Monkey Typer vs Type
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monkey Typer
Improve your English typing speed and accuracy with this arcade-style word game. Compete with others globally via Game Center leaderboards and unlock achievements while enjoying a fun, monkey-themed experience.
- Learn English words
- Improve typing speed
- Increase keyboard accuracy
- Global leaderboards
- Game Center achievements
- Fun monkey theme
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Perfect arcade, educational and word game, with which you can learn, compete and also have fun. Learn: - to write fast english words - to use keyboard more accurate, fast and without mistakes Compete: - explore scores of all players with Game Center and become the best - try to achieve the most Game Center achievements Have fun: - enjoy the game with cute picture of monkey Type as fast as you can!
Type
Challenge your typing speed by racing against the clock to type the alphabet. Compete with friends and family to see who is the fastest.
- Alphabet typing test
- Speed competition
- Friend and family challenges
- Simple gameplay
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How fast can you type the alphabet? Test your typing skills and compete with your friends and family with Alphabet Typer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monkey Typer at 4.0 against Type's 3.0. Monkey Typer also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Type's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Monkey Typer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Type asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monkey Typer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Monkey Typer ships an update every 4 months, Type every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monkey Typer | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Mikusovic | Julian Lau |
Customer experience
Monkey Typer
Type
In-app purchases
Monkey Typer
- Disable Ads$1.99
Type
No in-app purchases
