Comparison

Type Flash vs KeyRush

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Global WPM competition
  • Friend challenges
  • Touch and keyboard support
  • Customizable colorful backgrounds
  • Global leaderboards
  • Smart auto-generated tests
Features
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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.

About

KeyRush

Features
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Welcome to KeyRush — the typing trainer that doesn't feel like one. Whether you're chasing a 100 WPM personal best, learning touch typing from scratch, or racing your phone for a quick win, KeyRush is built around one idea: typing practice should feel like a game you actually want to come back to. WHY KEYRUSH • Two vibes, one app. Flip between Pro mode (clean, distraction-free) and Arcade mode (effects, sounds, confetti) — match the experience to your mood. • Made for iOS. Spring animations, haptics, symbol effects, Swift Charts — it feels native because it is. • On-device by design. No account to sign up for. Your stats, sessions, and custom texts stay on this device. SPEED TEST • Pick 15-, 30-, 60-, or 120-second runs. • Live WPM, accuracy, and consistency tracked in real time. • Color-coded per-character feedback as you type. • Beautiful results sheet: WPM ring, error breakdown, trouble-bigram chart. • A live WPM sparkline shows your rhythm mid-run. • 12 text packs — random words, famous quotes, fun facts, tongue twisters, pangrams, poetry, code wisdom, science, nature, philosophy, proverbs, and Surprise Me. LESSONS • 10 stages, color-coded by finger family — pink for pinkies, mint for middles, purple for indexes. • Pinkies-first pedagogy — break the hunt-and-peck habit before it locks in. • Five sub-lessons per stage with 1- to 3-star ratings. • Hit 90% accuracy and 20 WPM to unlock the next stage. • Optional finger-guide overlay highlights the right finger as you go. RACE VS CPU • Line up against 1–3 simulated opponents. • Difficulty from 30 WPM all the way to Extreme. • Smart mode auto-tunes opponents to your recent sessions. • 60-second sprints or first-to-finish on a 250-character track. • Animated runners, finish-line celebration, instant replay. STATS & CHARTS • Best WPM, current streak, total tests, level — at a glance. • WPM trend and accuracy trend over 7 / 30 / 90 days or all-time. • Per-key error heatmap on a real keyboard grid. • Top mistyped bigrams and trigrams so you know what to drill next. • Calendar heatmap of your practice days. • 50 XP-driven levels. 40+ ACHIEVEMENTS • Speed milestones from 20 WPM all the way to 160. • Accuracy badges: 90%, 95%, 98%, perfect 100%. • Endurance: 3-, 7-, 14-, 30-, and 100-day streaks. • Win races, complete every lesson stage, take a test at 3 AM — Night Owl awaits. DAILY CHALLENGE • A fresh seeded text every day — the same prompt for every player worldwide. • Bonus XP if you finish today's run. 6 THEMES, 4 KEY SOUNDS • Themes: System, Light, Dark, Ink, Paper, and Midnight (pure black for OLED). • Sounds: Silent, Mechanical, Typewriter, Soft. BUILT FOR YOUR KEYBOARD • A themed touch keyboard with finger-colored keys, or pair your hardware keyboard. • Hand-guide overlay highlights which finger should press next. • Adjustable prompt font size. ACCESSIBILITY • Full VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type up to AX5, Reduce Motion respected. • Bold and underline cues for correct and incorrect characters, so color is never the only signal. 40 LANGUAGES, 9 KEYBOARD LAYOUTS • Train in Latin QWERTY, Cyrillic ЙЦУКЕН, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Devanagari, Thai, Korean Hangul, or Zhuyin. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS • Home Screen widgets: best WPM today, streak, level. • Siri Shortcuts: "Start a typing test" and "What's my typing speed?" PRIVACY • Your typing sessions, stats, and custom texts live on this device. No sign-in required. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad running iOS 17.0 or later. Train, race, level up. Top your last best. — Privacy Policy: https://zydeno.com/keyrush/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://zydeno.com/keyrush/terms.html

Screenshots

Type Flash4 screens
KeyRush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: KeyRush at none against Type Flash's shown. KeyRush also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). Type Flash's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Type Flash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KeyRush sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Type Flash ships an update every 12 months, KeyRush every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Type Flash versus KeyRush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterType FlashKeyRush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCorey SmithAndrii Matiushev

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

KeyRush

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Type Flash

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

KeyRush

Subscriptions2
  • KeyRush Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • KeyRush Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • KeyRush Pro (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Type Flash free?
Type Flash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeyRush free?
KeyRush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Type Flash or KeyRush have ads?
Type Flash shows ads; KeyRush does not.
Which is updated more often, Type Flash or KeyRush?
Type Flash ships an update every 12 months, and KeyRush every 9 days. Most recently, Type Flash was updated on October 29, 2026 and KeyRush on October 31, 2026.

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