Speed Typer vs Type Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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).
Type Run
Race your frog across a river by typing lyrics as fast as you can. Compete against over 500 players worldwide, completing rounds to advance. Enjoy a unique typing challenge with musical elements.
- Typing lyrics to advance
- Frog racing mechanic
- Multiplayer competition
- Multiple rounds
- Musical elements
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Explore the music lyrics behind each sentence you typing and the rhyme of frogs. Help your frog across the river in the first place to go to the next round! You will play with over 500 other players around the world! Complete 10 rounds continuously to win in final! Type as fast as you can following the characters on the river.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Typer at 4.7 against Type Run's 1.5. Speed Typer also leads on ratings volume (6.7K vs 2). Type Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Type Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speed Typer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Typer has 6.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speed Typer ships an update every 3 weeks, Type Run monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Typer | Type Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better | 1.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | justncode LLC | Ngan Do |
Customer experience
Speed Typer
Type Run
Bugs and 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
Type Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speed Typer
- Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$99.99
Type Run
- Remove Ads$2.99
