Loopal
Chinese typing that always knows what to say
Loopal is a Chinese keyboard that puts reliable Pinyin input and a capable conversational assistant in the same place. Hold the space bar to summon Loopal inside any app — check your schedule, look something up, or draft a reply without leaving the conversation you are in.
Core Features
Full Pinyin, 9-Key & Handwriting
Switch between three input modes — continuous Pinyin for two-handed speed, 9-key for one hand, handwriting for rare characters.
An Assistant Inside the Keyboard
Hold the Action space bar to ask right in the keyboard. Drop the answer straight into the field you were typing in — no app switching.
Calendar, Reminders & Location
With your permission it can read your schedule, create reminders and answer location-aware questions. Every capability can be turned off on its own.
Bring Your Own Backend
Use platform credits out of the box, bring your own Anthropic / OpenAI / Doubao / Gemini key, or point it at your own Ollama server.
Plans
大份補給
平台模型額外用量 · 一年內有效
小份補給
平台模型額外用量 · 一年內有效
標準補給
平台模型額外用量 · 一年內有效
月度
平台模型用量更多，新技能搶先體驗
年度
平台模型用量更多，新技能搶先體驗
FAQ
What is Loopal?
Loopal is a Chinese keyboard for iOS. Alongside the usual input modes — full Pinyin, 9-key and handwriting — it puts a capable conversational assistant inside the keyboard itself, so you can ask it something in any app and drop the answer straight into the field you were typing in.
Can I download it yet?
Not yet. Loopal is still in development and has not shipped on the App Store. This page is a placeholder — the download link will appear here once it does.
How do I enable the Loopal keyboard?
Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard and pick Loopal 中文. Then tap Loopal 中文 in that list and turn on Allow Full Access. Full Access is what lets the keyboard reach the network and stay in sync with the main app. Without it the in-keyboard assistant cannot work.
With Full Access on, is everything I type uploaded?
No. Ordinary typing never leaves your device — Pinyin candidates and handwriting recognition run locally with no network access. Only when you deliberately summon the assistant and send it a message does the text of that message go to the inference backend. If you never summon it, nothing leaves the device.
What is an inference backend, and who receives my messages?
It depends which one you pick. With Platform models, your message is relayed through our servers to a model provider. With Anthropic, OpenAI, Doubao or Gemini and your own API key, it goes directly to that provider. With Ollama it goes to your own server and never touches ours. You can switch at any time under Settings → Inference backend.
Why does it ask for Calendar, Reminders and Location?
So the assistant can answer things like "when am I free tomorrow", "remind me to send this at 3pm", or "what's nearby". The three are independent — grant only what you want, and turn any of them off under Capabilities. Turning one off means the assistant can no longer read that information.
Can I use it without an account?
Yes. No account is needed if you bring your own API key or connect your own Ollama server. Signing in is only required for Platform models, because the credit balance is held against your account.
Where are my conversations stored?
On your device, in storage shared between the main app and the keyboard. Settings → Clear all conversations removes every one of them at once. That cannot be undone.
Which iOS versions are supported?
iOS 17 and later.
Guides & tutorials
- Ask a Question From Inside Any App | LoopalLoopal is a Chinese keyboard with a conversational assistant inside it: hold the space bar to open a conversation, and the answer lands in the field you were typing in. Here is exactly what it sends, what fails, and when it is the wrong tool.
- Bring Your Own AI Backend: Anthropic, OpenAI, Doubao, Gemini or Ollama | LoopalLoopal runs on platform credits out of the box, on your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Doubao or Gemini key, or on an Ollama server on your LAN — what each path costs, where the request goes, and which models it accepts.
- 9-Key, Handwriting and Full Pinyin in One Chinese Keyboard | LoopalLoopal ships three Chinese input layouts — continuous Pinyin, a 9-key grid for one hand, and handwriting for rare characters — behind one keyboard extension, with candidates and recognition running entirely on device.