Everything it does.

A full keyboard and a translator, entirely on your device. Nothing here needs the internet.

Translation

Type, pause, translate

Write your message normally. After a short pause the translation appears above the keys; one tap replaces your text, and undo is one tap away.

Three modes

Manual, Preview, or Automatic, with an adjustable pause from half a second to three. You decide how eager the keyboard is.

Two-way conversations

It detects the language you typed and picks the direction automatically, so one pair carries a whole back-and-forth.

Four tones

Neutral, Casual, Street, or Formal. The register you choose is remembered per language pair, so work stays formal and friends stay casual.

Recent pairs

The pairs you actually use surface as one-tap chips in the keyboard, no menu digging mid-conversation.

Apple's models, on device

Two on-device models. Apple Intelligence for nuance and tone on iPhone 15 Pro and later. Apple Translation, with offline language packs, on any iPhone: it needs Full Access, the only permission PolyGotcha ever uses, and only if you choose that model.

It follows the conversation

The keyboard keeps your last sent messages in mind, so the next translation keeps your names, your register, and what "it" refers to. In memory only, never stored, forgotten when you leave the field.

Keyboard

Layouts that follow you

QWERTY, AZERTY, or QWERTZ, chosen automatically from the language you type in, or pinned manually if you prefer one.

Number row

An optional row of digits above the letters, system-keyboard style.

Emoji

A stock-style picker with every category and your frequently used up front.

Accents and holds

Long-press any letter for its accents, with an adjustable hold delay. Hold the space bar to move the cursor precisely.

Typing niceties

Auto-capitalization, double-space period, and key preview balloons. Each one has a switch, so the keyboard behaves exactly the way you expect.

Real keyboard feel

Full multi-touch, accelerating key repeat on delete, and touch handling modeled on the system keyboard, gaps included. Optional haptics, if you have Full Access on for Apple Translation.

Settings and languages

Set once, in the app

Preferences live in the app's Settings tab and reach the keyboard automatically. Daily controls, pair, mode, and tone, stay right on the keyboard.

Speaks your language

The app and keyboard are localized in English, French, and Portuguese, both Brazil and Portugal.

3.5 MB

Smaller than a single photo. No frameworks, no trackers, no bloat: the keyboard appears instantly, and translation runs at the speed of your iPhone because nothing ever waits on a network.

Private and fair

Privacy enforced by iOS

PolyGotcha has no servers. Leave Full Access off, the default, and the operating system itself keeps everything you type on your device. Read the policy; it is short.

Typing is free, forever

The keyboard itself never costs a thing. Translation is Pro: a small subscription, or one lifetime purchase if you hate subscriptions too.

Download on the App Store Free to download. 7-day free trial of Pro.