Klava is a privacy-focused keyboard application for iOS devices that emphasizes on-device data handling and user customization. Designed to enhance the typing experience, it offers word suggestions that appear above the keys, allowing users to flick upwards to input a suggested word. The keyboard's language model operates entirely on the device, learning from user input without sending data elsewhere.
The app includes gesture controls such as swiping left to delete words and the ability to assign custom actions to a right swipe. Cursor control can be managed via WASD keys, and users can turn off suggestions, gestures, and other features to tailor the experience to their preferences. Klava supports 27 languages, with quick switching between them by holding the spacebar.
A notable aspect of Klava is its extensive theme selection, offering both modern and nostalgic designs inspired by various operating systems and devices, including iOS, BlackBerry, Sailfish OS, Windows Phone, and the iPod UI. Each theme can unlock unique features, such as special color options, on-keyboard symbol access, or navigation tools like a click wheel. There is also a companion bar for hardware keyboards, providing gestures, emoji, and email suggestions.
Klava is available as a free download from the App Store. The tool is aimed at users seeking a customizable, multilingual, and privacy-first typing solution on their iOS devices.
Klava sits in PulseGate's Other productivity category. Enabling users to type faster and more efficiently on iOS devices with privacy-focused features and customization. It is built as a consumer product for iOS users seeking a better keyboard experience. Klava is a paid product starting at $5. Klava is available on iOS.
Behind Klava is Nikita Shimkus, based in the United States, and the product first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include word predictions, gesture controls, and multilingual support.
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