Type the Word vs Text Invaders Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type the Word
A fast-paced typing game where words fall from the top of the screen. Test your speed and accuracy across multiple languages to score points and survive.
- Falling word gameplay
- Multiple language word lists
- Increasing speed
- Saved runs
- No account required
- Rewarded video for coins
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Typing arcade with five lives, increasing speed and saved runs. Word lists: English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. UI: English or Russian. Wrong keys and missed words cost one life; complete words score their length. No account is needed. Optional rewarded video gives10coins; no invented prices or lives purchases.
Text Invaders Game
An arcade-style mobile game that tests your typing speed and accuracy. It's inspired by classic arcade games and designed to improve your texting abilities.
- Arcade-style gameplay
- Typing speed challenge
- Inspired by classic arcade games
- Improves texting ability
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Inspired by the arcade classics, Text Invaders is an arcade-style mobile game that challenges players ability to text fast!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Type the Word at Free against Text Invaders Game's $1.99. Type the Word also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Text Invaders Game's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 130 months). On ads and device support 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
Type the Word is free to download; Text Invaders Game costs $1.99 up front. Text Invaders Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Type the Word asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Invaders Game holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Invaders Game has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Type the Word ships an update every 130 months, Text Invaders Game every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Type the Word | Text Invaders Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 130 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pavel Shchedukhin | Rectangle Circle, Inc. |
Customer experience
Type the Word
Text Invaders Game
In-app purchases
Type the Word
No in-app purchases
Text Invaders Game
- Text Invaders Extra Lives$0.99
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