OftenType Keyboard Will Save You Time

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If you often find yourself typing the same data over and over (perhaps your address or one of your many email addresses), there’s a good chance that OftenType, a new keyboard for iOS 8, will save you a fair amount of time.

Oftentype allows you to set up custom keys to the standard keyboard that will provide a shortcut to commonly used phrases. OftenType adds a small globe key to the bottom corner of your keyboard. Tapping the glove key brings up a keyboard filled with your shortcut keys (complete with icons). While the original iOS keyboard allows you to set up shortcut phrases (for example, you can set it up to type out “be right back” when you type in “brb”), we’ve found that OftenType makes the whole process much easier. There’s no need to remember any shortcut phrases – simply tap the desired icon in the OftenType menu, and the corresponding phrase will be typed out for you.

OftenType allows you to store up to four phrases for each key. Default keys include email, name, address, phone, company name, and the ability to set up as many custom keys as you’d like (you can even store whole messages if you type the same message frequently). If you find yourself constantly having to type out the same pieces of information, OftenType is a real time-saver. File this keyboard under “apps you never knew you needed, but now can’t live without.”

OftenType is available for $1.99 at the App Store.

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