Hacker Keyboard vs Speed Typer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hacker Keyboard
Test your typing speed in this game where you 'hack' contacts by typing quickly. Progress through increasingly challenging checkpoints to see if you can hack them all.
- Typing game mechanic
- Hack contacts
- 50 contacts to hack
- 10 checkpoints
- Increasing difficulty
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Hacker Keyboard is a simple typing game where you can type to 'hack' your contacts! But are you fast enough to hack them all? There are 50 contacts to 'hack'. There are 10 checkpoints. Checkpoints get increasingly harder to get. Will you be fast enough?
Speed Typer
Measure and improve your typing speed and accuracy with this free app. Challenge friends and aim for top rankings in multiple languages. See how fast you can truly type.
- Measure typing speed
- Improve accuracy
- Challenge friends
- Global rankings
- Ten language support
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Think you’re a fast typist? Test your skills with Speed Typer, a typing app designed to help you measure speed, improve accuracy, and track your progress over time. Practice across multiple modes, view detailed statistics, and unlock premium features like advanced insights, custom typing tests, and an ad-free experience. Speed Typer supports ten languages: Dutch, American English, British English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. Please see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ for Speed Typer’s Terms of Use (EULA).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Typer at 4.7 against Hacker Keyboard's 3.1. Speed Typer also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 49 months). Hacker Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Speed Typer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hacker Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speed Typer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Typer has 6.7K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Hacker Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 83% of Speed Typer's.
Hacker Keyboard ships an update every 49 months, Speed Typer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Keyboard | Speed Typer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (38 ratings) | 4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 6.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 49 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur De Araujo | justncode LLC |
Customer experience
Hacker Keyboard
Speed Typer
Bugs and requests
Hacker Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speed Typer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Words disappearing after typing a space
- Inability to see typed text during tests
- Inconsistent font sizing across categories
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust test duration
- More variety in word/sentence prompts
- Statistics tracking and progress monitoring
- Option to practice typing your own text
In-app purchases
Hacker Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Speed Typer
- Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$99.99
Questions
Is Hacker Keyboard free?
Is Speed Typer free?
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Do Hacker Keyboard or Speed Typer have ads?
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