Hall effect switches usually sound more hollow and feel much lighter than regular switches. With the right mods you can still make them sound good. As for the key feel, they are very smooth but probably not the same kind of smoothness of a lubed linear switch. Because they are usually paired with lighter springs the best way i could describe them is they feel frictionless, whereas traditional lubed switches feel “buttery or creamy”. They are both pretty good and pretty subjective to your personal preference. More on reddit.com

Those of you who've had keyboards with Hall Effect switches - any practical usage you've had for those other than twtichy, competitive games?... More on old.reddit.com

spongy feeling = basically the bottom out feels like you pressing into a sponge. its not a crisp feeling. The activation of 0.1 etc am sure is accurate but after that the feeling on the apex is just not great compared to say cherry blue swithes. I have not had a wooting keyboard but the fact that the new model is using the hall effect one can only assume that its going to feel spongy. just my opinion mind not based on fact at all. More on reddit.com

There’s a bunch of options out there, but most of their software is honestly terrible. Wooting’s still kinda the gold standard, but if you’re tryna skip it, keychron’s decent. Lemokey’s basically the same company with a few tweaks, though their ks37 switches and overall HE setup feel a bit meh. Epomaker’s got one that’s not bad either- shine through pbt caps and some nice A-rgb if you’re into that. Just keep in mind you’ll need to mess around with the software for actuation points or stuff like rapid trigger/dks. More on reddit.com