Type Nine vs CloudpilotEmu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type Nine
This keyboard app offers a unique swiping experience on a keypad layout for faster typing. It supports multiple languages simultaneously, learns your vocabulary, and includes advanced features like precise deletion and cursor control.
- Swiping on keypad layout
- Automatic multi-language detection
- Word learning and prediction
- Advanced backspace and cursor control
- Customizable themes
- Emoji access
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Type Nine brings classic T9-style typing to your iPhone with a retro phone keyboard built for fast, private, one-handed texting. Remember when texting felt simple? Type Nine reimagines the old-school phone keypad for modern iPhone users — combining the familiar 3x4 T9 keyboard layout with smart predictions, swipe gestures, personalization, themes, and privacy-first design. Whether you miss classic phone texting, want a simpler iPhone keyboard, prefer one-handed typing, or just want something different from the standard touchscreen keyboard, Type Nine gives you a clean, fast, nostalgic way to type. WHY PEOPLE LOVE TYPE NINE • Classic T9-style keyboard layout Type with a familiar phone keypad inspired by the keyboards many of us grew up with. • Fast one-handed typing The compact keypad layout makes it easy to text with one hand, whether you are walking, commuting, holding coffee, or multitasking. • Smart word predictions Type Nine suggests words as you type, helping you write faster with fewer taps. • Automatic language detection Type Nine can suggest words from multiple languages at the same time, so you do not need to constantly switch keyboards while typing. • Swipe typing with a keypad Type Nine combines a classic keypad layout with swipe-style movement for a modern typing experience. • Personal word learning When you manually type a word that is not in the dictionary, Type Nine can remember it and adapt to the words you use most. • Private by design Type Nine does not collect your personal data. Your typing stays yours. • VoiceOver support Type Nine was built with accessibility in mind and can be a helpful alternative keyboard for VoiceOver users. • Custom themes and colors Personalize your keyboard with different visual styles and make your iPhone feel more like your own. • Emojis, cursor movement, deletion, and more Type Nine includes the everyday keyboard tools you expect, rebuilt around a simple keypad experience. A RETRO KEYBOARD FOR MODERN TEXTING Type Nine is more than a nostalgia app. It is a practical alternative iPhone keyboard for people who want a faster, simpler, more personal way to text. Use Type Nine for: • Text messages • iMessage • WhatsApp • Telegram • Notes • Email • Social apps • Everyday typing across your iPhone OLD-SCHOOL FEEL. NEW-SCHOOL EASE. Type Nine gives you the feeling of classic phone texting with the flexibility of a modern iPhone keyboard. It is ideal for people who: • Miss old phone keyboards • Want a retro keyboard for iPhone • Prefer T9-style typing • Like one-handed texting • Want a simpler keyboard layout • Care about privacy • Want a keyboard that feels different • Use multiple languages • Want customizable themes • Prefer a keypad over a full QWERTY layout TEXT LIKE IT’S FUN AGAIN Typing on a phone used to feel simple, fast, and satisfying. Type Nine brings that feeling back — with a modern keyboard experience designed for today’s iPhone. Download Type Nine and bring back the classic T9 keyboard experience. BASIC IS BACK
CloudpilotEmu
This application allows you to run classic PalmOS handheld devices on your modern iPhone or iPad. It emulates various devices and supports PalmOS versions up to 5, offering features like continuous state saves and file management.
- PalmOS handheld emulation
- Supports PalmOS 4.1 and 5
- Continuous state saves
- Savestate file import/export
- Manage .prc and .pdb files
- Emulated SD cards and memory sticks
- Audio emulation
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CloudpilotEmu runs PalmOS handhelds on modern devices. It emulates a wide range of devices up to PalmOS 4.1 and the Palm Tungsten E2 for PalmOS 5. Its features include: * Continuous state saves — reopen the app and continue right where you left off * Export and import of savestate files * Switch between multiple emulation sessions * Direct installation and export of .prc and .pdb files * Realistic emulation of timers and device speed * Emulated SD cards and memory sticks * File browser for managing memory cards * Audio emulation * Keyboard input on OS4 and earlier * Clipboard integration on OS4 and earlier * Network support (including network HotSync) on OS4 and earlier This app enables you to run CloudpilotEmu on your iPhone or iPad as a native app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CloudpilotEmu at Free against Type Nine's $3.99. CloudpilotEmu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Type Nine's advantage is ratings volume (194 vs 20) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
CloudpilotEmu is free to download; Type Nine costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CloudpilotEmu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Nine has 194 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Type Nine's written reviews are positive against 100% of CloudpilotEmu's.
Type Nine ships an update every 2 months, CloudpilotEmu every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type Nine | CloudpilotEmu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rasmus Porsager | Christian Speckner |
Customer experience
Type Nine
CloudpilotEmu
Bugs and requests
Type Nine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard not showing up in some apps
- Inconsistent performance on different iOS versions
- Issues with manual letter entry and number input
Requested features
5 requests- Add more keyboard theme options
- Improve cursor control and text selection
- Integrate with more messaging apps
- Add auto-correct and spell-check features
- Allow customization of keyboard layout
CloudpilotEmu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Type Nine
No in-app purchases
CloudpilotEmu
No in-app purchases
Questions
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