing style can be an invaluable improvement for anyone, especially if you frequently use your iPhone to communicate.

Even if the only typing you do on your iPhone is with iMessage, think about how much time you spend composing messages. Wouldn’t a more efficient keyboard be a huge help?

Pouces is an ingenious keyboard app that has a unique layout specifically designed for speed and efficiency.

While it may be unlike anything you’ve used before, if you’re willing to go through a bit of a learning curve, this app could be perfect for you.

Concept and Functionality:

Experimenting with keyboards is something that took me a bit of time to try, mainly because I’m one of those iPhone users who isn’t a fan of change.

However, imagine easily typing a text message with one finger or being able to compose a lengthy email in a just matter of a couple minutes. That’s the benefit to using the right keyboard.

Pouces, created by Charles Clement, features a keyboard layout you’ve likely never seen before.

Just about every keyboard app, including Apple’s default keyboard, uses the QWERTY format that was created when keyboards were part of clunky physical typewriters and typing had to be intentionally slowed down.

Unlike QWERTY keyboards, Pouces was designed specifically to make typing faster and easier. This was done by redesigning how the keyboard is organized, which is why it’s divided into six different zones with a vowel in the middle of each zone.

In order to type, you tap on the middle of a zone and swipe in the direction of the letter you want to enter. Instead of making broad sweeping motions like you normally would when using a swipe gesture keyboard, you’re making many tiny motions to type out what you need.

Perhaps the steepest learning curve comes with figuring out where letters are on the keyboard. The only pattern I can find is a location of a vowel in the middle of each zone. There is seemingly no rhyme or reason as to where other letters and symbols are placed on the keyboard.

Features:

Along with a brand-new layout, Pouces helps soften the learning curve by guiding new users through a very comprehensive tutorial that covers nearly everything you need to know about the keyboard.

This tutorial is incredibly helpful and I definitely recommend going through it a few times.

Pouces also includes fast access to accented letters and numbers, which is especially helpful if you frequently type in other languages besides English.

There’s also support for text replacement and switching back to your previous keyboard layout if you need to.

Value:

Pouces is available to download on the App Store for $1.99, making it a bit pricey for a keyboard app.

If I could make one recommendation, it would be to either offer a free demo version of Pouces so users can see if it’s something they could use or offer an in-app purchase to unlock the full version of the keyboard.

With Pouces being as complex as it is, new users might be fearful of investing in an app they may not enjoy using.

Overall, Pouces is an iPhone keyboard app with plenty of potential benefits for users who stick with it.

However, it will take plenty of patience to master, so don’t expect to start using it like a pro right away.

If you’re looking for a better typing experience and are willing to learn a completely new keyboard layout then it’s definitely worth a try.

Pouces requires iOS 12.4 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Source link:https://www.theiphoneappreview.com/pouces-iphone-app-review/

from : Mid Atlantic Consulting, Inc.