Best Typing Lessons and Test vs Typing Land
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Typing Lessons and Test
Learn to touch type quickly and accurately without looking at the keyboard. This app teaches proper finger placement from the start, using a unique method and color-coded keys to build muscle memory and break bad habits. It's suitable for all ages and skill levels, with lessons and timed tests.
- Learn touch typing without looking
- Unique pinky-first finger training
- Color-coded keys and mnemonics
- Builds muscle memory for accuracy
- Timed typing tests (beginner to advanced)
- Tracks lesson progress and accuracy
- Works on phone or tablet
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Best Typing Lessons and Test will teach you how to touch type quickly without looking at the keyboard. The program is designed to work for all students and skill levels, whether you are beginning as a kid or an adult. A benefit of this app is that it can work on your phone or a tablet and you don’t need to have a computer online (having a Bluetooth keyboard is ideal, but the program can work without one too). After teaching middle school Computer Applications and typing for the past several years I realized that many of the free online typing programs had several flaws. The biggest problem I found was that many of my students would never learn to use the correct fingers to type with when only using the most popular sites. The main problem that I discovered was that the online typing tutors almost always teach the pointer fingers first, and for students who are already used to hunting and pecking they don’t transition to the less used fingers redly. To the best of my knowledge this app and accompanying website www.freetypinglessons.club has the only method that begins teaching the pinkies first and then proceeds to the fingers that students are already used to using. I have found that this method breaks bad habits early and sets students up to successfully type while using the correct fingers. I have also made the learning process easier by color coding the keys creating an alliterating pneumonic device to assist with learning (Pink - pinkies, Red - ring fingers, Mint-Green - middle fingers, and Purple - pointers). The introductory lessons are designed for learners to develop correct muscle memory when typing the keys. The process systematically begins with home row weak fingers, and then adds top row and bottom row in a way that will teach correct finger position automatically and help break bad typing habits naturally. As the lessons progress to beginner and intermediate typing lessons students will type text that works on proper reaches. Some programs deviate from this method at this point and prefer to type words first, however this program focuses on teaching muscle memory and proper keying technique, so many letter combinations are systematically introduced so as to help students master the entire keyboard. Aside from the lessons, students may take a timed typing test. Test options include beginner (lowercase only), intermediate (capitals and lowercase), and advanced (includes numbers and symbols). The typing test duration can be setup for between one and five minutes long, and your results are displayed instantly. Other benefits of this typing program are that it tracks how long is spent on each individual lesson, and it tracks the total amount of time typed overall. Data from each key is recorded, and you can identify your percentage accuracy for each letter of the alphabet. Students earn points for each letter correctly typed, and stars are earned for finishing lessons with a high degree of accuracy. In addition to these features you can view your typing test statistics which will show up to the last 10 tests that you have taken. It’s my pleasure to be a middle school typing teacher and to provide this app developed from my years of experience. I know you will find learning to type beneficial in your life and if this app helps I hope you give it a positive rating. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions, suggestions, or need support via email: squadtiming@gmail.com
Typing Land
Master typing skills with over 40 engaging mini-games and 81 free lessons. This app focuses on proper finger placement and offers an ad-free, offline experience. Collect badges, challenge your speed and accuracy, and unlock an exclusive game through donations.
- 40+ mini-games
- 81 free typing lessons
- Finger placement guidance
- Offline play
- Badge collection system
- Challenge mode
- Exclusive mini-game unlock
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Learn how to type through 40 kinds of mini-games! This app requires the use of a physical keyboard. - Features 1. From finger placement Learn from basics including how to position the fingers. 2. Free lessons All 81 lessons are free to play. Donations are appreciated! 3. No advertisement Completely kids-friendly and ads-free. 4. Play offline Once installed, games can be played offline. - Collect the badges Earn badges by achieving lesson goals. Play to collect all 150 badges. Each badge can be set as your profile icon. - Challenge-mode for your next step Once you get used to the typing lessons, try the Challenge-mode. Score is determined by your typing speed and accuracy. Practice with pre-set sentences or texts of your choice. - Exclusive game If you enjoy this app, please make a donation to the developer. Donation will unlock the exclusive mini-game, "Typing Sword". - From the developer We have developed this app as a safe platform for children and adults around the world to use. It is also a great tool for use in your company or classroom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Best Typing Lessons and Test at 4.6 against Typing Land's 3.5. Best Typing Lessons and Test also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 62%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 143). Typing Land's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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. Best Typing Lessons and Test sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Typing Land sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Best Typing Lessons and Test holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Typing Lessons and Test has 1.1K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Best Typing Lessons and Test's written reviews are positive against 62% of Typing Land's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Typing Lessons and Test | Typing Land |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.5 (143 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 62.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 143 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tamber Schorey | Yoshiyuki Higo |
Customer experience
Best Typing Lessons and Test
Typing Land
User reviews
Best Typing Lessons and Test
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helps improve typing skills
- 👍 Systematic and progressive lessons
- 🎨 Color-coded finger placement
- 💰 Free with optional paid version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
- 💤 Repetitive and boring at times
- 📺 Frequent ads in free version
- 🔍 Difficulty seeing some letters on screen
Typing Land
From 143 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging and fun
- 👍 Great for kids and adults
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🚀 Effective for learning typing
- 👍 Cute and colorful graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Keyboard not recognized on some devices
- 🐛 Issues with certain keys (ñ, ö, ä, ü)
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs in some levels
- 🐛 Overly strict accuracy requirements
Bugs and requests
Best Typing Lessons and Test
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard input issues on iPad
- Lesson progress not saving properly
- Typing speed test not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More practice options and game modes
- Progress tracking and performance analytics
- Customizable text for practice
- Support for more keyboard layouts
Typing Land
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard not recognized on some devices
- Issues with certain keys (ñ, ö, ä, ü)
- Glitches and bugs in some levels
- Spacebar not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more keyboard layouts
- Allow custom word/sentence practice
- Provide more flexibility in progression
- Add multiplayer/competitive modes
In-app purchases
Best Typing Lessons and Test
- Remove Ads$2.99
Typing Land
- Typing Sword$4.99
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