keyboard2 vs SimpleFT8

keyboard2 is a private, fully offline keyboard. It looks and feels like the stock iOS keyboard, but does more, and nothing you type ever leaves your device. The keyboard uses no internet at all. TYPE SMARTER - Predictions, autocorrect and autocomplete in 34 languages. Built in, nothing to download - Swipe typing, with a trail you can style - Writing in two languages at once? keyboard2 works out which one you are using - Hold the space bar to move the cursor like a trackpad - Learns your words, on your device only - Smart punctuation and auto-capitalization MAKE IT YOURS - 100+ themes, filtered by colour so you can find one fast - Build your own theme: colours, outlines, corners and shadows for every part of the keyboard, plus a separate dark look. Share it as a code - Restyle every theme at once: borderless keys, outlines, flat keys, high contrast text - Build your own layout: choose the keys on each row and what a long press gives you - Own font, size and weight for keycaps, hints, popups, suggestions, the toolbar and the clipboard - Set key height, the gaps between keys and the height of the suggestion bar - Separate number row, with its own font and colours - Separate comma key - Toolbar with cut, copy, paste and clipboard history - Emoji search in 33 languages, and it still finds what you meant when you mistype - Long press a key for accents, haptics, key sounds and timings you can tune - A real, typeable preview in Settings, so you see every change as you make it KEEP YOUR SETUP - Save your settings and your themes to a file, and put them back on a new phone or after a reinstall - You choose where it goes: your iPhone, iCloud Drive, anywhere. It never comes to us - Optional automatic backups keep one file up to date in a folder you pick - Settings only. Never the words the keyboard learned, your clipboard or your emoji history PRIVACY FIRST - No internet access. Everything you type stays on your device - No tracking, no data collection - Predictions work offline from the first keystroke - Nothing leaves your device unless you save a backup yourself PREDICTION LANGUAGES (34) English, Estonian, German, Finnish, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Romanian, Hungarian, French, Italian, Afrikaans, Breton, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Esperanto, Basque, Galician, Indonesian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Slovak, Slovenian, Albanian, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese KEYBOARD LAYOUTS QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, QZERTY, Colemak, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or one you build yourself FREE AND PREMIUM keyboard2 is free to download, and everything is unlocked for your first hour of typing. After that, basic typing stays free forever; premium features (predictions, swipe typing, most themes, custom themes, custom layouts, the toolbar and long-press alternates) need a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial, so you get a real chance to try everything before paying anything. Backing up your settings is free. Bought keyboard2 back when it was a paid app? You keep all premium features for free. Just open the app once after updating. We Love Feedback! All suggestions, questions and ideas are always welcome. Feel free to reach out to us at info@techamigos.ee. TechAmigos OÜ, Estonia

SimpleFT8 is a native macOS and iOS app for FT8 and FT4, the weak-signal digital modes used by amateur radio operators worldwide. WHAT IS FT8? FT8 is a structured digital mode for ham radio. Stations alternate transmitting and receiving in synchronized 15-second slots, exchanging compact messages over a narrow audio bandwidth. The mode decodes successfully at signal levels well below the noise floor — operators routinely make contacts on a watt or two of power with stations on the other side of the planet. SimpleFT8 puts a real digital station in your pocket. Decode signals using your device's microphone or a USB audio interface and send replies in the next slot. The manual station and local logbook work without an account. WHAT YOU GET • Live decode table per 15-second FT8 or 7.5-second FT4 slot • Slot-aligned transmitter with a structured QSO composer (CQ / reply / report / RR73 / 73) • Tap any decode to start a QSO — the state machine handles the rest of the handshake • Built-in waterfall display with tap-to-set TX frequency • Local QSO logbook with search, editing, ADIF import/export, and complete native backup/restore • Map of stations you've decoded with their Maidenhead grids SIMPLEFT8 FREE Free includes unlimited FT8/FT4 receive, waterfall and decode history; microphone and USB audio; manual CQ, reply and complete QSO exchanges; all TX safety controls; local logging and full portable ADIF import/export; and the basic community map. SIMPLEFT8 PRO — ONE-TIME LIFETIME UNLOCK Pro adds automatic replies, custom-message looping, CAT/PTT rig control, macOS System Audio capture, autonomous band hopping, advanced export scopes, direct QRZ Logbook transfer, and private iCloud log sync. No subscription. Customers who bought SimpleFT8 before it became Free receive Pro automatically. PSK REPORTER + PRESENCE (OPT-IN) If you turn it on in Settings: • Decode reports forwarded to PSK Reporter so you contribute to the global propagation map (rate-limited server-side) • See who heard you in the last 15 minutes, plotted on the map • See other SimpleFT8 operators currently online, on the same map Both toggles are off by default. QRZ transfer and private iCloud log sync are also separately configured and off by default. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Native Swift/SwiftUI — no Electron, no Qt port. Looks and feels like a Mac/iOS app should. • Pro System Audio capture on macOS via ScreenCaptureKit — decode straight from SDR software, WebSDR, or any audio your machine is playing, without a virtual cable. • Random caller selection rather than first-come — every station in a pile-up has an equal shot at being picked. • Opinionated QSO state machine handles slot parity, role alternation, and protocol step transitions so you don't have to fight the radio. PRIVACY The app is foreground-only on iOS — the mic stops when the app goes to background. macOS keeps audio I/O alive (long FT8 sessions are the norm). Optional community and logbook integrations are clearly opt-in. No analytics, no tracking, no ads, and no subscription. Built by a ham operator for ham operators. 73 de PD3BAL.