The AI keyboard built for student writing
Essays, professor emails, group-chat replies, application letters — all polished from the same keyboard. Works in every app on your iPhone.
You write in three modes a day: messaging friends, emailing professors, and producing the kind of writing that gets graded. The stock iPhone keyboard treats all three the same. An AI keyboard lets you shift tone, translate, and rewrite without leaving Mail, Notes, or Messages.
What KeyAI does for students
Tone-shift for any context
Draft a message to a professor and tap Tone → Professional. Same casual sentence becomes appropriately formal. Reverse the same flow for a Slack message to a study group.
Translate inside any app
Class discussion in a second language? Write in English, tap Translate, send in the target language — without copy-pasting to Google Translate. 55+ languages supported.
Paraphrase to avoid repetition
Rewrite the same idea three different ways in an essay paragraph without staring at the cursor. Paraphrase doesn't change the meaning — just the wording.
Ask AI in any text field
Stuck on what to call your CS lab partner in an email? Tap Ask AI without leaving Mail, get an answer, keep typing. Saves the constant Cmd+Tab to ChatGPT.
Real workflows
FAQ
Can an AI keyboard help me write essays on iPhone?
Yes, especially for editing passes — tighten paragraphs with Paraphrase → Concise, shift register with Tone → Academic, and quickly translate quotes from source material. Use Notes or any text app; the AI keyboard works everywhere.
Will my professor know I used an AI keyboard?
The output is generally indistinguishable from human writing, especially for tone changes and paraphrasing. That said, originality and ideas come from you — an AI keyboard is an editing tool, not an authoring tool. Use it the way every professional writer uses an editor.
Is there a student discount for KeyAI?
KeyAI runs $39.99/year — which is already below most "student pricing" for similar tools — plus a lifetime option at $59.99 (pay once, own forever). The 3-day trial is no-card so you can test it on a paper or two before paying.
Does an AI keyboard work in Google Docs and Notes?
Yes. AI keyboards work at the iOS keyboard layer, so they're available in every app that has a text field — Notes, Google Docs, Apple Pages, Microsoft Word, Notion, Bear, Obsidian, and every messaging app.
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