# Ghost Type - Typing Tutor — Master your iPad typing skills > iPad typing tutor with custom lessons, ghosting keyboard, and student profiles. (iPhone/iPad app by demografix pty ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ghost-type-typing-tutor/id495081717 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [demografix pty ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/474374501) - Category: Education - Price: $2.99 (on sale, was $4.99) - Rating: 4.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 9.0 · 29 MB - Languages: British English - Released: 2012-03-09 - Data updated: 2026-06-05 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ghost-type-typing-tutor/id495081717/reviews.md ## What is Ghost Type? Learning to master the keyboard of an iPad is made easier, with Ghost Type from demografix. An iPad typing tutor created with education in mind. • The only typing tutor that allows you to create your own lessons with your content to suit your child or students • Inbuilt lessons from beginner to advanced, including Dolch words, that can be fully edited • Flexible export and sharing of your lessons via email, Dropbox, iTunes or Airdrop. • Uses the correct school fonts and multiple student profiles • Teacher or parent lockable to restrict student access and functions • Innovative Ghosting keyboard to improve memory typing skills • The best iPad keyboarding skills and development tool available • Selected by many schools under volume education purchases • QWERTZ, AZERTY and Dvorak Keyboards • The correct schoolfonts Accessing the correct school fonts while using Ghost Type is simple and a wide range of fonts including Australian state education fonts, UK, NZ and USA styles are available currently. Ghost Type contains a series of typing lessons that are aimed at improving both typing speed and accuracy on an iPad and features a unique ghosting keyboard option, aiding the user in memorizing the layout of the iPad keyboard. Create, save and share your own lessons to suit your own curriculum and year levels, with complete control over the management of the lessons. Use your spelling lists or any other content for your students or child to learn, all while learning iPad typing at the same time. The Ghost Type keyboard displays the letters until you start typing. Type the correct letter and the keys on the keyboard remain faded out. Pause your typing, and the letters will fade back in. The fade-in speed can be set as very slow, slow, normal, fast and very fast via the settings. You can also turn the Ghost Type keyboard off via the settings and use a ‘partial’ setting. The app is also fully compatible with external keyboards. The app is in landscape mode only and does not support the Apple portrait dock. • A lockable app As a parent or teacher you can lock the app into a restricted student mode. When in student mode, lessons cannot be created or deleted and profiles cannot be changed. Other options are available depending on your teacher/parent choices. These include access to the Ghost Write function, home screen options and access to any external links. Fully COPPA compliant. • Take a Lesson or a Speed Test The lessons work much like traditional typing programs on computers you may have used when you first learned to type. As you type in the characters, they’ll be lightened out. Your current character will be highlighted in green, while mistyped characters will be highlighted in red. As you type you’ll see the time elapsed, your average words per minute (wpm), and your accuracy percentage. The aim is to try to type in the words as fast as you can without looking at the virtual keys. Once you finish, your various statistics will be recorded. You will discover that it’s not that hard to gain speed and accuracy on the iPad keyboard. “I think the ghost keyboard is a great idea. The look and feel is great and it's pretty intuitive to us. Multiple profiles, locking aspects of app are excellent ideas - teachers will really love that, especially teachers who don't have 1 to 1 iPads.” Richard, Australian Teacher. "Congratulations on a great app.. As a touch typist on a standard keyboard it is sometimes a struggle to translate that skill to the iPad, but just a short time on Ghost Type has already retuned my brain to be faster and more accurate than I would have imagined... Anyone using an iPad, adult or child will benefit greatly from this app." Fun AND educational ***** by Critical analyst Also a big thanks to the US District that purchased 1800 copies recently. Thanks from us! Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/demografix.pty.ltd Twitter : http://twitter.com/demografix_au ## Key features - Custom lesson creation - Ghosting keyboard for memory typing - Multiple student profiles - Teacher/parent lockable mode - Export and share lessons - Supports QWERTZ, AZERTY, Dvorak keyboards ## Recent user reviews (10 of 13) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ghost-type-typing-tutor/id495081717/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Beginners, not for you. (No standard keypad) *2014-07-10, version 1.6* Guys, I really want to learn how to type on a standard keyboard so could you please make it so you can learn on one? ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2014-06-13, version 1.6* I love this app. If you find the disappearing keys frustrating, you can set them so that they don't. I think the app is brilliant for learning to touch type on an iPad and is great for single handed typists too. It is possible to use the app with an external keyboard. Very versatile and great for improving speed and accuracy no matter which keyboard you are using. ### 1/5 — Ghost type *2014-04-27, version 1.6* This app is frustrating and unfair. It gave my daughter incorrect marks which was discouraging and frustrating for her . Would not recommend. ### 2/5 — Progress not recorded *2014-01-06* The typing test/lessons are working but the app does not recognise when you are completed anything. It just says "Not Completed" against all items. I tried restarting my iPad but it is still a broken app I am afraid. **Developer response:** Later versions of the app fixed any of these problems. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2013-09-20, version 1.2* The ability to create my own typing lessons and sage them sets this app apart! ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2013-05-31, version 1.1* If you want this app to learn how to type, don't waste your money. It doesn't do the basic one or two letters at a time, it gives you whole words and sentences to type, too confusing for young kids or anyone without experience. I made up my own lesson for the f and j key, but they disappeared after about a week. **Developer response:** You can create your own lessons as one letter at a time. That is part of the power of this app as you can create your own typing lessons. ### 2/5 — Locks up on lessons *2013-02-12, version 1.1* The lessons lockup after typing for a while. Tried to reset to the home page and start again but the lessons still locked up. I am using a Pocketfish iCapsule external keyboard with a Bluetooth Link. The program recognizes the external keyboard but does not recognize the dash ( - ) in the typing exercises. For the price, the program is adequate for basic typing practice and skill development, however, using an external keyboard stills needs further development. Two stars rating, more when the glitches get fixed. ### 5/5 — Now I am typing faster *2012-05-13, version 1.0* A brilliant app and the ghosting keyboard certainly enhances the ability to learn where the keys are. I was also delighted that I could create my own lessons. I would recommend this app to anyone who wants to improve their iPad typing skills. ### 5/5 — This is Great *2012-03-20, version 1.0* My 3 kids have not put this app down. The oldest is creating lessons for the others and testing and marking them. Needless to say they are competing on accuracy and words per minute ### 5/5 — Fun AND educational *2012-03-12, version 1.0* Congratulations on a great app.. As a touch typist on a standard keyboard it is sometimes a struggle to translate that skill to the iPad, but just a short time on Ghost Type has already retuned my brain to be faster and more accurate than I would have imagined... Anyone using an iPad, adult or child will benefit greatly from this app. ## Frequently asked questions about Ghost Type ### What is Ghost Type's primary function? Ghost Type is an iPad typing tutor designed to help users improve their typing speed and accuracy on the virtual keyboard. It offers a unique ghosting keyboard feature to aid in memorization and allows for the creation of custom lessons. ### Can I create my own typing lessons with Ghost Type? Yes, Ghost Type is the only typing tutor that allows you to create your own lessons using your own content, such as spelling lists or specific curriculum material, to suit your child or students. ### What keyboard layouts does Ghost Type support? Ghost Type supports multiple keyboard layouts, including QWERTZ, AZERTY, and Dvorak, ensuring compatibility with various user preferences and regional settings. ### How does the Ghosting keyboard work? The Ghosting keyboard displays letters until you start typing. Correctly typed keys remain faded, while mistyped characters are highlighted. The fade-in speed is adjustable, and the feature can be turned off or set to a 'partial' mode. ### Is Ghost Type suitable for younger learners or students? Yes, Ghost Type is designed with education in mind and is COPPA compliant. It includes features like multiple student profiles and a lockable mode for teachers or parents to restrict access and functions, making it ideal for educational settings. ### What are the pricing details for Ghost Type? Ghost Type is a paid application, priced at $2.99. There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions mentioned, indicating a one-time purchase for the full functionality. ### Does Ghost Type have ads? No, Ghost Type does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, users can expect an ad-free experience. ### On which devices can Ghost Type be used? Ghost Type is specifically designed for iPads and is only available in landscape mode. It does not support the Apple portrait dock. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.1 — 2020-09-17 Updated the app to fix an import issue and made some code enhancements. ### 3.0 — 2020-09-07 We made some improvements to the app to cater for the new operating systems and different sizes of the new iPads.  We also did a general service changing the oil and spark plugs. ### 2.2 — 2015-03-12 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Fix for a bug or three. ### 2.1 — 2015-02-13 * Additional keyboard layouts in settings for various European languages * Accents / alternate characters on holding down keys * Minor bug fixes ### 2.0 — 2014-11-05 Thanks for using our app! • We added new alternate keyboard layouts as requested by our users - QWERTZ, AZERTY and Dvorak (selectable via app settings) • We added Airdrop support for iOS 7 and above for iPad (4th generation or later), iPad Mini and to share with people using a Mac with Yosemite. Checkout youtube.com/demografixapps for a demo on using Airdrop. Thanks Apple, we love it! • We updated the style of the Ghost Type keyboard to better reflect the system keyboard. • Squashed a bug and added a few enhancements. Please take a moment to leave a review on iTunes, they help us... :-) You can also email updates@demografix.com.au comments and feedback. 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