Comparison

ZeroOne Keyboard vs Scrombler

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

Head to head
About

ZeroOne Keyboard

This keyboard app offers advanced Chinese shuangpin input with on-device processing for enhanced privacy. It features customizable schemes, emoji support, conversion tools, and theme syncing.

Highlights
  • Multiple shuangpin schemes
  • On-device data processing
  • Full Unicode emoji support
  • Math and unit conversions
  • Customizable themes
  • Local sync for themes and snippets
Features
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ZeroOne is a Chinese shuangpin keyboard built around on-device processing. Highlights: - Multiple shuangpin schemes (including Xiaohe-style and personal schemes) with auxiliary-code hints - Candidates, frequency learning, and snippets stay on your device - Full Unicode emoji categories with recents - Type = for math, currency, base, and unit conversions - Color lab for pick, tweak, format, and palettes - Themes and snippets sync locally between the app and keyboard - Optional cross-device paste via your private iCloud (off by default; auto-clears) Privacy: - No upload of keystrokes, candidates, host text, snippets, or learning data - No ads, tracking, or third-party analytics - Full Access is only for App Group sharing; basic typing works without it

About

Scrombler

This app transforms your keyboard into a secure messaging tool. Type normally, and your messages are instantly encrypted using a shared code, ensuring only intended recipients can read them. It prioritizes privacy with no network connections or data collection.

Highlights
  • Encrypted keyboard messaging
  • Deterministic encryption
  • Offline functionality
  • No accounts or servers
  • Local data storage
  • Keyboard group management
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Scrombler turns your keyboard into a cipher machine. Type normally and your messages come out encrypted — only people with your shared keyboard code can decode them. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Scrombler for a unique keyboard code. 2. Share the code with a friend, group chat, or anyone you want to communicate with privately. 3. Switch to the Scrombler keyboard and type. Every letter, number, and symbol is remapped into a scrambled output. 4. Your recipient enters the same code in their copy of Scrombler, and their keyboard can decode your messages instantly. No accounts. No servers. No sign-ups. Just a code between you and the people you trust. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Scrombler was designed from the ground up with privacy as the priority: - Zero network connections — the app never contacts any server, ever. - No keystroke logging — your typing is never recorded or monitored. - No analytics or tracking — we don't collect any data about you or how you use the app. - Everything stays on your device — cipher mappings, group settings, and avatars are stored locally only. The keyboard requests Full Access solely so the extension can read your saved cipher configurations via a shared on-device container. Nothing leaves your phone. DETERMINISTIC ENCRYPTION Every keyboard code produces the exact same cipher mapping on every device. This means two people with the same code will always get the same scrambled keyboard — no syncing, no cloud, no middleman. FEATURES - Generate unique keyboard codes with built-in checksum validation - Full keyboard support: letters, numbers, symbols, and shift - Decode mode: paste scrambled text to read it in plain language - Create keyboard groups to organize codes for different conversations - Custom group avatars from your photo library - Guided tour to get you started quickly - Works entirely offline UNLOCK MORE KEYBOARDS Scrombler includes one keyboard slot for free. Upgrade with a single lifetime purchase to unlock additional keyboard identities — perfect for keeping separate codes for different friend groups, teams, or conversations.

Screenshots

ZeroOne Keyboard4 screens
Scrombler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZeroOne Keyboard at none against Scrombler's 1. ZeroOne Keyboard also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Scrombler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ZeroOne Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ZeroOne Keyboard against 5.0 for Scrombler. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ZeroOne Keyboard versus Scrombler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeroOne KeyboardScrombler
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海平 吴ALEXANDER SEAWARD SEDENSTR COGGINS

Customer experience

ZeroOne Keyboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scrombler

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ZeroOne Keyboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrombler

One-time1
  • Multiple Keyboards Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is ZeroOne Keyboard free?
ZeroOne Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrombler free?
Scrombler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ZeroOne Keyboard or Scrombler?
ZeroOne Keyboard and Scrombler are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ZeroOne Keyboard or Scrombler have ads?
Neither ZeroOne Keyboard nor Scrombler shows ads.

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