Keywars vs Speed Writing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keywars
Test your typing speed and compete against others worldwide in this fast-paced challenge. Unlock achievements and become a typing hero by mastering your keyboard skills.
- Worldwide typing challenge
- Game Center integration
- Unlockable achievements
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Skill-based competition
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Let the Keywars begin! WELCOME to the worldwide typing challenge powered by Game Center. You have spent countless hours typing on your iPhone. Now it's time to put your skills to the TEST! But. There are HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of other iPhone users. So act QUICK! Don't let them blitzkrieg your ass. Start NOW and be the first to unlock the ultimate achievement: the KEYWARS HERO CROSS!
Speed Writing
Test your typing speed and challenge friends worldwide or locally. Choose from different game modes like dictation or alphabet races. Earn bonus items to boost your score and prove you have the fastest thumbs.
- Typing speed challenges
- Global and friend challenges
- Dictation mode
- ABC mode
- Bonus items
- Leaderboards
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You have the fastest thumbs on this planet? You want to defeat your friends? You want to learn to write faster? Then Speed Writing is just right for you! Challenge yourself worldwide or with your friends and show how fast you are typing with your iPhone. You can choose between several modes: - Dictation (type in given words) - ABC (write the alphabet as fast as possible) You also get different bonus items to help you earn more points.
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Verdict
Keywars and Speed Writing both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Keywars's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speed Writing's. Speed Writing's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 17 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Keywars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speed Writing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Keywars against 4.4 for Speed Writing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Keywars's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speed Writing's.
Keywars ships an update every 17 months, Speed Writing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keywars | Speed Writing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (42 ratings) | 4.4 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Kowalski | Emil Tomaszewski |
Customer experience
Keywars
Speed Writing
In-app purchases
Keywars
- Unlock the Imsspolbie$0.99
Speed Writing
- Remove Ads$1.99
