A full keyboard and a translator, entirely on your device. Nothing here needs the internet.
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.
Manual, Preview, or Automatic, with an adjustable pause from half a second to three. You decide how eager the keyboard is.
It detects the language you typed and picks the direction automatically, so one pair carries a whole back-and-forth.
Neutral, Casual, Street, or Formal. The register you choose is remembered per language pair, so work stays formal and friends stay casual.
Translating into a language you can't read means trusting a sentence you can't check. One tap turns the translation back into your own language, so you see what the other person will actually read.
Fixes spelling, grammar and accents in the language you're writing, without translating it. It works in whatever language you type, even one you haven't set up. Needs an iPhone with Apple Intelligence.
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.
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.
QWERTY, AZERTY, or QWERTZ, chosen automatically from the language you type in, or pinned manually if you prefer one.
An optional row of digits above the letters, system-keyboard style.
A stock-style picker with every category and your frequently used up front.
Long-press any letter for its accents, with an adjustable hold delay. Hold the space bar to move the cursor precisely.
Auto-capitalization, double-space period, and key preview balloons. Each one has a switch, so the keyboard behaves exactly the way you expect.
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.
Languages, models, modes and every preference live in the app's Settings and reach the keyboard automatically. The keyboard keeps what you change mid-conversation: swap the direction, or change the tone.
The app and keyboard are localized in English, French, and Portuguese, both Brazil and Portugal.
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.
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.
The keyboard itself never costs a thing. Translation is Pro: a small subscription, or one lifetime purchase if you hate subscriptions too.