I have been using AnySoft, but its so buggy at this point, its effectively unusable. Judging by the github, its been in this state for at least a year now. I tried to downgrade to an older version in the hopes of fixing it, but couldn't get it to install. Is there any better options?

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

Flickboard is also worth checking out if you like this style of typing. It's on F-Droid.

The dev compares them like this in the README:

Why not MessagEase?

It's proprietary, and suddenly started requiring a subscription.

Why not Thumb-Key?

Back in the day, Thumb-Key didn't support MessagEase's more advanced gestures like circles and U-bends.

They do now, so this section is mostly historical, but FlickBoard's detection might still feel different, in ways that people may or may not prefer.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I have used Flickboard too and I like both of them.

    Flickboard is more advanced and supports a lot more customization. For example, it has macros which expand to symbols and text. You can create shortcuts for your email, math and currency symbols etc.

    IME thumb-key is minimal, updated more frequently, and looks better out of the box. So I prefer it.

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