# Nintype

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Nintype and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for fast swipe typing that needs no new layout; the main caveat is that the project is abandoned, with some bugs and slowdowns.

## Why people recommend it

- Pioneered two-finger swipe typing (2 comments): "unmaintained app that was apparently the inventor of two finger swipe until it stopped working on new android versions" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657823)) "absolutely mind-blowing keyboard which supported multi-finger swiping" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234611))
- Hard to switch away from (2 comments): "Nintype is incredible and is the only reason I refuse to upgrade my phone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657143)) "I can't use any other swipe keyboard anymore" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48651694))
- Quirky, opinionated design for power users (2 comments): "Such a breath of fresh air to have a keyboard made for power users." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47004552)) "It's extremely quirky and opinionated in an entertaining way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46235502))

## What people warn about

- Unmaintained, abandoned project (2 comments): "unmaintained app that was apparently the inventor of two finger swipe until it stopped working on new android versions" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657823)) "The project is abandoned but it still works well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47004859))
- Bugs and slowdowns (1 comments): "has a few annoying bugs now and has gotten terribly slow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46245781))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [iOS keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ios-keyboard.md): 28 recommend
- [Unexpected Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unexpected-keyboard.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Nintype", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nintype/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).