Tappy: T9, Old Style, Keyboard

Name: Tappy: T9, Old Style, Keyboard
Rating: 4.1688313 (384 reviews)
Author: Mini Bytes

By: Mini Bytes

Old style, big key, T9 keyboard for small screen and fat fingers typing.

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Features & Capabilities

Tappy Keyboard is designed for users who prefer big key keyboards or need an easy-to-use typing experience suited for "fat finger" typing on small screens. It supports various layouts including T9, Compact Qwerty, T13, and standard Qwerty/Qwertz/Azerty variations.

Key features include fast text prediction in over 30 languages, comprehensive emoji support with over 3,600 emojis organized in categories, integrated GIF and sticker search via Giphy, and strong privacy ensuring all typing is processed locally. Additional functionalities like swipe gestures for deletion and cursor movement, customizable themes, haptic feedback, and clipboard management further enhance typing efficiency and comfort.

Ideal for users seeking a nostalgic T9 feel blended with modern utilities and privacy, Tappy Keyboard offers a 30-day free trial with no ads and continuously updated capabilities based on user feedback.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

24.02.03 Last updated: 2025-08-29

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Creation date:

2022-08-13

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Permissions:

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe
app.minibytes.keyboard.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

21.66MB

Email:

ta*****@minibytes.app

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

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Ranking

# 329,983 ▼ 690

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Developed by:

Mini Bytes

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.minibytes.keyboard

Email:

ta*****@minibytes.app

Website:

http://tappykeyboard.app

User Reviews

Users appreciate Tappy as a flexible and effective T9 keyboard, especially on small devices and for visually impaired users, valuing its customization and classic feel. However, frustration arises from the unexpected paid trial model, limited predictive text accuracy, some UI and layout limitations affecting usability, occasional lag, and constrained language support. Overall, it's considered one of the best T9 keyboards available despite its shortcomings.

Pros

Provides a good T9 keyboard experience similar to classic phones, helpful especially on small screens.
Offers customization options and flexibility in keyboard layouts, including compact QWERTY and T13 layouts.
Generally appreciated for being one of the best available T9 keyboards with no ads.
Helpful for visually impaired users and those who prefer one-handed or old-style texting.
Includes predictive text which improves typing speed and accuracy for some users.

Cons

The app lacks full transparency about the 30-day free trial and payment requirement, which users found misleading and disruptive.
Predictive text sometimes picks uncommon or incorrect words and lacks tolerance for mistypes; users want better control over this feature.
Keyboard layout and customization are limited, including issues with button placement causing mistypes, and lack of features like configurable delete/backspace speed and dedication punctuation keys.
Performance issues like lagging and slow predictions while typing were reported.
Language support is limited, mostly to Latin alphabets, with no Cyrillic or additional languages like Tamil included yet.

Recent reviews

This is a great replacement for the Sony xperia keyboard, but for me the xperia keyboard is still the daddy of t9 keyboards. If the layout could ad changed to match tie xperia keyboard third would enable one handedness typing, with the currently layout this isn't really possible. Other improvements is not picking uncommon words for example tie is sometimes picked as a preference to the. You also cant delete saved words from what I can see.

Ti*****, 2025-01-03

I like the keyboard there's not too many options available for T9 keyboards but this is the best one I found. I just haven't found the option to turn off the predictive texting. being legally blind this keyboard is very helpful for me when I do have to use a keyboard. I will be purchasing soon.