Speed Typer vs Syntaxle
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).
Syntaxle
A daily puzzle game for programmers where you guess programming languages from code snippets or find errors within them. Earn XP, build streaks, and compete on leaderboards. Offers customization options and a Pro version for enhanced features.
- Daily code snippet puzzles
- Guess programming language
- Find code errors
- Earn XP and build streaks
- Global and friend leaderboards
- Customizable themes and modes
- Code Quest and Speed Run modes
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Can you tell Rust from Go by a single snippet? Spot the bug before it ships? Syntaxle is a daily puzzle game for programmers. Every day there's a new code snippet. Guess which language it's written in, or on some days, find the error hiding in it. DAILY PUZZLE You get six guesses. After each guess, five clues tell you how close you are: • Year released (higher or lower) • Country of origin • Object-oriented or not • Static or dynamic typing • Compiled or interpreted Over 45 languages, from Assembly and COBOL to Rust, Kotlin and Elixir. FIND THE ERROR Some days bring a bug hunt instead. Read the snippet and pick the real error. You only get one try. CODE QUEST Work through five themed levels, from Boot Camp to Expert Mode, at your own pace. SPEED RUN Name as many languages as you can against the clock and chase your personal best. LEVEL UP • Earn XP for every puzzle you solve • Build streaks for bonus XP, with streak freezes to protect you on busy days • Unlock achievements and complete daily quests • Use hints when you're stuck LEADERBOARDS Compete on the global, weekly and Speed Run leaderboards, or add friends by username and see who's on top. MAKE IT YOURS Light and dark mode, color themes, colorblind mode, sound effects and optional daily reminders. SHARE YOUR RESULT Post your emoji grid without spoiling the answer. SYNTAXLE PRO A one-time purchase that unlocks: • +25% XP on everything you earn • A free first hint on every puzzle • Exclusive themes: Dracula, Nord, Sunset and Matrix • Up to 3 streak freezes • Every puzzle from the last 30 days • No ads • A crown on the leaderboard and a gold profile frame Prefer to just skip the ads? There's a separate No Ads purchase too. New puzzle every day at midnight UTC. How long can you keep your streak?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Typer at 4.7 against Syntaxle's 4.0. Speed Typer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (6.7K vs 1). Syntaxle's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, ads, 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 Syntaxle 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Typer has 6.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Speed Typer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Syntaxle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Speed Typer ships an update every 3 weeks, Syntaxle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Typer | Syntaxle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | justncode LLC | Jesper Wingren |
Customer experience
Speed Typer
Syntaxle
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
Syntaxle
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
Syntaxle
- Archive Unlock$1.99
