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TouchPal v3.5

The trouble with most touch screen keyboards is that the restriction in screen space usually means you have to skip back and forth between different keypads to enter symbols, numbers, and letters. TouchPal takes a different approach.

Each of the main keyboard's letter keys has not only two characters on it, but also a number and a symbol in faint type. The idea is that you press a key, then swipe your finger up, down, left or right to get the character you want. Press the 'ty' key, for instance, hold your finger on it then swipe it down, and TouchPal produces a comma. Press the same key, but swipe your finger up then down, and the number 3 is produced. It sounds complicated, but after a bit of practise it's effective, and it removes the need to continually switch between symbole, number and letter keypads.


Straightforward typing is TouchPal's real strength, however. The quickest way to type with it is to use the aforementioned 15 key T+ pad, which has two letters per key and utilises a T9-style predictive text algorithm to predict what you're typing. At the end of each word you simply press space, or select a different option from the list of words that appears above the keyboard.


There's also a QWERTY layout, which you switch to simply be sweeping your finger across the T+ pad. Here, though, the keys are very skinny so typing can be laborious. And there's more: an ABC layout keyboard has three or four letters per key, for fans of traditional T9 number pad texting, there's a dedicated symbol and number pad, plus a shortcut pad with quick keys for commonly used text snippets - www. @gmail @yahoo and .com can all be inserted with a single button press. It's the ultimate touchscreen keyboard.


The best part, however, is the price. The standard version, with just the T+ text entry is free, while the Professional version (with the alternative keyboards, plus enhanced error correction and word prediction) is a steal at a mere $13.

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