diff --git a/app.lua b/app.lua
index 40bf7fa..6cb0536 100644
--- a/app.lua
+++ b/app.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ function love.run()
     if OS == 'iOS' then
       love.keyboard.setTextInput(true)  -- magic. iOS seems to lose textinput events after calls to setMode.
                                         -- https://github.com/love2d/love/issues/1959
+      love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 4a8a4d4..048a370 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ function App.keychord_press(chord, key)
   if OS == 'iOS' then
     love.keyboard.setTextInput(true)  -- magic. iOS is prone to losing textinput events.
                                       -- https://github.com/love2d/love/issues/1959
+    love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)
   end
   -- ignore events for some time after window in focus (mostly alt-tab)
   if Current_time < Last_focus_time + 0.01 then