Privacy
Akshar is built so that nothing you type or say leaves your device. This page explains what that means, in plain English.
What Akshar does not do
- Nothing you type through the keyboard is sent to any server.
- Your dictated voice and its transcript are never sent to any server.
- No ads, ad networks, or third-party analytics SDKs.
- No data is sold, shared, or traded with anyone.
What runs on-device
Transliteration and dictation both run on your iPhone using models bundled inside the app. Transliteration uses AI4Bharat's IndicXlit. Dictation uses AI4Bharat's IndicConformer. Both are open-source models from IIT Madras, running on Apple Core AI.
iCloud sync
If you turn on iCloud sync, your Notes and preferences travel between your own devices through your own Apple Account. Sync is end-to-end encrypted by Apple. Akshar has no server that can read your notes.
Full Access
iOS asks for “Full Access” before any keyboard extension can run its own code. Akshar needs this so its transliteration model can run. Turning it on does not open a network connection.
Microphone
Dictation asks for microphone and speech permission. Audio is processed on your device and discarded once the transcript is produced. Nothing is uploaded.
Diagnostics
If Akshar crashes and you have chosen to share diagnostics with app developers in iOS Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements, Apple may deliver anonymised crash reports to the developer. These contain no personal content.
Children
Akshar is safe for all ages. It collects no data, so it collects no data from children.
Changes
If this policy ever changes the update will appear here and, if the change is material, in the app’s release notes.
Contact
Questions? Send them via the contact form.
Last updated: September 2026.