Nintype
Ranked 9 of 12 keyboard apps by recommenders
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.
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.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Pioneered two-finger swipe typing
“unmaintained app that was apparently the inventor of two finger swipe until it stopped working on new android versions”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model” “absolutely mind-blowing keyboard which supported multi-finger swiping”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]” Hard to switch away from
“Nintype is incredible and is the only reason I refuse to upgrade my phone.”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model” “I can't use any other swipe keyboard anymore”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model” Quirky, opinionated design for power users
“Such a breath of fresh air to have a keyboard made for power users.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Apple, fix my keyboard before the timer ends or I'm leaving iPhone” “It's extremely quirky and opinionated in an entertaining way.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Unmaintained, abandoned project
“unmaintained app that was apparently the inventor of two finger swipe until it stopped working on new android versions”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model” “The project is abandoned but it still works well”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Apple, fix my keyboard before the timer ends or I'm leaving iPhone” Bugs and slowdowns
“has a few annoying bugs now and has gotten terribly slow”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]”
Other keyboard apps people recommend
The four most recommended other keyboard apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gboard | 59 | 43 | 58% | 10 | — | — |
| FUTO Keyboard | 51 | 22 | 70% | 12 | 1 yr4 owners | Approved |
| FUTO Swipe | 40 | 18 | 69% | 1 | — | — |
| iOS keyboard | 28 | 182 | 13% | 8 | 10 yrs9 owners | — |
| NintypeThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“unmaintained app that was apparently the inventor of two finger swipe until it stopped working on new android versions”
“Nintype is incredible and is the only reason I refuse to upgrade my phone.”
“The author made a buggy android port of nintype”
“I can't use any other swipe keyboard anymore”
“It's incredibly fast and doesn't require you to learn a completely new keyboard layout”
“The project is abandoned but it still works well”
“Such a breath of fresh air to have a keyboard made for power users.”
“has a few annoying bugs now and has gotten terribly slow”
“It's extremely quirky and opinionated in an entertaining way.”
“absolutely mind-blowing keyboard which supported multi-finger swiping”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.