The iPhone, iPad and iPod keyboards are extremely friendly and to be honest are the best ones available at the moment for a touch-screen device. Still, I guess it is only obvious to feel the need for a change from time to time and we thought that it would be great to introduce you to some alternatives of keyboards.

Either we talk about keyboards that will make you write faster, keyboards that will help you write with just one hand or simply keyboards that bring fun by delivering ASCII or emoticons, they can become quite useful in many circumstances.

1. MessagEase

This great app can help even a slow typing person to achieve a 60+ words/minute by offering you a very visual and appealing platform not to say a great spellchecker and correction tools.

2. HansOn

One of a kind keyboard tool for iOS devices. The keyboard is displayed in a circular form to help you type faster and also with just one hand.

3. Fast Keyboard

A simple name, but great functions. Fast Keyboard adds small emoticons besides the letters of your old keyboard letting you express yourself in images.

4. Keyboard Pro

If you are familiar with ASCII art, then you will love this great app. The Keyboard Pro is able to reproduce images in text form without any effort on your part.

5. Icon Keyboard Plus

A pretty visual way to express yourself on your iDevice. This app adds images of all kind in your keyboard which are categorized nicely.

6. Arabic Keyboard

Is quite hard for Arabic people to write text messages in their language so I guess this is a pretty useful tool for people who speak Arabian. The app adds Arabic letters underneath every alphabet letter on the keyboard.