Why we built AIKeyMoji

The problem

Every sticker keyboard out there asks for accounts, ships your images to a server, and shows ads. Half of them stop working offline. We wanted the opposite: a sticker keyboard that runs entirely on your phone.

The approach

Apple's Vision framework and Foundation Models now run powerful AI on-device. Background removal (VNGenerateForegroundInstanceMaskRequest), image segmentation, and even large language models work without ever calling a server.

We built AIKeyMoji on top of those frameworks — no analytics, no backend, no compromise. The companion keyboard extension shares stickers with the main app via a private App Group container, all on the user's device.

The principles

• Privacy by default — your photos never leave your phone.
• Free and open — no subscriptions, no ads, no upsells.
• Polished — fast, beautiful, and obvious to use.
• Offline-first — every feature works without a network.

The studio

AIKeyMoji is built by Boomalaya, an independent iOS studio based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Boomalaya focuses on privacy-first consumer apps for iPhone, with an emphasis on using Apple's on-device AI capabilities introduced with Apple Intelligence.

Acknowledgments

The 728 animated GIF stickers bundled with AIKeyMoji are derived from Google Noto Emoji Animation, copyright 2013–2026 Google LLC, distributed under the Apache License 2.0. Full third-party licenses are listed on our Licenses page.

Quick facts

• Released: May 2026
• Platform: iOS 17 and later
• Devices: iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision compatible
• Languages: English, Hebrew (RTL)
• Price: Free
• Built-in stickers: 728 in 10 categories
• Creation modes: 5

Last updated: May 9, 2026