Sayboard vs Traditional T9
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Sayboard
This project provides a voice keyboard using Vosk. It is based on https://github.com/Felicis/vosk-android-demo. This app requires a Vosk model to run. You can use the built-in downloader or download manually from https://alphacephei.com/vosk/models, and then import into the app. Sayboard uses for the following permissions: INTERNET - to download the models. This permission is not required, and can be revoked through the device settings in compatible ROMs. Sayboard does not, and never will, send any of your information over the internet!. RECORD_AUDIO - well, this is a voice keyboard after all. POST_NOTIFICATIONS - to show download and import progress. FOREGROUND_SERVICE - to download and import models in the background.
Traditional T9
TT9 is a Nokia-style 12-key T9 keyboard. It provides predictive text input in 40+ languages, configurable hotkeys, clipboard, undo/redo, and extensive customization. It works on touchscreens, physical keypads, and TV remote controls. And best of all, it doesn't spy on you! Supported languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese (Pinyin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati (phonetic), Hebrew, Hindi (phonetic), Hinglish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Kiswahili, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Moroccan Tamazight (Latin and Tifinagh), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Yiddish. Philosophy: - No spying, tracking, telemetry, reports, or data collection of any sort. - No ads or unnecessary bells and whistles. It only does its job, typing. - No unnecessary network connections. The Full version operates entirely offline, and the Lite version connects only to download dictionaries from GitHub. Voice Input may require Internet access, depending on the available voice services. - Open-source, permitting you to verify all the above yourself. - Created with help from the entire community. - Things it will (probably) never have: QWERTY layout, swipe-typing, GIFs, and stickers. - Not intended as a clone of TouchPal, Sony Ericsson, KaiOS, Samsung, etc. While it captures the feel of the classics, TT9 offers its own experience and won’t replicate any device or app exactly. Thank you for understanding, and enjoy TT9!
| Feature | Sayboard | Traditional T9 |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityKeyboard | ProductivityKeyboard |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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