# Retro Txt T9 Number Keyboard

> Text like it's 1999

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id936299405](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id936299405)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id936299405`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Digital Tools Ltd
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (124 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.10.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2014-11-13
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-txt-t9-number-keyboard/id936299405)
- **Website:** [https://apps.digitaltools.nz/retrotxt](https://apps.digitaltools.nz/retrotxt)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://apps.digitaltools.nz/retrotxt/privacy](https://apps.digitaltools.nz/retrotxt/privacy)

## Description

Dive back into the nostalgia of the '90s with Retro Txt, a T9 keyboard that turns iPhone and iPad into a throwback texting device. It offers a system-wide T9 experience, predictive text, large buttons, a customizable T9 dictionary, and the ability to craft custom keyboards.

Personalize your typing with retro styles, fast shortcuts, smart keypress logic, and a dedicated number lock. Some features require a one-time in-app purchase to unlock.

## Rankings

- #133,329 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the nostalgic T9 recreation and the free version’s sufficiency, but multiple reviews highlight usability and reliability issues. Top complaints include overly aggressive predictive text with no easy override, the absence of an enter/return key, and limited punctuation/emoji support. Several reports mention bugs, toggles and persistence problems, and some criticize the pricing/paywall model. Overall, the concept is beloved and simple, but meaningful improvements are needed to make it usable across apps and contexts.

### Pros

- Nostalgic recreation of classic T9 texting that feels like using old Nokia-style keyboards.
- Free version provides essential features and works without paying.
- Simple, straightforward and easy to use for nostalgia seekers.

### Cons

- Predictive text is overly aggressive and cannot be easily overridden or disabled, causing unwanted word choices.
- Missing enter/return key, making it hard to send messages in some apps.
- Lack of punctuation/symbols and emoji support in many contexts, forcing a switch to another keyboard.
- Bugs and reliability issues (toggles, haptic feedback, persistence) that disrupt usage.
- Paid features and dictionary paywalls with reports of high price and subscription concerns.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id936299405)