Features & Capabilities

Selvy PenScript lets you input text on your iPhone using your own handwriting, powered by two decades of handwriting recognition research from Selvas AI. Use a stylus or your finger for a natural, fast handwriting experience across iPhone apps.

It features specialized ink to beautify writing, six ink colors, and smooth input. It supports over 40 languages including cursive handwriting and offers an online handwriting service to select languages without downloads. For support, contact the official customer center or visit selvasai.com.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
SELVAS AI Inc.
Rating:
3.00
(8)
0.60
Version:
1.3.3 Last updated: 2019-02-15
Version code:
830302685
Creation date:
2015-10-22
Compatible devices:
Size:
47.55MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Other platforms

Android
Selvy PenScript (v1.0.8)
61,055 2.60 (214)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
SELVAS AI Inc.
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/selvy-penscript/id1027637212?l=en-GB
Website:
http://www.selvasai.com

User Reviews

Selvy PenScript is highly praised for accurate, fast handwriting recognition and strong multilingual support, plus a productive handwriting-to-text experience with Apple Pencil and useful features like adjustable recognition delay and Markdown support. However, many reviews note stability and compatibility problems across devices/OS versions, as well as UI/UX issues with the floating keyboard and activation glitches where the keyboard won’t appear. When it runs smoothly, it’s a powerful alternative to Scribble, but reliability varies by device.
Pros
  • Accurate and fast handwriting recognition, often outperforming competitors even with sloppy handwriting.
  • Broad language support with easy switching between many languages (e.g., Korean, Arabic, Japanese).
  • Handwriting-to-text input that works well with Apple Pencil, boosting productivity by reducing typing effort.
  • Customizable features such as adjustable recognition delay and support for punctuation/Markdown tags, plus the system’s learning over time.
Cons
  • Significant compatibility and stability issues across devices/OS versions (e.g., iPad Mini 6, iPhone 12 Pro Max, older iOS, and various setup failures).
  • Floating keyboard/UI problems: missing buttons, layout issues in floating mode, and a small writing area that makes wrist resting uncomfortable.
  • Activation/keyboard integration glitches: sometimes the Selvy keyboard does not appear and the app reverts to the native Apple keyboard in tests or other apps.
  • Occasional recognition failures or inconsistent performance reported by some users.
Recent reviews
I have sloppy cursive writing and used this for a while on my iPhone and got away from it because I didn’t have a convenient stylus set up with latest iPhone. It recognizes my writing accurately and quickly better than any competitor app.
by Pu*****, 2025-10-26

On my ipad mini 6 the only language that is available when using keyboard is Japanese. In settings you can add all the languages but when the keyboard only shows Japanese. No way to change language as it stands this app is useless to me. I want to use Korean.
by Qu*****, 2024-07-13

I installed and followed the instructions but I just get the normal apple keyboard when I go to the test page in the app or in any other app. I switch between other 3rd party keyboards ok but this one won't come up at all.
by So*****, 2023-12-08
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