Lekhi - Avro Phonetic Keyboard
Abdul Momin Sakib Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lekhi - Avro Phonetic Keyboard is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Abdul Momin Sakib. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 12, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 17 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 12
- 2026 · v1.0
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About Lekhi - Avro Phonetic Keyboard
Type Bangla naturally, smoothly, and privately on your iPhone with Lekhi — the tactile 3D Mechanical Avro Phonetic keyboard. Whether you're chatting with friends, drafting emails, or sharing updates on social media, Lekhi turns phonetic English into rich, accurate Bengali in real time. Simply type "ami" to get "আমি", or "bangla" to get "বাংলা". KEY FEATURES • Avro Phonetic Transliteration: Write Bengali effortlessly using intuitive phonetic English typing rules (Avro syntax). • Smart Suggestions & Autocorrect: Powered by a built-in 150,000+ word dictionary, the three-card suggestion bar gives you instant, accurate word completions and candidate options. • Tactile 3D Mechanical Keycaps: Enjoy a premium, retro mechanical keyboard feel on mobile with custom keycap bevels, drop shadows, and responsive animations. • Authentic Mechanical Switch Sounds: Choose from multiple switch audio profiles including Blue Switch (clicky), Brown Switch (tactile), Red Switch (linear), Black Switch, and Cream Switch — or turn sounds off when you need silence. • Rich Haptic Feedback: Feel every keystroke with finely tuned vibration feedback that brings mechanical switches to life under your fingertips. • Multiple Layouts: Switch between Avro Phonetic, Probhat Layout, and English mode with a single tap or smooth spacebar swipe. • Spacebar Swipe Switcher: Glide left or right across the spacebar to seamlessly toggle between languages and layouts without opening menus. • Bengali Numerals (১, ২, ৩): Option to output native Bengali digits automatically. • Built-in Avro Cheat Sheet: Searchable phonetic reference guide with complete breakdowns for Vowels (স্বরবর্ণ), Consonants (ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ), Kar (কার), and Conjuncts (যুক্তবর্ণ). • Bangla Typing Speed Test: Test and improve your Words-Per-Minute (WPM), accuracy, and speed with built-in interactive typing challenges. • Beautiful Theme Collection: Choose from Classic Mechanical (Light), Onyx Mechanical (Dark), Pure AMOLED Black, Retro 80s Beige, and automatic iOS dynamic appearance. 100% OFFLINE & PRIVACY-FIRST Lekhi is engineered with your security and privacy as the highest priority: • Zero Network Requests: All transliteration, dictionary indexing, and autocorrect happen strictly on your device. • No "Allow Full Access" Required: Lekhi works completely in sandbox mode without requesting Open Access permissions. • Zero Data Collection: No telemetry, no keystroke tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. What you type stays entirely on your phone. OPEN SOURCE & CREDITS • Free & Open Source: Lekhi is open-sourced under the MIT License at https://github.com/abdulmominsakib/lekhi • Transliteration Engine: Powered by the open-source OpenBangla/riti engine under MPL-2.0. • Reference Architecture: Inspired by Lekho (macOS) by Abdur Rahim. Download Lekhi today and enjoy the most satisfying, tactile, and accurate Bangla typing experience on iOS!
App privacy
The developer, Abdul Momin Sakib, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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