ZType vs ClickClack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZType
Defend against enemy waves by typing letters to shoot plasma bullets. Utilize EMP bombs for dire situations to destroy nearby enemies. Experience a top typing game now on iOS.
- Typing-based combat
- Shoot plasma bullets by typing
- EMP bomb power-ups
- Defend against enemy waves
- iOS availability
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One of the Web's best Typing Games now finally available for iOS! Fend of the enemy's attack waves by proving your typing skills. Each letter you type shoots off a powerful plasma bullet into the enemy's ships. If you ever find yourself in a dire situation, you can use the EMP bombs to destory any nearby enemies.
ClickClack
Enhance your typing speed and accuracy with structured lessons, timed tests, and detailed analytics. Practice with custom texts, compete in multiplayer matches, or race against AI opponents. Features include on-device AI text generation and customizable visual aids for a personalized learning experience.
- Typing speed tests (timer/word-based)
- Structured typing lessons
- On-device AI text generator
- Detailed typing analytics
- Real-time multiplayer matches
- AI opponent races
- Customizable typing text and style
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Improve your typing speed, accuracy, and technique with a powerful typing test and trainer built around a clean, distraction-free experience. Upgrade to Pro for extra challenges, stats, themes and unlimited custom text. Key Features: Typing Speed Test: • Timer-Based Session. • Word Count-Based Session. Lessons Practice Mode: • Structured Learning: Improve your typing with guided lessons covering the home, top, bottom, symbol, and number keys. • Progress Tracking: Monitor accuracy, WPM, and high scores for each lesson. N-Gram Word Focus Lab: • Precision Training: Build fluid muscle memory by focusing on "sticky" character sequences (N-Grams) that cause frequent mistakes. • Intelligent Drill Logic: Use Targeted (PRO), Smart Mix (PRO), or Expansion strategies to eliminate accuracy gaps and master challenging patterns. On-Device AI Text Generator & Typing Insights (Requires iOS 26 & Apple Intelligence Enabled) • Infinite Content: Instantly generate unique practice passages from various topics and supported languages. • Typing Insights: Receive on-device AI analysis of speed, with deeper accuracy and consistency insights in Pro. • Privacy First: All AI generation and analysis run locally on-device with zero data collection. Detailed Typing Analytics: • Performance Metrics: Calculates WPM (Net & Gross), Accuracy, and Consistency. • Error Tracking: Tracks correct, incorrect, and missed characters. • Level Progression: Earn XP from each typing session and unlock new levels. • WPM Graph: Track your progress across sessions. • Mistyped Keys & N-Gram Analysis: View key-error heatmaps and missing bigram/trigram patterns to target weaknesses. • Key Latency & Bottlenecks: Measure delays across keys, bigrams, and trigrams to pinpoint hesitation patterns. Typing Replays & Ghost Practice: • Live Playback: Watch your typing sessions unfold exactly as they happened. • Free Replay Library: Save your favorite sessions and build your replay library. • Ghost Practice: Type alongside your recorded ghost in timed or word-based mode. • Versus Races: Race CPUs using replay text, or challenge compatible recordings in Ghost Race. • Track Improvement: See when you beat a replay, then save your new attempt or replace the original. • Ghost Customization: Adjust your ghost cursor’s appearance or hide it for distraction-free practice. • Free Practice & Racing: Use recordings up to 45 seconds and 75 words. Pro unlocks recordings exceeding either limit. • Export & Share (PRO): Export replay files and share them with friends. • Import Replays: Import shared recordings to watch, practice with, or race when compatible. Multiplayer Mode: • Real-Time Matches: Compete in 60-second English typing challenges with 2–4 players. • Play With Anyone: Invite friends or use automatch to find opponents worldwide. • Game Center Integration: Earn achievements and climb multiplayer leaderboards. VS CPU Mode: • Race Simulated Opponents: Race multiple AI opponents with adjustable difficulty. Choose how many CPUs to face, set individual speeds, or use Smart Difficulty based on your recent performance. Custom Typing Text: • Personalized Practice: Create and manage your own typing texts using quotes, song lyrics, or any text. Import directly from a webpage URL. Customizable Style: • Typography: Choose your font, size, line spacing, letter spacing, line break mode, and text alignment. • Themes: Choose from gorgeous color profiles, including animated liquid gradients (iOS 26), to match your mood and focus. Keyboard & Hand Guide Overlay: • Activate the Keymap Overlay to visualize keystrokes and next key targets in real time. • Enable the Hand Guide to see correct finger placement — perfect for mastering 10-finger typing. Typing Sound Effects: • Enjoy satisfying keyboard sounds including mechanical switches, typewriters, or your own sound packs. iCloud Sync: • Sync your typing stats across iPhone, iPad, and macOS. Rated for ages 13+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ClickClack at 4.4 against ZType's 3.9. ClickClack also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 72). ZType's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ZType sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ClickClack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ClickClack holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClickClack has 1.9K ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ZType's written reviews are positive against 76% of ClickClack's.
ZType ships an update every 32 months, ClickClack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZType | ClickClack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (72 ratings) | 4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PhobosLab | Alfian Losari |
Customer experience
ZType
ClickClack
User reviews
ZType
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun way to improve typing
- 👍 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Innovative concept
- ✨ Well-made and beautiful design
- 🎶 Immersive music and sound
Room to improve
- 🚫 No external keyboard support
- 🚫 No landscape mode on iPad
- 🐛 Onscreen keyboard janky/inaccurate
- 🐛 Game freezes/stops working
- 🐛 Inconsistent word recognition
ClickClack
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning and improving typing skills
- 🚀 Fast and efficient app
- ✨ Satisfying typing sounds and themes
- 💯 No ads in the free version
- 🏆 Excellent design and user experience
Room to improve
- 💸 Many features locked behind Pro/paid version
- ⏳ Limited time in free lessons
- 👎 Some lessons are boring or unmotivating
- ❌ Inconsistent accuracy/letter registration
- 🚫 Ads for the upgraded app are frequent
Bugs and requests
ZType
Reported bugs
45 issues- Game stops working/freezes
- External keyboards not supported
- No landscape mode on iPad
- Onscreen keyboard inputs wrong keys
- Onscreen keyboard unresponsive/inaccurate
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- Game doesn't load (black screen)
- Word recognition issues
- No sound on iPhone
- Game doesn't work with Bluetooth keyboard
- iPad app useless without keyboard/landscape
- Magic Keyboard not working
- Screen won't turn landscape on iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard
- Onscreen keyboard inputting wrong keys
- Onscreen keyboard not sized right
- Unresponsive and inaccurate onscreen keyboard
- Game freezes and requires reinstallation
- External keyboard not working
- Onscreen keyboard is janky
- Game does not load
- External keyboard not supported
- No allowance for physical keyboard
- iPad app is useless
- No support for external keyboard
- Keyboard support missing
- No external keyboard support
- No allowance for physical keyboard
- Can’t work on iPad landscape screen and magic keyboard
- External keyboard not working
- No external keyboard support
- Keyboard Support
- No allowance for physical keyboard?
- Can’t work on iPad landscape screen and magic keyboard
- iPad app is useless
- No Bluetooth keyboard
- Doesn’t work with keyboard
- Disappointed
- Great PC game, worthless on iPad (no keyboard)
- Doesn’t work with keyboard
- Only Portrait Compatible
- Dose not work with keyboard on iPad
- Doesn't support actual keyboards
- Good game but the keyboard could be better
- Beautiful game, keyboard can be better
- Incredible, but the UI can use some work.
- Would have given 5 but...
Requested features
17 requests- Add external keyboard support
- Enable landscape mode on iPad
- Customizable keyboard size
- More game layouts/languages
- Add difficulty levels
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- Add lowercase keyboard option for kids
- Adjustable padding under keyboard
- Add vibration/haptic feedback
- Add Arabic keyboard support
- Allow use of default phone keyboard
- Add German words
- More content (skins, leaderboards)
- Allow background music
- Add 'words per minute' statistic
- Option to reply levels/continue from mistakes
- Add QWERTZ keyboard layout
- Feature to change keyboard layout based on words
ClickClack
Reported bugs
7 issues- App force closes and will not open
- Game keeps messing up letter registration
- Time limit is too short
- Results window refuses to go away
- Japanese input issues (Kanji, dakuten)
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- Counts button presses wrong
- Words are registered as 'gross'
Requested features
10 requests- Add Portuguese (Brazil) keyboard with ç
- Implement landscape mode
- Add more lessons for normal students
- Record failed attempts on lessons for progress tracking
- Add more phrases or paragraphs for practice
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- Option to adjust typing sound volume
- Support for ABNT keyboard layouts
- Improve Japanese input (Kanji selection, dakuten registration)
- Make the 160-minute version free
- Balance Pro and normal features
In-app purchases
ZType
- Remove Ads$0.99
ClickClack
- Pro Access$8.99






