GreatTyping vs Type Flash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GreatTyping
Learn touch typing with a structured course designed for all users, including those with special needs. Customize your experience with adjustable settings and add your own content. Best used with an external keyboard.
- Complete training course
- Add custom content
- Adjustable font size and color
- Suitable for visually impaired
- Developed for children with special needs
- ClassKit support
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GreatTyping is a plain and well structured app to learn touch typing. • complete training course • best with an external keyboard • add custom content • adjustable font size and color scheme • suitable even for the needs of visually impaired people • developed by qualified teachers for children with special needs • ClassKit support • no ads
Type Flash
A fast-paced word racing game where you compete globally for the highest Words Per Minute (WPM). Train your typing skills, challenge friends, and practice with touch or a connected keyboard. Enjoy a colorful experience with customizable backgrounds.
- Global WPM competition
- Friend challenges
- Touch and keyboard support
- Customizable colorful backgrounds
- Global leaderboards
- Smart auto-generated tests
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Race to compete against the world for the highest Words Per Minute (WPM) you can type! Train yourself, challenge your friends, and see how you rank up against the rest of the world. Practice with touch or connect a keyboard to practice traditional typing. With 5 colorful backgrounds to choose from improving your typing skills has never been so simple and colorful! Can you achieve a WPM of 100? Features: - smart auto generated typing speed tests - keyboard support - landscape support on iPad - 5 warm background colors to enhance experience - global leaderboards for skill rating and best streak Type, Learn, Improve, Repeat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Type Flash at 4.5 against GreatTyping's 3.6. Type Flash also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 13) and review sentiment (74% vs 63%). GreatTyping's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. GreatTyping sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Type Flash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Type Flash holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Flash has 1.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of GreatTyping's written reviews are positive against 74% of Type Flash's.
GreatTyping ships an update every 4 months, Type Flash every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GreatTyping | Type Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Briegers GbR | Corey Smith |
Customer experience
GreatTyping
Type Flash
Bugs and requests
GreatTyping
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Type Flash
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads blocking view of typing area
- Inability to progress to next level
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable word lists and difficulty levels
- Flashcard mode for targeted practice
- Voice feedback for letter inputs
In-app purchases
GreatTyping
- Donation$4.99
Type Flash
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is GreatTyping free?
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