Type Fast vs Text or Die
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type Fast
Improve your typing speed and accuracy with this app. It offers two engaging game modes to test your skills and supports 16 languages. Track your progress, unlock achievements, and compete globally.
- Typing speed test
- Classic 60-second mode
- 45 typing challenges
- 16 language support
- Achievement unlocking
- Progress tracking
- Global leaderboard
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Test your typing speed with Type Fast! Put your skills to the test in 2 game modes: - Classic: how many words can you type in 60 seconds? - Challenges: can you complete all 45 challenges? Supports 16 languages! Unlock achievements, track your progress and compete with other players on the global leaderboard! Can you become the fastest typer?
Text or Die
Answer questions with the longest possible response to build a tower and escape rising waters. Outlast opponents to survive. The player with the longest answer wins and avoids peril.
- Longest answer wins
- Build towers
- Escape rising waters
- Outlast opponents
- Survival gameplay
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The longest answer wins! Answer each question with the longest answer you can think of to build your tower and escape the rising waters! As long as you can outlast the opponents, you wont get eaten!
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Verdict
Type Fast and Text or Die both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Type Fast's written reviews are positive against 12% of Text or Die's. Type Fast also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Text or Die's advantage is ratings volume (212K vs 521) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Type Fast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Text or Die sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Type Fast against 4.5 for Text or Die. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text or Die has 212K ratings behind it against 521, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Type Fast's written reviews are positive against 12% of Text or Die's.
Type Fast ships an update fortnightly, Text or Die weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type Fast | Text or Die |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (521 ratings) | 4.5 (212K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better | 12.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 521 | 212K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #4 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Istvan Kreisz | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Type Fast
Text or Die
User reviews
Type Fast
From 521 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Improves typing speed effectively
- 💰 Completely free to use
- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🌍 Multiple language support for learning
- 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads throughout the app
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezes
- 📱 Screen rotation not working properly
- ⌨️ Keyboard disappears during gameplay
- 🔄 App requires frequent restarts
Text or Die
From 212K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and challenging game concept
- 🤔 Teaches trivia and vocabulary
- 🎨 Vintage Atari-like graphics
Room to improve
- 🤖 Opponents are just bots, not real players
- 🇺🇸 Questions and answers heavily biased towards American culture
- 🙄 Many valid answers not recognized by the game
- 💤 Repetitive questions and gameplay
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
Bugs and requests
Type Fast
Reported bugs
7 issues- Screen orientation lock not responding despite settings being off
- App crashes when using Gboard with swipe input
- Keyboard disappears on second word in landscape mode
- Start button disappears requiring app restart
- Landscape mode reverts to portrait after each game
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- App crashes randomly during gameplay
- Game freezes and becomes unresponsive
Requested features
6 requests- Landscape mode support
- Push notifications and resume menu
- Additional game modes
- Ad-free premium version
- Better keyboard compatibility
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- Improved screen orientation handling
Text or Die
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect rejection of valid answers
- Inability to change country/region settings
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inconsistent behavior with ads and in-game features
Requested features
5 requests- More diverse and globally-relevant questions
- Option to play against real human opponents
- Ability to customize avatar and game settings
- Improved dictionary and acceptance of valid answers
- Reduced ads or optional ad-free version
In-app purchases
Type Fast
- Remove Ads$2.99
Text or Die
- Bronze Package$0.99
- Silver Package$1.99
- Gold Package$4.99
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- Small ruby pack$4.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
- Special Package$7.99
- Medium ruby pack$7.99
- Large ruby pack$9.99
- Massive gems pack$14.99
- Huge ruby pack$24.99
