Thumb-Key

5.1.16

Dessalines

4.62

46 reviews

100+
Downloads

$19.99

A privacy-conscious keyboard made for your thumbs.

4.62 · 46 reviews · 100+ downloads

Thumb-Key is a privacy-conscious smart keyboard designed for thumb-typing, featuring a 3x3 grid and large keys for fast input. It emphasizes predictable key positions and muscle memory over predictive text to protect your privacy. Ranked #154 in GB Productivity with a 4.74★ rating from 44 ratings, it is a paid app with 100+ total downloads and 10 in the last 30 days.

Pros & Cons

Privacy-first approach that avoids predictive text.
Thumb-friendly 3x3 grid designed for fast input.
Large keys with predictable positions reduce eye movement.
Swipe gestures provide quick access to less common letters.

Lacks traditional predictive typing seen in mainstream keyboards.
Premium price may limit accessibility for some users.
Limited information in this data about language support or themes.

About Thumb-Key

Thumb-Key is a productivity app developed by Dessalines.

How many times has Thumb-Key been downloaded?

Thumb-Key has been downloaded 360 times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 10 times.

What is the rating of Thumb-Key?

Thumb-Key is rated 4.62 out of 5 stars, based on 46 ratings.

Is Thumb-Key free?

Thumb-Key costs $19.99 to download. The APK download size is 3.48 MB. The latest version available is 5.1.16. The last update was on August 10, 2026.

What are the requirements for Thumb-Key?

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play June 2023.

Description

Thumb-Key is a privacy-conscious smart keyboard, made specifically for your thumbs.

It features a 3x3 grid layout, and uses swipes for the less common letters. Its easy to learn, and designed for fast typing speeds.

Instead of relying on profit-driven, privacy-offending word and sentence prediction for accuracy, as do most popular phone keyboards like Gboard and Swiftkey, Thumb-Key uses large keys with predictable positions, to prevent your eyes from hunting and pecking for letters.

As the key positions get ingrained into your muscle memory, eventually you'll be able to approximate the fast speeds of touch-typing, your eyes never having to leave the text edit area.

This project is a follow-up to the now unmaintained (and closed-source) Message Ease Keyboard, which is its main inspiration.

Recent changes:
https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key/blob/main/RELEASES.md

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More data about Thumb-Key

Price	$19.99
Total downloads	360
Recent downloads	10
Rating	4.62 based on 46 ratings
Ranking	Medium ranked
Version	5.1.16
APK size	3.48 MB
Number of libraries	?
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Thumb-Key has been downloaded 360 times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 10 times.

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dessalines790@gmail.com

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Comments on Thumb-Key for Android

★★★★★ Skyler Madison · Feb 25, 2024

I've used Messages for 16+ years now. But now that it's gone to a subscription model, I abandoned it completely. I tried a variety of other keyboards... but nothing could compare. After googling for a while, I found thumb-key. It has the same key configuration, but the letter, are arranged differently. I was so pleased to see that I could arrange the keys to be the same as message ease, in the settings. So... I didn't need to have a learning curve. There are minor differences, most good

★★★★★ Joseph Glover · Sep 27, 2024

Deleted Messages, came here instead. I would like to see: 1. Adding '+' to the end of a string and hitting 'backspace' capitalizes the first letter: eg 'george+' & 'backspace' becomes 'George'. 2. adding '-' to the end of a string and hitting 'backspace' deletes the whole string: eg 'George' & 'backspace' = ''. 3. 'Underscore' is optionally used instead of the space bar (or set select your own symbol); 'return' is then a swipe down from 's'; more space, less keyboard.

★★★★★ Todd Schroth · Mar 5, 2024

I like it. Similar to messages keyboard. Ability to use messages layout as well as the Thumb-key layout a definite plus. Cheers!

★☆☆☆☆ Kirsanov Dmitry · Dec 22, 2025

Update from december 2025 breaks things. Now all letters on my custom keyboard are hidden. How to downgrade app?

Google Play Rankings for Thumb-Key

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Rank	Country	Category	List
175	Germany	Productivity	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Thumb-Key

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Trust & Safety: Uses a Dynamic Receiver Not Exported permission (com.dessalines.thumbkey.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION); no other sensitive permissions are listed. Given its privacy-focused approach, review the app's privacy policy to understand data handling and permissions.

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