Comparison

OnBoardAI vs keyboardSTT

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

Head to head
About

OnBoardAI

Features
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OnBoard is a personal intelligent space that runs completely locally on your device. Powered by Google's Gemma 4 language model and LiteRT-LM technology, the app delivers instant responses without relying on third-party servers, cloud computing, or subscriptions. Everything you write, record, or upload stays exclusively on your iPhone. MAIN FEATURES: β€’ Local Text Chat: A fully featured intelligent assistant that speaks and thinks offline. β€’ Image Analysis: Upload photos from your gallery or take pictures with your camera β€” the AI will help identify objects, read text, or analyze details. β€’ Voice Notes and Queries: Local transcription converts your voice into text and instantly passes it to the model for analysis. β€’ Flexible Settings: Control the "creativity" of responses by adjusting Temperature, Top-P, Top-K, and manage the context window size. OPTIONAL WEB SEARCH: Need current news, exchange rates, or the weather? Simply connect your own search service API key in the settings. SECURITY AND PRIVACY: The app does not collect, store, or share your conversations. The model is integrated directly into the app and utilizes the power of your iPhone's GPU. Your thoughts, ideas, and diary entries belong to you alone.

About

keyboardSTT

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Type with your voice, anywhere on iPhone. keyboardSTT is a private, on-device dictation keyboard. Tap the mic and speak in any app β€” Messages, Mail, Notes, Safari, Slack β€” and get fast, accurate text inserted right at the cursor. No cloud uploads, no account, no subscription. It just works, even in airplane mode. BUILT FOR SPEED & PRIVACY β€’ 100% on-device speech-to-text powered by Parakeet running on the Apple Neural Engine β€’ Works offline β€” perfect for flights, bad Wi-Fi, or private thoughts β€’ No account, no tracking, your audio never leaves your iPhone β€’ 25+ languages with automatic detection (Multilingual model) or ultra-accurate English-only mode DICTATE YOUR WAY β€’ Dictation Keyboard: full QWERTY keyboard with mic key β€” type and dictate in any app β€’ Siri + Action Button: say β€œHey Siri, dictate with keyboardSTT” or press your Action Button to start instantly β€’ Floating Overlay: keep talking while you switch apps β€” text is copied to your clipboard automatically β€’ Notes Inbox: every dictation is saved as a searchable note with titles, previews, and one-tap copy MADE FOR IPHONE β€’ Native iOS design with large titles, swipe-to-delete, system search, and Dark Mode β€’ Haptic feedback on every tap (with mute toggle) β€’ Words-per-day stats, streaks, time saved, and earnable badges β€’ System / Light / Dark appearance picker HOW TO ENABLE THE KEYBOARD 1. Open iPhone Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > keyboardSTT 2. Turn on Allow Full Access 3. In any app, tap the globe key to switch to keyboardSTT, then tap the mic to dictate Private. Fast. Offline. Download keyboardSTT and stop typing. Requires iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later. First launch downloads the on-device AI model once (~480 MB over Wi-Fi), then everything runs locally forever.

Screenshots

OnBoardAI4 screens
keyboardSTT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: keyboardSTT at 17.0 against OnBoardAI's 26.3. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
OnBoardAI versus keyboardSTT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnBoardAIkeyboardSTT
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.317.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3.4 GB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnatolii KvasovNoah M

In-app purchases

None

OnBoardAI

No in-app purchases

None

keyboardSTT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OnBoardAI free?
OnBoardAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is keyboardSTT free?
keyboardSTT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OnBoardAI or keyboardSTT have ads?
Neither OnBoardAI nor keyboardSTT shows ads.

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