Akshar vs Sindhi Keyboard

Akshar is the best way to type and speak in Indian languages right from your keyboard. Type in English and see it in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Bangla, and 19 more Indian languages, in any app. Or just talk, and Akshar writes what you say in your script. Powered by on-device AI, with no ads and end-to-end encrypted iCloud sync, everything you type and say stays fast, private, and always with you. 23 SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, Maithili, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri), Bodo, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Dogri, and Santali. DICTATION New in 4.0. Speak naturally, and Akshar types it in your script in 22 Indian languages. It runs entirely on your iPhone, so it works with no signal at all. - Tap the mic key on the Akshar keyboard and dictate into any app. - Tap the mic in a note to dictate straight into it. - One speech model covers all 22 languages. Download it once, and it never touches the network again. - Your voice never leaves your device. - A “listening” indicator in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. KEYBOARD Real-time, on-device transliteration in Messages, Notes, and everywhere else you type. - Type “namaste” and instantly see it in your chosen script. - Up to 6 suggestions in the toolbar: tap to choose or press space to accept. - Mic key for dictation in any app. - Switch between 23 languages directly from the keyboard. NOTES A dedicated Notes tab for letters, social posts, poems, or longer texts in your language. - Type or dictate, then edit freely. - Auto-save, smart history with search and favourites. - Copy, share, export to CSV, or share as a formatted artwork card. - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad, end-to-end encrypted. CONVERT A two-way converter for your clipboard. Paste English to get it in your Indic script, or paste Indic text to read it back in English. ACROSS YOUR DEVICE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. - Control Center tiles to open Notes, Convert, or transliterate your clipboard. - Siri Shortcuts and App Intents. - Share extension: transliterate text from any app. - Custom app icons, one for every script. DESIGN - Dynamic Type, full Dark Mode, and the Apple Accessibility Nutrition Label. - Privacy first. Transliteration and dictation run entirely on-device. Nothing is sent to any server, ever. PERFECT FOR Students learning Indian languages, writers and poets creating in their mother tongue, multilingual families, teachers, social media in native scripts, and anyone who would rather speak than type. WHY AKSHAR? India is multilingual by nature. Akshar is built for that. All 23 languages in one refined keyboard, and your voice in 22 of them. No ads, no clutter, no servers reading your words or hearing your voice. HOW IT WORKS - Add Akshar’s Indic keyboard in Settings > Apps > Akshar, then hold the globe button in any app to switch to it. - Select your language from the keyboard toolbar, type in English, and tap a suggestion or press space to accept. - To dictate, open Akshar, tap Set Up Dictation. Then tap the mic key on the keyboard in any app, or in Notes. TECHNICAL DETAILS - On-device models running on Apple Core AI. - Transliteration by AI4Bharat’s IndicXlit and dictation by AI4Bharat’s IndicConformer, both developed at IIT Madras. - Built with SwiftUI, following Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. Every language has a voice. Akshar helps you type yours. Made with love for the Indian language community.

Sindhi Keyboard - A complete typing experience for Sindhi and Urdu. Sindhi Keyboard is a privacy-first keyboard for iPhone and iPad, designed for people who write in Sindhi, Urdu, and English. Choose from four keyboard layouts and switch between them whenever you need. Four Keyboard Layouts English — QWERTY A familiar standard English QWERTY keyboard for everyday English typing. GBoard Sindhi A modern, GBoard-style Sindhi keyboard layout designed for users who prefer a familiar smartphone typing experience. SLA Sindhi The standard Sindhi keyboard layout based on the Sindhi Language Authority's official keyboard arrangement. SLA Urdu The standard Urdu keyboard layout for users who also type in Urdu. Sindhi Word Prediction The keyboard includes a predefined Sindhi word dataset to provide next-word suggestions while you type, helping make Sindhi typing faster and more convenient. Privacy First Your privacy is built into the keyboard. No analytics No advertisements No user account required No unnecessary data collection Your typing stays on your device No typing data is transmitted to external servers The keyboard does not request Full Access and is designed to keep your typing data on your device. Designed to Work Offline Sindhi Keyboard is built as a fully offline typing experience. Everyday keyboard functionality does not depend on an internet connection or online services. Dictionary updates are applied from a file you choose. Nothing is downloaded automatically. Sindhi Notes The app also provides a native Sindhi writing experience where you can create and organize notes directly on your device. Built for Sindhi Sindhi Keyboard is developed by the team of the Abdul Majid Bhurgri Institute of Language Engineering (AMBILE) and Sindhi Language Authority (SLA), Culture Department, Government of Sindh, under the directives of the Minister for Culture, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sher Mehrani, Head of both institutes. Developers Ubaid Thaheem Anees Kaka The Sindhi word prediction dataset is collected from SindhSalamat under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sindhi Language Authority. * Built with Apple's Native Technologies Sindhi Keyboard uses Apple's native frameworks, including SwiftUI, UIKit, and SQLite3. It does not rely on third-party libraries. Four layouts. Three languages. One simple typing experience. Type Sindhi. Type Urdu. Type English. Your keyboard, your choice.