Frequently asked questions

Switchify is an Android accessibility app that lets you control your phone or tablet using one or more switches, head movements, or facial gestures, instead of (or alongside) the touchscreen. See How it works for the detail.

People with physical disabilities who find traditional touchscreens difficult, switch users, AAC users, anyone who needs customisable input methods on Android.

Switch Access by Google is Android's built-in switch control. It works, and it's free. Switchify offers more access techniques (item, point, and radar), optional head control and facial gestures, gesture pattern recording, long-press and stability settings, and a radial service menu designed for switch users. See For professionals for the full comparison.

You can have both installed. You enable one or the other in Android's accessibility settings. Many users keep both and pick the one that suits the task at hand.

Switchify works with most adaptive switch interfaces that present themselves to Android as a keyboard or game controller (Bluetooth or USB) — including Tecla-e, Pretorian, AbleNet, and RJ Cooper. It also lets you use facial gestures (smile, wink, blink, head turn) as switches with no hardware at all. If you have a specific switch and aren't sure, email owen@switchifyapp.com.

Yes. Every feature is in the free version. The only limit is that the accessibility service stops after one hour per session; you can restart it as many times as you like. See Pricing.

Pro removes the one-hour session limit. €1/month or €20 lifetime. All other features are already in the free version.

The session limit lets Pro fund ongoing development without putting any feature behind a paywall. Free users can use Switchify for any task — they just restart the service once an hour.

From inside the Switchify app on Google Play. There is no web checkout.

You can request a free promo code for Switchify Pro for evaluation and professional use. See For professionals.

Switchify collects anonymised usage and crash telemetry to help find bugs and improve features. It never includes the content of what you type, tap, or scan. Telemetry is on by default; you can turn it off from the About screen inside the app, and the change takes effect immediately. Analytics and crash reporting are separate controls. Both are handled by Timberlogs.

Yes — the full source is on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0. See About for why.

Open Switchify and follow the prompts in the About screen, or see Delete your account.

Android 10 (API level 29) or above.

Yes. The radial service menu scales — phones show four items per ring, tablets up to eight.

Not yet. Switchify is Android-only.

The Featurebase portal is where feature ideas live. Other users vote so the most-wanted things rise to the top.