Comparison

Typing Practice vs Typing Test

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

Head to head
About

Typing Practice

Enhance your typing speed with engaging challenges and a smart progression system. Practice with various samples, difficulty levels, and modes, or create your own texts. Compete and share your progress with friends.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of built-in typing samples
  • Create custom typing samples
  • Five difficulty levels
  • Four typing modes
  • Climb typing ranks
  • Share replays with friends
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Are you looking for a way to improve your typing speed? Royalty turns typing practice into a game with quick challenges and smart progression. Start from the basics and steadily build speed. Test your skills across a wide range of samples, five difficulty levels, and four typing modes. You can use Royalty for quick daily sessions, long-form training, or targeted speed runs. Key Features: - Dive into hundreds of built-in samples - Create your own custom samples and text - Climb the typing ranks by mastering each level - Share replays and compare your best runs with friends __________ Royalty Pro: Unlock unlimited practice and create your own samples. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or unlock Pro forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://sandratra.com/legal/terms

About

Typing Test

Practice and measure your typing skills with two distinct game modes: paragraph and word. Track your progress, including WPM, accuracy, and time spent, in the statistics menu.

Highlights
  • Paragraph typing mode
  • Word typing mode
  • WPM tracking
  • Accuracy tracking
  • Keystroke count
  • Time spent tracking
Features
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Test your typing speed. The game contains two modes: paragraph and word. In Paragraph mode, you'll type a passage from a book or a quote from a famous person. In "Word" mode, you will type random words that appear on the screen. In the Statistics menu you can track your typing speed (wpm), accuracy, number of keystrokes and words typed, and time spent in-game.

Screenshots

Typing Practice4 screens
Typing Test4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Typing Practice at 4.4 against Typing Test's 2.3. Typing Practice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months). Typing Test's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Typing Practice sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Typing Test asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Typing Practice holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typing Practice has 81 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Typing Practice's written reviews are positive against 33% of Typing Test's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typing Practice ships an update every 4 weeks, Typing Test every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Typing Practice versus Typing Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyping PracticeTyping Test
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (81 ratings) — better2.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandratra RazafindralamboAleksa Racovic

Customer experience

Typing Practice

All ratings80 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Typing Test

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Typing Practice

Subscriptions2
  • Royalty Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Royalty Pro (Annual)$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Coffee Tip$1.99
  • Burger Tip$4.99
  • Starter Upgrade$7.99
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  • Discounted Upgrade$9.99
  • Pizza Tip$9.99
  • Pro Upgrade$12.99
  • Royalty Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
None

Typing Test

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typing Practice free?
Typing Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typing Test free?
Typing Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typing Practice or Typing Test?
Typing Practice is rated higher. Typing Practice averages 4.4 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Typing Test averages 2.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Typing Practice or Typing Test have ads?
Typing Test shows ads; Typing Practice does not.
Which is updated more often, Typing Practice or Typing Test?
Typing Practice ships an update every 4 weeks, and Typing Test every 8 months. Most recently, Typing Practice was updated on October 20, 2026 and Typing Test on October 3, 2026.

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