Comparison

GL vs SafeType Keyboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GL

Features
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The GL-S20 Tool App is an application built specifically for GL.iNet hardware devices. It connects and operates your Thread Border Router and Bluetooth gateway, making it easier for you to use it. Features: Configuration Services for Bluetooth Scanning and Reporting and more scanning modes Configure devices' reporting interval, MQTT, DHCP/Static IP, Setting up MQTT servers, OTA firmware upgrades and more. Data Filtering Backup and Restore of Files If you want to learn more about GL-S20, please refer to: https://docs.gl-inet.com/iot/en/thread_board_router/gl-s20/ If you want to learn more about us, please refer to GL-iNet: https://www.gl-inet.com/

About

SafeType Keyboard

This keyboard prioritizes your privacy by performing all functions, including autocorrect, autocomplete, and speech-to-text, directly on your device. It ensures no keystrokes or typed data are ever sent to external servers or collected.

Highlights
  • On-device autocorrect and autocomplete
  • Local speech-to-text functionality
  • No network access or data collection
  • Emoji suggestions
  • No account required
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Every word you type. Every message. Every search. Every note to yourself at 2 AM that you deleted before sending. Your keyboard has seen all of it. Most keyboards send your keystrokes to a server for autocorrect and "improvements." The permission is buried in the terms of service. The data travels whether you meant it to or not. SafeType doesn't. There is nothing to send. Autocorrect, autocomplete, emoji suggestions, and on-device speech-to-text — everything works locally on your iPhone. No network calls. No telemetry. No log of what you typed, when, or to whom. This is not "we encrypted it." This is not "we anonymized it." This is: it never left your phone. That claim is backed by architecture, not policy. What you get: • Full keyboard with autocorrect and autocomplete • Emoji suggestions • On-device speech-to-text — no microphone data sent anywhere • No account required What we don't do: • No network access — by design, not by setting • No data collection of any kind • No keystroke logging • No analytics or telemetry • No cloud processing You type. The words are yours. That's it. From Digital Disconnections — software that works without watching you.

Screenshots

GL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GL at Free against SafeType Keyboard's $4.99. GL also leads on device support and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GL is free to download; SafeType Keyboard costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
GL versus SafeType Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGLSafeType Keyboard
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB163 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGL Technologies (HK) LimitedCassidy Barton

In-app purchases

None

GL

No in-app purchases

None

SafeType Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GL free?
GL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafeType Keyboard free?
SafeType Keyboard costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

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