# TypeDefense: Type quickly — user reviews

> 17 indexed App Store user reviews of TypeDefense by GreenRobot LLC, rated 2.90/5 from 767 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/typedefense-type-quickly/id327794495/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/typedefense-type-quickly/id327794495.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 191 · 4★ 80 · 3★ 164 · 2★ 132 · 1★ 200

## What do users think of TypeDefense?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- ⌨️ Effective typing speed improvement
- 🆓 Free to play
- 🏆 Leaderboard integration with OpenFeint
- 📈 Progressive difficulty curve

**Cons**

- 📱 Portrait-only orientation severely limits usability
- 🎨 War-themed graphics feel destructive and off-putting
- 😑 Gets repetitive and boring after extended play
- ⌨️ Vertical keyboard makes fast typing difficult

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Word validation accepts overlapping/duplicate entries (e.g., 'heeyhey' for 'hey')

**Most requested features**

- Landscape mode support
- Custom music playback
- Less destructive game imagery
- Horizontal keyboard orientation option

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Landscape

*2011-04-01, version 1.5*

Landscape

### 1/5 — 

*2010-11-28, version 0*

Awsome it really increases typeing speed. Simsimi is also another app that increases typing speed
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### 2/5 — Okay app

*2010-07-27, version 0*

It's okay but it gets annoying after awhile. Make it landscape!

### 2/5 — Type defense

*2010-02-01, version 0*

Seems like a good idea but disappointed with the graphics it uses, raining missiles on houses is so war-like
and a great turn-off. Would be nice if a version with less destructive imagery were available.

### 2/5 — Needs landscape keyboard

*2009-09-02, version 0*

I can't believe that you can't hold this sideways. It's so bad trying to type fast with the verticle keyboard. I give it 2 stars. But if you could hold it horizontal I would give it 5.

### 3/5 — Landscape!

*2010-07-28, version 0*

Great game but desperately needs landscape!! Would be 5 star

### 4/5 — Good

*2010-03-15, version 0*

If you type a word wrong and type the right word over it will work. For exemple if I type Heey instead of hey I can type heeyhey and it will shoot the missile as if it were correct. Also you should make a landscape mode also. Good game and very addicting

### 4/5 — Great

*2010-02-25, version 0*

This game is great but it wud dominate with a landscape keyboard

### 4/5 — Wow

*2009-11-05, version 0*

Cool game

### 4/5 — Landscape keyboard

*2009-10-24, version 0*

I give this game a 1 star because why would someone make a game like this where you have to hold this keyboard upright.  It's. Horrible keyboard on the iPhone unless you hold it horizontally. And because you can't hold like that, it makes this game very difficult. Because if I were holding it landscape way I would be able to do much better. And if you updated this game so that you could choose to hold keyboard either way than I would rate it 5 STARS.

## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great game

*2011-11-21, version 1.5*

I give this game
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### 5/5 — Great!

*2010-08-25, version 0*

I love the game, but I use this app mostly for openfeint. I like the old version of openfeint that this app has , and I'd love it if you could play your own music in the app. Keep making great apps!

### 5/5 — Ermmmmmmm.........

*2010-08-22*

What makes this so different to the ones you have to pay for? I don't know

### 5/5 — Best game to improve typing speed

*2010-07-28, version 0*

Best

### 5/5 — Pretty cool game!

*2009-09-04, version 0*

The game gets fun after the first few levels. It's boring and too slow in the first ones, but I guess that's how the game is. I also like the openfeint!

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2009-08-30, version 0*

I bought the paid one too!

### 5/5 — Fun game!

*2009-08-29, version 0*

It's nice to have a free and fun typing game! Good to kill a few free minutes.

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