Type Flash vs Typing Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- Paragraph typing mode
- Word typing mode
- WPM tracking
- Accuracy tracking
- Keystroke count
- Time spent tracking
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Type Flash at 4.5 against Typing Test's 2.3. Type Flash also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 6). Typing Test's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Type Flash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Typing Test asks for nothing beyond the download.
Type Flash holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Flash has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Type Flash's written reviews are positive against 33% of Typing Test's.
Type Flash ships an update every 12 months, Typing Test every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type Flash | Typing Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corey Smith | Aleksa Racovic |
Customer experience
Type Flash
Typing Test
Bugs and 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
Typing Test
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Type Flash
- Remove Ads$1.99
Typing Test
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Type Flash free?
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