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24 alternatives to T9 Keyboard

Text like it's 2004 again

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Hacker News' “most unique support email of 2014”▲401

   (TL;DR: http://i.imgur.com/LuPHqiN.png) While digging around in drawers that hadn't been touched for decades, I found a wonderful piece of history. The Palm Treo 600 [1] was the Mercedes-Benz of the cellphone 10 years ago, and I was lucky enough to rediscover one.[2] So I decided to restore it to working order, slapping in a T-Mobile SIM[3] and a fresh battery. It worked! It could browse the Internet[4], send/receive text messages[5], make phone calls...[6] The onboard browser even passed Acid1[7,8] and could do some level of JavaScript![9] Unfortunately, most websites…

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Type Nine▲65

   T9 keyboard for iOS

   2014 · typenineapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Keyboards Club▲130

   Collection of the third party keyboards for iOS and Android.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DyslexiaKey▲87

   Dyslexic friendly iOS keyboard

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ¯\_(ツ)_/¯▲75

   Shrug keyboard for Android

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Cool Fonts▲77

   Funky Keyboards for iOS

   2014 · emojizer.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Riffsy GIF Keyboard▲180

   Sometimes emojis just don’t cut it.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   One Handed Keyboard▲93

   Awesome one handed keyboard for iOS.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Clarity Keyboard▲63

   You usually only need a few different replies

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Next Keyboard for iPhone▲168

    The keyboard that fixes all the Shift you hate (pre-launch)

    2014 · nextkeyboard.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Keymojis▲82

    We the best emoji keyboard 🔑

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Vext Keyboard▲102

    Lil Jon made an app. YEEAAHHH!

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    T9 Keyboard▲5

    T9 keyboard number keyboard Old keyboard

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ThingThing▲105

    Switch less. Do more with this iOS Keyboard

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Big Keys▲80

    Only big iOS keyboard with emojis 🤗

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hiboo▲97

    See what your friends type while they're typing 😋⚡️

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Code Mechanical Keyboard▲66

    A retro, artisanal keyboard

    2015 · codekeyboards.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Apple Keyboard▲84

    The new smart keyboard for iPad Pro

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Keyboard+▲85

    Keyboard with built-in translation service

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TextFaces KeyBoard▲75

    Send awesome TextFaces from your KeyBoard (⌐■_■)

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Word Flow 2.0▲80

    Blazing fast keyboard for iOS now with GIFs and more

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OftenType▲90

    iOS keyboard for frequently used text & phrases

    2014 · oftentype.com · its alternatives →

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    IDK Keyboard▲10

    Simple keyboard with single key – ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    2015 · jesuscodes.me · its alternatives →

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    Keybr▲91

    Improve your touch typing

    2015 · keybr.com · its alternatives →

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