It is very inconvenient for the iPhone to only have a landscape QWERT keyboard in Safari and not in any other mode. For over a year nothing has been done as far as updates or application to remedy the problem. iSoft has been the first to set out and bring one to the iPhone.

Although Apple would never allow such a useful application, it did not stop the development of such a feature.  There are three catches to this feature that will be deal-breakers for most. The first roadblock that users will face is the fact that your iPhone must be jailbroken to get the service to begin with.

The second issue is the cost, not everyone is willing to first jailbreak their iPhone, then fork over the $4.95 to get the full version. The third problem that users must face is the fact that this keyboard is not integrated into the iPhone itself. It is more of an application than anything. The phone numbers and contact information is not displayed correctly or in any visually stunning fashion.

Overall we found that this is a nice step in the right direction. Without it being an integrated service we really don’t see anyone paying $4.95 for this application. It just won’t get any use. Even the free trial is not worth switching from the native SMS application.