Really amazing -- wish it could be the default text entry mode for the whole phone
by Argelius1 
This is amazing technology! Can't add anything to the multitude of previous reviews. It really works and has speeded up my typing considerably. Too bad I am sure Apple would never allow the ability to use this as the default text entry mode across all applications. Definitely worth the free download! Would be great if it could also be used for SMS.

Incredible!
by Sfvenn 
This app is amazing. I wish I could type this review with it instead of the apple default keyboard. It's just so much fun to use. Steve, license it or buy them outright. A real winner. Please integrate into other apps until copy paste arrives or apple buys you!

A brilliant app
by JakeinSC 
If Steve Jobs has half of a brain, he will pay the programmer a very large sum of money and integrate this technology into the phone's normal keyboard input. The only complaint I have about this app is that it this hasn't happened yet.

ShapeWriter is almost revolutionary
by reesevans 
I've been using this app for a week or two, on both iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. It has never crashed either platform, it has a high recognition and rate and seems to learn your patterns. This is pretty sophisticated recognition technology for free, can't get better than that. I agree with all the reviewers who want to see it as an optional input method for the iPhone/Touch keyboard. Landscape mode would be nice too.

Very nice
by Noor ny 
It is very nice app for peoples who are slow in iPhone keyboard and it's free.

Amazing
by HomeCraft  
This truly an amazing app. I can't believe how effective it really is. And it free. WOW. Food for thought: how bout adding highlighters. 2nd Review: 10/08/08 This is still one of the best typing app in the app store, but I recently notice that there are apps. that just hit the store that are able to type in landscape mode. Let's get this done in the next Update. Stay #1

Mr
by MarcPage 
Seems to work great for taking English notes, but it is actually faster (and less frustrating and more accurate) to take technical notes in Apple's notepad App.

Wow
by zKeeper12 
This is a great app. Understanding that this is on the app store solely as an experiment for the system behind this, the system is near perfect. My only complaint for this as an app is that I have to pause andlook for the letter I need under my finger, so maybe the developer could implement a system where it shows the letter your finger's on like the iPhone does when you are typing regularly, this would get an 11 out of 10 easy.

So good I already miss it.
by StingersSwarm 
This is the first time I have actally liked an app so much that I felt compelled to submit a review. After maybe a minute and a half using this app I already miss it in writing this review. This Is so good I really wish I could cut and paste bow because I wouldn't type with anything else. I hope that apple might consider rolling this function into future software updates for the iPhone so I can shape write in any situation.

ah-mazing app!
by glossipgirl21 
I don't see why shapewriter Inc. doesnt charge $3 or more for this and I also can't see why apple won't ease up on their rules so that this company can integrate the keyboard into more than notepad. oh well, it's free (shockingly) and I'd like to thank the makers because it works just as promised.

It's smart
by Toxic99 
It is acutite and it learns I would pay 99 cents for it

does what it says it would do
by glg61 
very accurate, you don't have to trace your finger path exactly and it comes up with the right word, or at least a short list with the right word. the "it can't remember a learned word" issue, if that were solved, would bump this to an easy 5, and an app that i'd pay for. thanks for keeping it free.

Works perfectly
by Turtle BBQ 
This application works like magic, wish Apple it could me integrated to my default iPhone keyboard too so I could easily utilize that shape-writing fuction to other programs!

Amazing!!! Must have...
by Nicki456hz 
Love the ease of this app. I find myself wanting to send an email just to use this wonderful way of composing a note. There is room for improvement as others have reported & the one thing we are wishing on a star for is to be able to use this mechanism for text messages. If that can be acheived, this app will be priceless!!! Eitherway, this is a must have. I'd pay $$$ to be able to use this for texting! Seriously. Compared to other foolishness in the app store, this gets a ten star rating. On it's own however, I give it a 4 & not 5 only bc I hope to see it progress. :)I-<

Very simple and intuitive.
by Wanderscribe 
Very easy to learn. Able to use it for email, including replies, without too much effort.Would like to be able to short notes, and have a minimal choice of fonts.Would also like to be able to use it for texting.Thanks for the App.

Very nice but needs more
by Mistadj2u 
I would have giving this a much higher rating. Its nice and accurate but would be better if it would work in landscape because the letter would be slightly bigger and It needs to work with SMS

SMS support
by Ckislam 
If it just supported typing sms...

Seems really great so far
by SeattlePam 
I've just started using this (just got my iPhone a couple of days ago). So I don't know about long-term stability issues others have mentioned. But so far, I'm simply blow away by how easy it is to enter text this way. Typing with the regular keyboard I find really awkward. I especially like that with WritePad you can't misspell a word.I do wish it would recognize contractions -- such as "I'll" -- since I use them a lot in emails etc. Overall, fantastic app.

Love it
by Laishere 
Great for notes&email. I'd have 5 stars if I could use for Texting

Awful upgrade
by Redbeard20 
The new upgrade deleted all of my old notes!

Very nice app
by medhed 
I find this app quite helpful. What I would really like to see is some way of coordinating this with SMS texting. Still a great app with email and note writing but texting would put it over the top.

A
by Nicole of MI 
Just tried it out and I love it so far!

Amazing timesaver
by Premier Coding Solutions, Inc 
I can write emails WAY faster than before by using this app. My only wish is that I could use the WritingPad for ALL data entry... i.e. Text messages, other apps, writing app reviews even

Do you want very fast typing? Get this!
by ~nexus~ 
This type of analysis of tablet movement has been around for 20+ years, but now computer speed and algorythms have caught up to get the job done. You'll be typing almost as fast as you can speak. Excellent Job! I can't wait to see where your work leads to next.

Doesn't it crash too often?
by Neesee 
Deleted! It's not on my phone anymore. I liked it first though.

Innovative
by kuraz 
This app is a good technology showcase for a better keyboard solution. I can't use it (don't want to tease myself with it not integrated into the device and therefore not available for SMS), but I would love it if Apple made this functionality native to the device. 5 stars for the idea and reference implementation alone.

You have to try this!
by 3rdragon 
I hope apple looks into integrating this app/techlonogy into it's keyboard. I want to use it to text, email, write reviews, ect.

Simply Amazing!
by Pixeljuggler 
I wish I could do this on my desktop computer.

I'm
by Christian V 
Please add the apostrophe to "I'm". What does "Im" mean anyhow? Cool concept.

Genius
by Twistfunk 
Surprisingly accurate, fast, and fun-- I would love to use this for texting and web browsing, but notes and email are dramatically improved using WritingPad instead of the proprietary iPhone keyboard. I love how WritingPad allows you to go back and choose a different word from the toolbar if it messes up, and you can add words to the dictionary with a visual confirmation. Try it out!

Awesome program - what a feature shape writing is!
by Ljg-- 
Excellent way to type on an iTouch (iPhone). The one thing I'd like to see in the next iteration is landscape mode for a bit larger keyboard.I hope Apple sees this shape writing technology and considers incorporating it into these wonderful little companions. It is about four or five times faster to type this way...and that's after only 10 minutes messing with it. I bet after an hour, it will be second nature, and all the other programs which require manual input a letter-at-a-time will seem out of date.Thanks for this great utility!

A suggestion?
by mcylinder 
I think it's great and the previous concerns seemed to be addressed. Seeing as dragging is the key feature for selecting typing keys, how about using that for editing as well? Drag over a word to select it and then cut, copy paste etc. That's be really helpful.

great app
by ssombra 
i have just tested it and i think it is a great app. It increases the writing process in a very natural way. It is a shame that it is only available in english. I hope that ShapeWriter considers another languages in the near future (spanish?)

Unreliable
by Mjd200811112 
I used this application successfully and grew to use it for work-related memos. However, when I downloaded the last update all of my notes were erased. I would not recommend using this for any important information as you may unexpectedly lose it.

Wow!
by 629 
Awesome, free app!

Worth it
by mldinslc 
Just down loaded and think it's a great alternative to tapping your finger a million times to your screen. Well worth the download.

Should become universally available text-entry option on iPhone
by flatrockdam 
I love this simple, intuitive text-entry program, and I wish I could select it as my preferred text-entry option throughout the iPhone. Why hasn't Apple integrated this already? Please note current version now remembers vocabulary you add. I hope Apple will post a date and version number with each reviews so that complaints that have been resolved do not tarnish the reputation of the software. Either that or the manufacturer should be able to indicate that an issue has been resolved.

Excellent!
by SandyPod 
I only wish this app could be used for all text entry fields. Shapewriting is definitely more efficient (and it's kind of fun too)! I like how you can return at any time to other possible/suggested words too. Well done!

Awesome
by Cvrcmember 
Excellent app, good job!

Disappointing
by Kah22206 
Would be a nice game if it didn't freeze every other round. How annoying. I deleted it after a couple of attempts at playing it. Very disappointing.

Too Cool !!!
by jovial_71 
Thank you for this app! It works like I do, with efficiency. I keep this one on my front page, as a primary tool. Cheers!

Brilliant
by xmatthewx 
Brilliant idea. Truly unique. It takes a minute to get use to, but it works surprisingly well. I hope it's integrated with more than just email. Then it'll be an indespensible utility.

Needs SMS
by Hgfghkl 
I love this app but it needs to have the ability to text message and not just email

Awesome
by Rockee712 
The app is really smart and the system works really well, but I find the good ole qwerty apple keyboard to be more reliable. Still it's definitly worth a try.

This app deserves no less than 5 stars
by SoEffinMajor 
I absolutely love this app and wish it came with the iPhone automatically. The idea that I can trace letters to make words is fantastic. The app is so easy to use, I find myself using it more and more each day. This is a must-have for every iPhone user. Great great app.

Nice!
by Mogron 
Great app works better than I thought. Took a little getting used too but my first impression gives it a thumbs up!

Very pointless
by LilWeezyanna 
I type 100X faster and more correct on the iPhone's default keyboard. Don't waste your time....

Sweet!
by FreakyFantom 
I wish the main iPhone keyboard had the capability throughout the entire OS. Love it!!

So much faster than one-finger typing!
by Ted M from NJ 
In one quick and free download I went from impractical attempts to use my iPhone for note taking to very practical note taking -- about 4 to 5 times faster! Apple should integrate this into every application that involves typing. Sure it can be improved (slow launch, would be nice to have a wider 'landscape' keyboard and a direct way to add new words) but such a giant leap earns 5 stars.

Great idea; has potential
by ElessarElfstone 
It works well for me. However, it takes too long to load. It would be great to be able to transfer the text to other things than just email - maybe text messages.

Great program!
by Dickie Dubs 
I love this app. It's cut my email writing time in half. I only wish you could import text into email replies and text messages. Maybe when the Apple "geniuses" figure out a simple copy and paste function...

Doesn't Save
by foreveryoung963852 
It works just great except for the most important part about actually saving a note. I type something in, and hit "done", then go back to the main menu to see that the note i just wrote has been deleted, save for like 10 characters. =(

Good ap.
by Imoll 
Spanish version please

Awesome
by non_zero 
I would happily pay for this. Wish there were more export options , like SMS.

Really Great
by George Jenkins 
I will "type" all email on my iphone with this app from now on. After about thirty minutes, you can write very quickly with few wrong guesses. Any chance for SMS support?

Good App But...
by fan49 
Good app when it works. When I tried to create a new note, and before I could write something, the app created an empty note and quit on its own. Afterward, I noticed empty note was created, and when I opened the empty note I noticed the date on top of the note was December 31, 1969. When I was able to get into a new note, and write for a little bit, the app suddenly quit.

ShapeWriter could be better
by Fat Finger 
ShapeWriter's on screen key pad, when used with a stylus, works great. But with my big fat finger, its more like sewing on a button while wearing boxing gloves. There is no way to see where the track-line is or what keys I'm crossing. Apple knows this. The default keyboard displays the active key as a pop-up icon. Suggestion:Move the keypad display higher up a few millimeters and separate the finger contact point from the track-line so that the finger can pass "under" the desired keys? In other words the track-line would appear slightly above the finger tip when shapewriting.Don't provide an option of seeing the inputs that are currently occluded on finger sensitive screens, "WritingPad" will suffer the fate of the Dvorak layout. Everyone agrees the Dvorak layout is superior to the QWERTY, after you learn it. Similarly shapewriting would be superior after much practice. So you must lower the threshold for the beginner, or be as common as Esperanto.

Wonderful App
by Black Belt B***h 
I love this app. It is much easier to use and I think APPLE should incorporate this on all iPhones and iTouches as an option to their standard keyboard. I hesitate to give it 5 stars only because it has crashed my phone a few times and it does have some irritating flaws that I personally don't care for. But overall, major kudos to the developers and I can't wait for the updates to come in to make this app even better.

Absolutely incredible
by Lertulo 
Spend 3 minutes with this and you'll hate ever using the built-in keyboard again. I'm with the other poster below who said this thing should be licensed by apple. On the negative side, the app's display is very slow to scroll, and the app is unresponsive for several seconds after loading. Minor problems; I'm definitely willing to pay for an update.

Forget It!
by DART  
Don't waste your time!!!!

Best idea ever!!
by BMoney$$$ 
The title speaks for it's self. Apple needs this as an update optional for all areas!

Totally cool
by Kaempen 
The ability to pick word choices makes this a killer app

Great idea
by Cowcowcowcowcow 
It is a great concept, but I found it a little hard to use some times. It's either hard to use the writingpad, or I'm just no good at it.

Sorry, just don't see the point!
by FunkyMan3333 
I didn't find it faster to use this mechanism of typing compared to just typing on the normal keyboard. Doesn't categorize notes (which is missing from the iPhone altogether), so I just didn't see the point - it's deleted...

Great idea
by pattithepotato 
This is the beginning of a great idea. If only it could extend to other areas too

Great for long emails
by JaneiR36 
Wow, if Apple ever introduced copy and paste, we'd be unstoppable with this App! I'm pretty good at using the regular keyboard, but only when I at it down and type on a surface, just like aregular keyboard. Shapewriter would be an excellent alternative when that's not an option. Plus, being able to use it to write and respond to emails? Wow, is all I can say!

Really amazing! Must have!
by MoonPod 
Great writing tool - definitely faster than typing for longer messages. Since it doesn't always guess correctly - or I don't finger accurately, short messages sometimes take longer due to corrections. And free? Whoa!

Can't wait for upgrades
by Utah Hands 
Very cool writing tool. It takes a little getting used to but learns quickly and is fairly intuitve. Would be nice if it had better editing tools and options, but awesome for quick notes and such. Even corrects my typical spelling errors. Go Team!!!

why doesnt it work with other stuff?
by redtom82 
i use my notes and SMS a lot and this application doesnt work with any of those. you have to use a seperate application to write stuff in. totally worthless.

What's the point?
by LightnnRod 
Easier to use your thumbs. I can't imagine anybody would be faster tracing than thumbing. If you don't have the keyboard perfectly memorized, and if your moves aren't smooth as glass, you will do lots of do-overs. If you do, you are gifted, and my hat is off to you.

Amazing
by Rohit  
Too good Absolutely amazing A must have

Best app
by Master_Phantom  
I think apple should add this to the iphone note app. Great app, love it.... Now I can't decide witch one should I delete, the original note app or this one. ..... Think it's going to be the original.

Incredible
by Sbz 
Apple should incorporate this into their standard keyboard!!! It's much more efficient and so easy

swish!
by gutzee99 
this app works great and was a breeze to get used to - wish i could use it as the text message entry :(

Fantastic. Should be part of iPhone
by fidus achates 
Apple should make it a default keyboard. So easy to use and finally write SMS naturally as on good phone.

Wow
by TARDISfan 
This is great. It takes some getting used to, but once you do, I'll never want to go back to this typing on the keyboard.

Awesome!
by Megreed014 
I love the app, especially after having to come back to the original keyboard to write this review. The app itself is great, but just after a couple of uses it crashes everytime I use it. It gets frustrating when you're in the middle of an email. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the crashing issue. Other than that, this app is incredibly impressive and remarkably useful!

Apple should make it default input method for iPhone
by Patrick Surry 
Very cool core technology, much more effective way of typing than hunt & peck. Various frustrations with the UI make it painful to use in practice though:- Apple needs to make this available as a plugin replacement for their keyboard throughout- Why not standard offset keyboard layout rather than grid? - When used as standalone app (switching back & forth with Apple's keyboard), it should match their layout (e.g. location/label of bksp, cr keys etc) since we've all learned that now- I find it much more painful to go back and make corrections than in Apple's layout (although I less often need to): - Insert caret seems to jump around unexpectedly sometimes, esp when deleting. - Apple's magnifying glass to move caret is better. - Delete modes seem odd - sometimes it kills the word, sometimes the letter, haven't got the intuition yet.

Ingenious!
by Gelmen 
I love this app. Yet another brilliant app to show off the iphone's touchscreen capabilities. It really does make typing faster, but takes a little practice. I'm recommending this to everyone!

Great app!
by abbynormal 
This is the most useful app I have installed on a while. The potential is staggering - like everyone else I'd love to see this go native iPhone. I would also like to see other languages supported; I am learning Japanese, and can see this being one of the best study aids at my disposal.

Neato!
by Elmo the executioner 
So cool

Neat but slow to access
by jkcrws 
I downloaded this because I was getting frustrated with the keyboard in Notes (fat fingers?); WritingPad is a little easier for me to use, the word recognition is great. My beef is that there's a long delay between the time you launch the app and the time you can actually do anything: you tap on one of the notes or the plus button to add notes and nothing happens for 10, 15 seconds, which seems like an eternity and makes you think your phone is bricked!

Nice
by Jrfan87 
I first saw this type of typing in tablet pcs and someone got smart and brought it to the iPhone! would also like to see a landscape mode. Love it.

Wow
by Dan the PIEman 
I just wish I could have used this app to write the review. Apple...ADOPT THIS!!!

Awesome!
by its the bam 
So easy to type with! I wish I could use this in the AIM app and others. Attention Apple: license this app as a useable native keyboard!

Love it!
by Starbellyfaith 
I don't even have enough patience to type a full review with this regular keyboard. So I'll just say this: I wish to God I could use this for ALL my iPhone typing. Pure genius. I've shown it off to everyone. I can finally write a decent length email from my iPhone without wanting to kill myself. Thank you so much!

Truly Enjoy Using This Program
by terrcly 
I wish that I could write most everything on my iPod touch with this program.

Awesome
by Kram 101 
This is how the keyboard should have come from Apple.

Great App!
by CreativeFiction 
At first blush this app doesn't appear to be all that special but I dare you to compose a long email using it. When you are dropped back to the normal iPhone keyboard to finish sending the email it seems "clunky". The more I use it the faster I get with it. In fact, I am a little annoyed that I cannot use it to write this review. I hope Apple will license it to use as an option for the main text input for the iPhone.

Interested in a landscape option
by YourGardianAngel 
I love this for it's ease of use and would be interested in a landscape option just to try it out even if thumb typing is a lot faster

Great application!
by Luckytomato 
My go to for drafting new emails and making notes. Would love option to cut and paste into applications other than email.

Wonderful app
by MileyCyrusRules 
This is one of the best apps I have ever gotten! I use it everyday. And the best thing about it is that it's free! What could be better than that! The only bad thing is that sometimes it crashed. I would gladly recomend it, except for the hole crashing the system thing. Hehe...

Great potential...
by PsychLik 
...but still lacking in execution. The crash frequency on latest version makes WP unusable for anything other than stunning friends & family (@ which WP still excells). For those who have not tried this app, download & enjoy. It's the most creative text entry method since Palm's graffiti, and has a great future. BTW, all crashes are of app only: I've never had WP crash my phone. To the developers, don't rest on your laurels! You've got a great tool here. Make it usable! I'd pay $5 for a stable version with the ability to create a folder hierarchy and generate checklists.

Crashes to often
by iRoot 
I am finding that for some reason this app crashes way to often now. It used to be good, now I can barely use it. For the devs, I find that when doing specific things such as switching between letters and numbers or trying to add words or other little things seem to cause crashes for me.

Artist
by Lautrec 
This application continuously crashes. I've installed it three times but it works no more that five or six times before it freezes or simple shuts off upon opening it. I love its potential and very much wish it worked in my phone.

Great
by JoshuaRay 
This application works excellently. The only thing I would suggest for future updates is the ability to write text messages.

Best app ever
by korean boy 
I know a lit of people is writing bad reviews about this and I'm here to say this is one of the best apps i've ever got and for some reason this is very fun to type and I wasted a lot of time today playing with it and I ask the apple company if they can add this on the next version of re ipod touch so I can us this for everything that I have to type and since it also let you to type it the original way I don't see why apple souls not add this to the itouch/iPhone

don't waste your time...
by moveingfaster 
Not worth the time it takes to download it!

Too slow
by busterp 
Works well but loads slow. I do my planning on something else and use the note pad to write down stuff real quick. Problem is there is no real quick when it comes to how long it takes to load. It works great for writting something long, and if you have time to wait for it to load. I would use it if it had a faster load time. It would be nice to be able to move lines too, but thats just on my wish list.

Best keyboard ever
by mattieo22 
I LOVE IT AND IT OWNS THE REG. Keyboard

ohh emm gee
by Skeenzzzz 
this thing is freeking amazing! -fun -free -easy -friends love it just make sure if it is a new word you hit add so that it is in the dictionairy. an don't hit the space bar. it messes you up. other than that I love it!

Whoa!!
by liquidmist2001 
Very cool app, takes al ittle getting used to foe those of us that have become familiar with the iPhone keyboard...

Quite accurate!
by Kenop 
Great concept and more accurate that I thought it would be. After only about ten minutes with it, typing this review on the standard keyboard is painful. It's free so give it a try.

Huge improvement over Iphone keypad
by loanflyer 
I have "fat finger symdrome" and cannot type on the Iphone. Thank goodness for this program! Now, I can actually write emails!

writing pad
by please help me out im confused 
hey everyone i just wanted to kow if it works well so can u give me some reviews cause im getting my iphone soon so help me out and tell me if i should get it please thanks bye!

Functions Great, should replace iphone input system
by matt-e-oh 
this works great, aside from it being a little slow, it allows me to type so incredibly fast and with only one hand. I'm am thoroughly amazed. I would love to see this style of input incorporated in the next release of the iphone software.

Genius for portrait mode typing
by Joe Types 
I have to give it 5 stars for being such an ingenius invention. If Apple is going to insist on locking us into portrait mode for all typing-heavy apps, they should really let us shape-write! I know I know probably won't happen but still... However, if we stop being punished with this stupid tiny keyboard and get the option to type e-mails, notes, txts, etc with the spacious landscape keyboard, thumb-typing pwns this app! Still, 5 stars for such a brilliant idea.

Better than the keyboard
by Bhogge 
I haven't been using this app long but I think this is easier to use than the iPhone keyboard. I wish it were a toggle on off to use with all apps on the device...earth to Steve

Very clever
by Shalmanese 
This is an amazing interface if you're willing to put some time into learning it. After about 3 hours, your actions start becoming completely natural. Only wish it could replace the default keyboard in more situations. Writing this review was a major pain after experiencing writing pad!

Not horrible
by I don't particularly care for Miley 
It's easier to type normally. Very creative though. If I was the developer I would create an app where you traced a letter and it would get the word like that.

Really impressive interface
by Mightius 
Ok, let's be honest, this is just another notepad. But the shapewriter interface with the keyboard is exceptional. Apple should really get these guys to provide this interface for the iPhone OS proper... Even as just an alternative option to the current mode. Really worth the try!!

"trace a word"? Poor description. Excellent software!
by App-Store-Guy 
The description said "tracing word shapes".What does that mean? To write D-O-G... I draw a dog? I "trace" the shape?To spell Mississippi, I draw a picture of the state?No.The description of this software is VERY mislead.The software itself... is amazing.This should be the actual description: "You drag your finger... from letter to letter... spelling out the word. You only lift your finger... after you are done with the entire word."If you are even CLOSE to doing it right... the software will guess at the word you wanted.It seems to get it correct... about 90% of the time. (Additional 'guesses' are also offered... making things even more accurate.)You can now spell Mississippi: Misisipi... and it corrects the spelling for you!I can now write about 2-3 TIMES faster than I can on the default Apple keyboard.Now the bad news: This can NOT be used to replace the default Apple keyboard built into the phone?Note to Apple: This new method needs to be available in a future iPhone OS release.

Not has fast
by Vernin44 
It's a good app for small words but you can wright faster without it.

New App
by iknowmusic27 
I want someone to make an app that allows you to type emails, SMS, and notes with the keyboard facing horizontally like on most efficient texting phones

Amazing
by W_H 
Great app! This thing works very well and can only get better. Give it a try. Great option for writing longer emails and notes.

Ok
by Bcurbhuehsidhgsvyxhhdudnd 
Ok

Have to agree.
by Joey_C 
This app has an interesting new concept with input but isn't very feasible... The people on here that want this software licensed don't know what they're talking about... I mean, are you kidding me?! This isn't that good or perfected. I don't see how you can perfect this concept. 1- star because everyone gave it such a high rating that this doesn't deserve!

Fast and furious note taking
by spedygnzls 
Unbelievable technology and implementation! I thought I could tap fast on the iPhone's keyboard, but this is SO much easier and faster once you get used to the process. Long words can be a hit or miss. The app shines in comparison to tapping (allowed as well) when trying to take quick notes on the fly. It would be great if it had the option of getting sound feedback on the times you do need to tap out the letter/words. I agree with others, Apple should definitely license this technology and integrate it into the iPhone OS. Fantastic app! It was one of the first one's I downloaded and have constantly use it.

Great!
by Joe Dynomite 
One of the best apps for the iphone! Fun and easy to use!

Brilliant!
by Mikmeister 
This app rocks! Try it and you'll see how fast it is! Only wish it had a landscape keypad.

Solves a big problem for me
by Liberty BASIC 
This software does have a cool approach to typing. Neat. More important for me is that you can use this software to store form letters. Write a form letter and save it. When you want to respond to a message in your inbox with a form letter, reply to it. Then immediately switch to this software and select your form letter. Tap the email button and you will be sent back to Mail. Your form letter is inserted into the reply! Great! Now if Apple would only give us a clipboard... :-/ In the meanwhile, this app does the trick! :-)

SO AWESOME
by Teerays 
I was beyond pleasantly surprised at this app! It is a must have- or at least see for yourself!!

This should be an input option for all apps
by Fast Typer 
I'm pretty quick with the usual iPhone keyboard but am much faster with this app. I've also been impressed with its big vocabulary (it even knows "coolio"). So far, I haven't had any problems with it forgetting what I teach it. My only concern is that it seems slow to open--I find myself staring at a blank note with some anxiety until my stuff appears. But the fast input more than makes up for the delay in opening.

Two Thumb Typing Is Better
by TBobo 
I cannot identify with the hype. This was much slower and less reliable for me then just typing with both thumbs on the iPhone.

Quick Words.
by Alan the Maple Table 
It's great to see this kind of technology happening. The concept and relative lack of learning curve is commendable. I marvel at the programming that went into this, so when it sometimes crashes on start-up, I'm not too bothered. Hopefully, updates will amend this problem.Either way, it seems that it would be great (for users and ShapeWriter developers alike) if Apple were to impliment an option for this type of gestural word entry for platform-wide text entry.

Very nice app!
by SkubiDoo 
Must have before it's removed (rotation of apps) ! Wish I could use the app to type this review hehe

Nice but not enough
by Jkillerk 
Is a good app and I try to get use to it, but with time I could use for all my notes

Fast and easy
by stratvic 
So clever and easy to use.

This is cute, but...
by Mike231 
What the heck is the difference? You still have to touch the letters! I find typing on the iphone keyboard to be way faster and more accurate. It's very hard to believe that people find this app easier to write with. I mean it's definitely a cool idea, but come on!

Simple, easy to use, great layout
by Itouch noob  
Just got an Itouch so getting used to it van be difficult at times but this app was simple and works great. I wish apple would consider making some optional keyboard layouts like this for those who have problems on the default one. Great app can't wait to see what they do with updates

WOW, so far so good...
by BrunerMA 
With regard to remembering custom words between quitting (and even powering off, just to be sure), I've had no problems. My company name is a custom word with two sets of double letters and it seems to work just fine, perhaps I have a different version than the other guy's review. I will agree, the font and keys should change, it should remain different than the default keyboard (for the primary reason that it prevents an absent mindedly mistaking the iPhone's default keyboard for the WritingPad keyboard), and I'll agree more aesthetically pleasing icons for Email and New would be nice. I was also impressed with the Auto-Save functionality, exposed in Settings. (Has the "Immediately 'AutoSave' when a call comes in" use case been handled?) I haven't had an incident where this has happened, but it occurred to me while I was using it.I'm not a fan of the ATOMIK keyboard, but never having exposure to it, perhaps it has benefits I'm not accustomed to. Overall, I think this is easier than the default keyboard and am really looking forward to further enhancements!

Brilliant
by sebs 
The concept is clever, and the implementation does it justice. This would make a great plug-in for the iPhone OS.

GREAT TOOL, BUT...
by Aggie0668 
I wish it could be applied to text messaging too.

I cannot believe it is not 5*
by Ramana ps 
Definitely one of the best applications that the app store has to offer. Superb concept.....brilliant implementation If I had used the shapewriter for writng this review.......i would have been long done by now

This is how text entry should work
by RaleighDoug 
See my review...

My favorite ap
by devanyl7 
I'm amazed at how well this works even when I'm only haphazardly guessing at where the letters are -- it's like it reads my mind! Load time increased with the last update, but I'm hoping that will be fixed soon.

I like the idea
by LaurenBeth 
Butbutbut you need to make this for texting, I'm sure me and others will get a lot more use out of it that way.

Excellent App. with a few suggestions.
by Flipped 
Great app!!! It's a new way of inputting words & I love it. It has become my default list app. Super easy. As of version 1.0.2Things I'd love to see (but not sure if possible):1. when dragging your finger over the keyboard the letters should pop up above your finger (like in apple's mail app) so you know which letter you're resting on.2. Having the keyboard work when tilted on it's side (like apple's safari)2. Folders for notes. Then you can drag the various notes into a folder.

Omg, I can't believe everybody likes it!
by TwirlerChick 
This is a downgrade of notes.

Awesome
by alkim76 
If only this were natively in the Mail app...

I wish this were the default text entry method
by JemDaddyO 
Wow, I love this note entry method. I have found myself to be much faster than with the standard keyboard. It gets my words correct 80% of the time and they are there in the available alternates another 15% of the time. Very few words have I had to "add" to the list. The bug where it "forgets" your added words has been fixed. I'm just bumming every time I use other applications with text entry where I have to resort to the standard Apple way.

A true innovation
by yaemes 
Once you get past the ugly keyboard and the abundant crashes and even the slow loading time, actually the idea is quite genious. It works so much better than I expected. But in it's current crashy state, it's useless. It crashes when I try to do anything.

Cool program BUT...
by Colorado411 
This is a very novel and entertaining way of writing, and the email feature is useful. However, this system of writing is only faster, as described by other posts, for those who use only one finger to type. Those who use two finger typing (i.e. thumbs) won't see much benefit from this program. See for yourself by typing a sentence and timing the two methods. There is also limited application of the software (notes and email, no texting). My $.02

Interesting idea
by DavPhone 
Well, I thought this was designed as a notes application to use when you want to QUICKLY just write down something. BUT the application launches for SO LONG TIME, it is absolutely useless to me.

Faster than writing?
by emmoh3 
I thought the lack of handwriting recognition was a shortcoming of the Iphone, but this is better than handwriting recognition. For instance, you can write the word "apple" with three strokes. A-freaking-mazing.

Awesome program
by Armada8800 
For writing notes and sending quick e-mails this program is great. It's much faster than using the normal keypad.

Very nice
by jose_2764 
Great when you have to type with one hand, but I can type much faster on the on-screen keyboard. The idea itself is genious though :)

Ugh
by (-_-)zzZ 
It works like it should but doesn't do much and is hard to work it

....
by BamaFan22 
Coolest. Thing. Ever.

Needs work, but amazing technology
by DellFoster 
I updated and now it keeps crashing. The premise behind this keyboard would save so much time. Apple,if you're listening, add this keyboard functionality to the iPhone's interface.

Best Keyboard for a Touch Screen!!!
by Kolta 
Mr. Steve Jobs, please look into this new technology. It is the next most unique touch screen keyboard experience that may in SOME ways rival the current iPhone keyboard. Could this be in the next Apple product??? It's a new prespective on predictive keying that may help relieve MANY frustrated text message addicts who own an iPhone.

Cool app but it loads pretty slow
by Azk02 
Tried this so for a while and it is pretty cool. Definetly does take a little bit of using to get used to it but once you do it's pretty fast. I am not sure if it is as fast as typing with the on screen keyboard of the notepad app since I can type really fast with it. But i think it would be faster to those who type with one hand. The only problem with this app is that it loads pretty slow when you try to create a new note. Takes a few seconds to load the screen and the onscreen touch keyboard. However I believe that this program will be fixed with future updates.

Sweetness!
by c4chaos 
This is an awesome app! This should be an input option on the iPhone smart keyboard in future updates, along with Copy and Paste!

OMG!!!
by XxThePersuaderxX 
This app is awesome, and FREE! If only it were implemented into safari and mail, but the developer can't do anything about that.

Mr.
by nizcolas 
Wow. Apple, please licensce this tech!!!

Lots of potential, but...
by daniel4510 
...by the time a note pad and keyboard finally appears, I could have finished a note in Notepad just as quickly or more so. :)

Amazing
by Mehrdad givehchi 
I wish we could replace apple's default keyboard with this

this is cool but...
by ipodtouchuser94 
I wish when u man a note, u can get a notification.

Awesome application!!
by TheCypher 
Apple should really license this technology. Increases typing speed by at least 4 times if not more. Truly amazing. Try it to believe it! I wish it worked with SMS. That would have been the icing on the cake. I hope they add that capability it in at some point.

Brilliant!!!
by papichulito 
Amazing appllication - much faster and more intuitive than regular "tapping" method of introducing text. I love that you can write a message and then send it via email. AND IT'S FREE!!!

Amazing
by HomeCraft  
This truly an amazing app. I can't believe how effective it really is. And it free. WOW. Food for thought: how bout adding highlighters.

Great app!
by Brutus IV 
I never write reviews , but this app is truly amazing.

Perfect and easy!!
by anakin908 
This makes it so easy to write everything!!!! If this were on the regular iPhone keyboard, it would be amazing!!!!

Second Review
by Leomeo17 
When I first wrote a review I states that I loved this app so much! I do like it much better than the notes, but when the app updated I didn't expect it to delete all of the notes I had in there. It would have been nice to say before I put all of my notes in it.

AWESOME!!!
by kingnt66 
I usually too lazy to write a review, but this is just purely awesome!! So easy to use and it's very accurate. Can't believe this is free!!

Extremely intuitive, natural, and brilliant!
by EvIoNeOn 
Apple! Jump on this! This is seriously the most effective way to type on a touch screen I have ever seen! Not only is it easy and fast, but it is creepily accurate when predicting words. I would pay or this without a doubt if you could use it for SMS.

really cool
by Seattle guy 
I like that it interfaces with the email app.

Awesome
by Ricardo J Parada 
This is great. I wish the system keyboard had this mode of operation. I like it very much. I wish I could switch between different languages though (English and Spanish).

Soooooo good
by shycamel 
You have to try this amazing program!!!

Amazing!!
by Monk Edsel 
Making brilliant use of the touchscreen, this is most clever way to enter text I have ever seen! At first I thought this was something like Grafitti on Palm devices, but this is nothing like it, and is in fact much better! Just slide your finger from key to key to spell out the word you want, it's that simple and terribly effective! I agree that Apple should license this, I'd love to see the option to input type this way implemented system wide!

Just got it and was pretty blown away.
by Maloy 
It makes writing a breeze.

Novel idea, and great execution
by gss00 
I'm pretty good at the two thumb approach to typing, and with the intelligent keyboard backing up my errors I can type quickly. But if you are a "one finger" typist this may be an interesting alternative. I was amazed at how well it did, and I could almost match my speed/error rate using this approach as with the conventional one. It makes the old Palm Graffiti approach of forming letter by letter seem primitive and quaint. If you know the QWERTY keyboard layout there shouldn't be much of a problem with your fingers "blocking" the keys as some have complained. Definitely worth downloading and trying.

Nice!
by STiVo 
Works surprisingly well. It would be nice if Apple allowed developers to create system-wide input methods and keyboards because this method could be the answer to Apple's mistake prone keyboard.

An intensely amazing idea
by Sophaloph16 
This brings "intuitive" typing to the iPhone. Amazing.

Awesome
by Imran,va 
Love this application.

Needs more integration with other apps
by snakeshot 
If you could respond to incoming email, do chats, etc. this would be a great piece of software. This incarnation lacks wide usability.

incredible app
by bot trot 
WOW! seriously, I can't think of a better way to enter text on the phone that doesn't make it blatantly obvious that you are pecking away at a small little virtual keyboard. Excellent for longer words and more descriptive emails. some areas for improvement-> 1. I wish that I had the option to use this program within SMS and email, as opposed to closing mail, opening writingpad and then writing the email, should be in the reply options in every email. 2. I honestly think thats it! l would pay $20 for this if it had the option for all text input on the iPhone. seriously, download it, play around, get used to its functions, Apple would be foolish not to work with these developers and integrate this app throughout the entire iPhone platform!

One good App!!!
by Takenhostile 
This just shows the endless possibilities iPhone can accomplish. Wow!!

Awesome
by Jswi95 
Apple should totally make this an option for keyboards in the next version of the touch, no joke.

No texting...
by Ice Wrapper