GearBoard

GearBoard is an offline Chinese Pinyin keyboard. Choose 9-key or 26-key Pinyin layouts, expand candidates, switch Chinese/English, and enter numbers, symbols and emoji. Supports Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Frequently used words are learned locally; learning can be disabled or cleared. Optional key sounds follow system silent mode and volume. Customize the keyboard accent color and long-press keys for alternate characters. Optional iCloud sync merges learned words, usage counts, keyboard layout and Simplified/Traditional preferences. Offline typing works without Full Access or a network connection. iCloud sync is off by default and requires separate consent, an iCloud account and keyboard Full Access. Network synchronization runs in the containing app. Raw key logs, document contents, clipboard and base dictionaries are not uploaded. To enable: Settings > General > Keyboard >…