Playroom Tracks vs Type Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playroom Tracks
Experience a fun hill climb racing game with smooth physics and realistic graphics. Upgrade your vehicles, compete on leaderboards, and enjoy an entertaining experience for all ages.
- Smooth physics simulation
- Upgradeable vehicles
- Realistic graphics
- Easy controls
- Leaderboards
- iCloud saving
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An entertaining hill climb racing game that brings back your best memories. Not for kids only. Do not let the look of the game fool you! You will enjoy it regardless of your age. Features: - Smooth physics simulation - Upgradeable vehicles - Nice, realistic graphics - Easy to pick up controls - Leaderboards for the best drivers
Type Run
Test your typing speed in a competitive race against other players. Achieve impressive speeds to become a recognized "Type Runner".
- Typing speed test
- Multiplayer races
- Competitive gameplay
- Speed achievement recognition
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How fast can you type? Compete with other players in this fun fact typing race. If you goes above 10 characters per second, you are legally a Type Runner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playroom Tracks at 100% against Type Run's 21%. Playroom Tracks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Type Run's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (31K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Playroom Tracks sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Type Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Playroom Tracks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Run has 31K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Playroom Tracks's written reviews are positive against 21% of Type Run's.
Playroom Tracks ships an update every 36 months, Type Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playroom Tracks | Type Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (31K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 21.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 276 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Intuitive Computers | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Playroom Tracks
Type Run
Bugs and requests
Playroom Tracks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Type Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing/crashing
- Keyboard glitches
- Incorrect spelling/grammar in questions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to play against real players
- More varied and easier question categories
- Customization options for characters/avatars
- Single-player mode for practice
- Improved keyboard responsiveness
In-app purchases
Playroom Tracks
- Ridge$0.99
- Mustang$0.99
- Dune$0.99
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- Van$0.99
- Mixer$0.99
- Hovercraft$1.99
- Racer$1.99
Type Run
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
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