Gboard – the Google Keyboard: Last Release 2022-05-02
CloneChart flags Gboard – the Google Keyboard as a stale-release research candidate from public metadata: 4.1 stars from 59,851 ratings in Utilities, published by Google. Release age does not establish why development slowed or whether current demand exists.
App Store Metadata Snapshot
What It Did
Gboard is the keyboard from Google for your iPhone, packed with features to make typing effortless. On top of GIFs, emoji search, and Glide Typing, the power of Google is at your fingertips with Google Search built in. Forget switching from app to app – just search and send, all from one place. GIFs — Search GIFs for the best reaction Emoji Search — Find the perfect emoji, faster Stickers - Create or share stickers to express yourself Glide Typing — Type faster by sliding your finger from letter to letter Search and send anything from Google: • Nearby stores and restaurants • Videos …
What the Data Can. And Cannot: Show
The release and rating fields are useful screening signals. They are not evidence about a developer's motives, active users, revenue, or current search demand.
Release Recency
The latest release date in CloneChart's record is 2022-05-02. Verify the live App Store listing before relying on it.
Aggregate Rating
The stored listing reports 4.1 stars from 59,851 ratings. That total is cumulative, not a measure of recent activity.
Listing Context
The record identifies Utilities as the category and Google as the developer. It does not prove present availability in every storefront.
Maintenance Context Is Unknown
Public listing metadata does not explain release decisions. CloneChart does not infer abandonment, a broken app, or an addressable audience from release age alone.
What a Builder Can Evaluate Next
Available Signals
Rating history, release age, category, listing copy, and screenshots can help frame product research. None of those fields alone proves demand or commercial viability.
Recorded Ratings
Aggregate Rating
Estimated Build Days
Hypotheses to Validate
Treat these generated analysis notes as research prompts. Check them against the current product and recent primary-source user feedback.
- > Limited customization options for themes.
- > Occasional lag when switching languages.
- > Voice typing can be inaccurate.
The Clone Prompt
Use this as a planning draft in your coding tool of choice. CloneChart estimates MEDIUM complexity and ~14 build days; both depend on scope and require validation.
Cursor plan preview for Gboard – the Google Keyboard: map the core Utilities workflow, choose the smallest differentiated feature set, define the data and monetization boundaries, then prototype the riskiest user journey first.This preview is public. The full Cursor prompt is returned only after mailbox verification.
Suggested Starting Stack
A generated starting point for technical evaluation, not a claim about the original app's implementation.
277 More Stale-Release Records to Research
Gboard – the Google Keyboard is one of 278 candidates selected from stored release-date and rating thresholds. The label is a discovery filter, not a claim that an app was abandoned or that an opportunity is proven.
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