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Re:5 Tiles Keyboard by gbog on Sunday May 25, 2014 @09:16AM (#7796246)
If the people doing this are listening: I don't think the business model is ok. If this keyboard is to get some traction, it will require us users to use it for real before paying. You can't have a keyboard lite, it's a vital utility, not a game. If I type a url or a password and discover that a character is only on premium, I'll switch back to my usual keyboard and not look back.

Another remark: typing number is very important and must be safe and fast, I didn't see a number mode. It should be easily done on five tiles.

Re:5 Tiles Keyboard by matthewrudy on Sunday May 25, 2014 @10:43AM (#7796444)
Swiftkey's approach is to give you 30 days free. Of course you can get around this, but with Swiftkey the more you use it, the more it learns. I imagine they have reasonable conversion rates.
Re:5 Tiles Keyboard by mobilemaggie on Monday May 26, 2014 @07:10AM (#7799319)
We're listening, and really appreciate all of the great feedback here - we're taking it all on board. Good point about a number mode - at the moment, the best way to see the Number gestures is in the Cheat Sheet: http://fivetiles.com/use-cheatsheets/