Retro Txt T9 Number Keyboard

This app is great, even the free version on its own which should have everything you need! Yes, you can type ?!@& and so forth. Yes, you can enter. Yes, you can turn predictive text on and off from the keyboard itself. Do not listen to the bad reviews mentioning these issues, as they simply have not explored the full capacity of the keyboard. My only thing is that the predictions are very assertive and I wish there was a simple button to cycle through them (such as #) rather than having to manually select from the above bar. Maybe this also exists and I haven’t found it yet…

Personally, I do like the T9 app. However, is missing a lot of punctuations like the “!?@&” button. If y’all can somehow implement this to the keyboard, then I would’ve gave this app an 5/5 stars :)

It truly feels like I'm texting on my first cell ever (Nokia 5160), yet here I am on a newer iPhone. A handful of bugs here and there (toggles not fully working, haptic not working), which does break some of the immersion (I submitted an email with feedback). Not all regular symbols — such as slashes — are accessible, but the guide in the settings does a great job in explaining the shortcuts that have been implemented for ease of use (such as long-press 0 to press return). Is it a perfect recreation of T9? No; it lacks a few nuances that the OG T9 phones had. But, it is a phenomenal recreation for the digital phone era and I love that about it. I don’t have the paid version (the bells and whistles aren’t as important to me as the overall utility), but if you like how the app runs and want customization bonuses, I feel like this app checks all the boxes. I think it being free and a labor of love is what sets it apart from other alternatives; I definitely appreciate the work and care that’s gone into this app, and I look forward to seeing where it goes from here.