Comparison

Type Fast vs Big Brain Games

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Typing speed test
  • Classic 60-second mode
  • 45 typing challenges
  • 16 language support
  • Achievement unlocking
  • Progress tracking
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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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?

About

Big Brain Games

Challenge your memory, speed, and reaction time with a collection of engaging cognitive games. Compare your scores with friends and track your progress to see how your brain performs. These fun tests are inspired by human benchmark challenges, optimized for mobile.

Highlights
  • Chimp test for memory
  • Typing speed test
  • Aim trainer
  • Reaction time test
  • Sequence memory
  • Number memory
  • Verbal memory
Features
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Test your cognitive abilities with these wide collection of games, and record your scores so you can compare with friends to see who truly has a big brain! • CHIMP TEST: Are you, a human, smarter and better than a chimp at remembering number orderings? • TYPING SPEED GAME: How many words per minute can you type? • AIM TRAINER GAME: How quickly can you aim and tap on 30 targets? • REACTION TIME TEST: How fast can you react to a color change? • SEQUENCE MEMORY GAME: How long of a sequence of button presses can you remember? • NUMBER MEMORY TEST: How long of a number can you remember? • VERBAL MEMORY GAME: How many words can you remember? These "big brain games" are just merely a fun cognitive benchmark and are not indicative of actual intelligence. The point is to have fun and work on improving yourself! Inspired by the Human Benchmark tests, but designed specifically with mobile phone screens in mind. The only one I was unable to port was the Visual Memory Test as the higher levels require a level of precision that isn't enjoyable on phones. Fun Facts: - The chimp test is based on a real world study where scientists trained a group of chimps to press the buttons in order by rewarding them with treats. The chimps consistently outperformed humans and were able to accurately remember the 9 numbers over 90% of the time with significantly more speed! - Accurately measuring someone's reaction speed is surprisingly difficult as it's heavily dependent on the hardware used and even the colors used affect our speed. If you want the most accurate reaction time measurement, try on a wired mouse and computer! - The average human can only remember 7 numbers at a time, but there are dozens of mnemonic techniques that can improve this drastically. - The brain is the only unfinished organ at birth, and all evidence indicates that brain size is uncorrelated with intelligence. A big brain isn't inherently smarter nor is a small brain any less smart! - The average typing speed on mobile phones is 38 words per second, which is lower than average typing speed of 40 words per second on computers.

Screenshots

Type Fast4 screens
Big Brain Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Brain Games at none against Type Fast's 1. Big Brain Games also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Type Fast's advantage is ratings volume (523 vs 145) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Type Fast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Big Brain Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Brain Games holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 523 and 145 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Type Fast's written reviews are positive against 75% of Big Brain Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Type Fast ships an update fortnightly, Big Brain Games every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Type Fast versus Big Brain Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterType FastBig Brain Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (523 ratings)4.7 (145 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings523 — better145
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIstvan KreiszSantiago Ospina

Customer experience

Type Fast

All ratings523 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative28.9%

Big Brain Games

All ratings116 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Big Brain Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Type Fast

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Big Brain Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Type Fast free?
Type Fast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Brain Games free?
Big Brain Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Type Fast or Big Brain Games?
Big Brain Games is rated higher. Type Fast averages 4.4 out of 5 from 523 ratings, while Big Brain Games averages 4.7 from 145 ratings.
Do Type Fast or Big Brain Games have ads?
Both Type Fast and Big Brain Games show ads.
Which is updated more often, Type Fast or Big Brain Games?
Type Fast ships an update fortnightly, and Big Brain Games every 4 days. Most recently, Type Fast was updated on October 24, 2026 and Big Brain Games on October 30, 2026.

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