Mobile keyboards
Simple Keyboard privacy rating
Minimal open source keyboard for Android with a number row, adjustable height, custom colors and cursor movement by swiping the space bar, requesting only the vibrate permission.
Summary
Simple Keyboard scores 85 out of 100 (grade B) on the mobile keyboards criteria. It meets 4 of 5 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and works offline. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 85 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Exodus found no trackers, and the app has no network permission.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free volunteer project that states it is ad-free.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Yes
Works offline Weight 3 of 3
Does the keyboard work without internet access?
The app requests only the vibrate permission and has no internet access.