What is "touchpal"

TouchPal is an alternative input method for mobile devices, designed and developed by CooTek. It is a software application running on multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, and Windows 8. It overlays a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen of the handhelds, with which you can enter text by tapping on the screen or sliding a finger between letters constructing the word. It is an alternative text input method to the traditional physical keyboards and default keyboards provided by the device manufacturer.