Bobble Keyboard (app)

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Bobble Keyboard
Original author(s) Ankit Prasad
Developer(s) Talent Unlimited Online Services Private Limited [1]
Initial releaseMarch 18, 2015;8 years ago (2015-03-18)
Operating system iOS, Android
Type Virtual keyboard
License Proprietary software
Website bobble.ai

Bobble Keyboard is an input method app for Android and iOS devices founded in 2015 [2] by Ankit Prasad and Mohd. Wassem. [3] It was developed and produced by Talent Unlimited Online Services Private Limited. [4] [5] [6]

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Funding

In its history, Bobble has received funding from SAIF Partners, [7] Deep Kalra (founder of MakeMyTrip), [8] [9] Amit Ranjan (co-founder of SlideShare), [9] [10] and Sachin & Binny Bansal (founders of Flipkart). [9] [10] It raised 3 rounds of funding between 2014 and 2016. [11]

Features

Bobble makes use of a self-learning algorithm to create personalized content for its users. [6] [12] Bobble started off as a selfie-based sticker app, but over time more features were added. [12] It has a facial recognition feature, used to convert selfies into GIFs and stickers. [3] [13] Its other features includes multilingual language support, [11] glide typing, custom fonts, themes, [11] voice typing and autocorrection. [11] [13] The application works in compatibility with platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat and WhatsApp Messenger. [14] Bobble's features work in real-time with its ability to match facial expressions, head and facial tone with the sticker's emotion, theme and body. [12]

Bobble is available in over 150 countries, including India, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, United States, Canada, Australia & Singapore. [12]

Associations

In 2016, Bobble collaborated with Indus OS to become its official distributor in India. [15]

In 2017, Bobble partnered with Gionee India and was promoted on the Gionee app store. [16] [17] It also became the default keyboard for Zen Mobile handsets. [18] [19]

It has collaborated with brands such as Tinder, Zomato, Apple Inc., Foxconn, Eros Now and Baidu. [13] [20] [21]

Reception

During its initial release in India, Bobble has been downloaded more than 6 million times in a span of 15 months. [12] In July 2017, Bobble topped the indic keyboards category on the Google Play Store, [22] [23] being ranked first in India and second globally. [22] [23]

Since 2015, it has been downloaded over 10 million times [11] [24] and it crossed a tally of 1.5 million active users by December of that year. [25] As of 2017, the app is listed on Play Store's "top 150 most engaging apps globally". [5] [26]

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