Hi, I just came across this and thought it may be useful for those who want a bit more productivity out of their IOS device..
It was 99c but is free for a limited time. There are IAP but I haven't had time to check that out.
But since its free give it a go yourself.
Do everything within the keyboard without switching apps!
*** Free for a limited time to celebrate an amazing launch!
"ReBoard is great as a time saver. With ReBoard, the same action took 20 seconds rather than 2 minutes." -TheNextWeb
“With ReBoard, tasks like these can easily be completed from within the keyboard window itself without switching apps" -TechCrunch
"it does its job" -LifeHacker
"..best third-party keyboard" -TapSmart
If you are in WhatsApp, how do you schedule a calendar appointment? By switching to Calendar app. Right?
What if you could schedule an appointment from within WhatsApp itself? Wouldn't it save you lot of time?
Meet ReBoard - The Revolutionary Keyboard. Its a system wide keyboard which lets you do lots of such tasks from within the keyboard window.
You can schedule a calendar appointment using natural language input without leaving WhatsApp or any other app you are using.
HOW IT WORKS:
a. Press the command key.
b. Type what you want to search for.
c. Tap an action (eg: search icon).
That action takes what you typed as input and presents the results within the keyboard area.
ReBoard has 19 powerful & easy-to-use actions (like: Calendar, Dropbox, Image search, Calculator etc.) embedded in the keyboard itself.
Every action lets you do more with the results like: copying link, downloading image, inserting link into the app you are using and lots more.
- A few actions require in-app purchase. See list below.
CALENDAR:
Using Calendar action, you can create appointments using natural language input (currently English only) and from any app!
Examples:
1. Project meeting tomorrow 4pm
2. House party next Saturday
3. Call David in 2hrs
DROPBOX:
Search your Dropbox files and share files' links with others.
GOOGLE DRIVE:
Search your Google Drive files and share files' links with others.
IMAGE SEARCH:
Search, preview, download images to your Camera Roll and share them.
SLACK:
Search & Post messages to your Slack groups and channels directly from within the keyboard.
WUNDERLIST:
Add tasks to any list without leaving the app you are using.
FIND NEARBY PLACES:
Search local places, view/share their addresses, call them directly, view their maps within the keyboard or open the location in Google Maps app.
MUSIC:
Search your local music library including songs from Apple Music that you have added in your library. Generate their iTunes links and share with friends.
ALL ACTIONS:
1. Calendar
2. Dropbox (in-app purchase)
3. Google Drive (in-app purchase)
4. Image search
5. Web search
6. Calculator
7. Reminders
8. Translate
9. Wunderlist (in-app purchase)
10. Slack
11. eBay
12. YouTube
13. Wikipedia
14. Google local search with maps (in-app purchase)
15. News lookup
16. Local music search
17. Dictionary
18. Social sharing and save to Pocket
19. Unit converter
More coming soon…
MOVE CURSOR WITH SPACE KEY:
Just move your finger over the space key to move the cursor!
THEMES:
Spice up your ReBoard with 11 colourful themes or load a random theme every time ReBoard appears.
INTUITIVE FAST TYPING:
Swipe up on alphabetic keys to type numbers & punctuation. Swipe up on delete key to delete by word. Swipe up on emoji key to type a quick smiley.
PREDICTIVE EMOJI:
No need to search for the right emoji. ReBoard shows you the most relevant emojis to what you just typed.
FULL EMOJI SUPPORT
SUGGESTION VARIATIONS:
Double tap a dotted suggested word to view its variants. eg: complete word shows completion, completed, completing as its variations.
SWIPE DOWN TO HIDE KEYBOARD
PLEASE NOTE:
Some actions, themes require in-app purchase to unlock. See All Actions list for details.
Supported languages: English, Spanish, French, Deutsch, Italian, Portuguese.
Full access required.
So here's what's new:
- Improved auto-correct
- Added 5 new languages: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Deutsch, and French.
- Added Google Drive action
- Improved typing suggestions
- Added accented characters. Check out the keys: K, X and Emoji
- Improved typing experience
- Lots of tweaks and improvements
- Several bug fixes
Looks like the Dev is pretty responsive on feedback Too!
Maybe he can port this to Android also!