External Keyboard App Reviews

Really bad application ......

The application is a navigator for internet !!!

Why this app is still in store ?

This is not a keyboard app.

What a waste of .99 cents! It only works on this one single app. It will not allow you to use the iPhone keyboard on any other app. Dont waste your time or money! Can I get a refund?

This is a fake software! Dont use IT!

Downloaded app for $.99 and will not even open on iPad or iPhone. Please refund my account!

I took me about 2 hours to learn how to do this just to have a small keyboard.

Great concept but it feels rather unpolished and Im having problems making the deviced connect to each other. Most of the time I resort to manually punching IP addresses in the manu for this kind of apps but there are no options to be found, neither the manual on how to connect.

finally i can type greek!!!

Yes, you can use your iPod touch as the keyboard for your iPad, and since I often carry both around, this can be quite useful. HOWEVER, you can only use the iPod Touch as an external keyboard when your iPad is running the External Keyboard app. This app can only be used as a rudimentary web browser and to send email. Some notes: 1. There is no spell checking when you type this way. So, this would only make sense if you are really good with the iPod keyboard (and dont make many mistakes like I do). 2. The on screen keyboard on the iPad does not retract. (One of the main advantages of using a hardware keyboard with the iPad is that you recover the screen real estate taken up by the keyboard.) 3. Backspace does not function properly. If you move the cursor to a new location (say to correct a spelling error 20 characters ago and you just noticed now) and hit backspace, the cursor jumps to the end of the text instead of deleting the previous character. 4. To connect, launch both apps and wait for the "connect" indicator to turn green. If it doesnt connect, quit one of the apps and relaunch. 5. You can cut and paste. This could be useful if you want to type a long message in some other app. Type it in this apps email window, copy to the clipboard and paste in the other app.

I thought it would work everywhere in the iPad, other apps doing much better than this.

I thought it would be a general purpose keyboard replacement for any app: i.e. use your iPad as a keyboard for your iPhone (or something), but it doesnt do that. It also appears to only be one-way, the browser starts on the iPad, and the keyboard starts on the iPhone. *boggle* Developers; Improve your description! Your lack of information is borders on misleading.

I purchased this app with a full understanding of its limitations, for example unintuitive and frustrating bug where placing moving the caret on the iPad will still result in the iPhone making changes at the end of text block. The really unforgivable aspect of External Keyboard is that when loading the app on iPad to receive iPhone input, the browser loads a built-in web browser that loads an "anonymous" Google search field (which may feed revenue to Gp imports) and an AdMob ad in the space above the keyboard. I paid for this app?! To rectify this situation the developer should allow users to choose email as the default mode on application launch. Even better, provide an empty ad-free space for users to input text to copy-and-paste into a different app.

It can use only their browser... And can not type Korean... It makes type like this ㅎㅏㄴㄱㅡㄹ Dont buy it...

This is a very cool idea, but I feel like I bought the "proof-of-concept" version. In context, I am an educator, attorney, and web designer. I have a ton of gadgets, but Im never without both my iPod and my iPad. That being said, here are my three major gripes: 1) As others have noted, this app only works with its own proprietary email and browser. You cant use it to enter text into Notes, for instance. 2) I could live with that shortcoming, BUT... this thing has no mouse/trackpad function! Thus while I can type on the iPod, I have to physically touch the iPad to navigate. You should be able to toggle between the keyboard and trackpad, a la Logitechs TouchMouse. 3) Moreover, the text I type on the iPod does not appear in the iPod real estate above the keyboard. All it says is "connected", which is not very helpful and a huge waste of space. This app should mirror my text on the iPod where Im typing it, as well as on the iPad. Numbers #2 and #3 (above) are deal-breakers for me because my iPod sits on a shelf about two feet above my desk. I have to leave my iPod and reach up to my iPad to do any navigation. Also, I have to squint that extra two feet to see what I actually wrote (since its not mirrored on the iPod). Hopefully a future release will allow you to toggle between the keyboard and a trackpad, as well as fix these other issues. Once these are done, this will be one of my "rockstar" apps.

Quite worthless. Very slow to respond, doesnt hide the keyboard while you type. And the browser they make you use is slow and pathetic. Was hoping to use this with at least safari. Wish I could get a refund.

If I could give zero stars I would. They promoted wireless keyboard. However it only works with their personal browser. Which also is very slow. Not worth it.

Reasons: Its not usable as a true-external keyboard. It will not work throughout your iPad, but only in their browser. Which is, pathetic and mediocre at best. There is absolutely no reason to buy this.

This app should be pulled from the store for all the reasons others have stated.