I had been using MessagEase for a few years, and was always feeling a bit uncomfortable with it because it's closed source and was unmaintained for years.
I tried out Thumb-Key a while ago, but that's missing some basic features I'm really used to :/
Now that MessageEase is suddenly jumping on the "annoying subscription stuff" train, I really need to switch though... is there any other #Android#Keyboard of this type, that maybe has more features than Thumb-Key?
gestures (circle/back-and-forth swipe) for uppercase letters and long press for numbers, instead of always having to switch layers
locally customizable layout (I used a german layout, but with the swedish å added to a previously empty place)
show a trail of where I swiped, instead of making the whole key flash in a bright color (at least I already managed to turn off the animation that made the letters disappear 🙄)
I've tested many unconventional keyboards, and MessageEase was one of the best (despite appearing fully abandoned). Sad they're going sub-based.
I eventually gave up on the 9-key keyboards in favor of Unexpected Keyboard. It's set up as a traditional qwerty, but the dev recently released fully custom designs. It supports gestures: swipping diagonally on keys to unlock punctuation, etc. Not confident it'll suit your needs, but hope you find something!
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