Typewriter Genius vs Type Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typewriter Genius
Experience a peaceful typing game with ASMR sound effects. Write quotes and stories, customize your text with various fonts and colors, and decorate your virtual photo wall with your creations.
- ASMR typewriter sound effects
- Write quotes and stories
- Customizable fonts, colors, and papers
- Decorate a virtual photo wall
- Peaceful gameplay experience
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The most peaceful typewriter game. Type your daily creation, and decorate your photo wall like a professional writer. Features: - typing different kind of quotes and stories with satisfying ASMR sound effect - modifying your text with collections of beautiful fonts, colors, and papers - use your creation to decorate the photo wall
Type Run
Test your typing speed in a competitive race against other players. Achieve impressive speeds to become a recognized "Type Runner".
- Typing speed test
- Multiplayer races
- Competitive gameplay
- Speed achievement recognition
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How fast can you type? Compete with other players in this fun fact typing race. If you goes above 10 characters per second, you are legally a Type Runner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Type Run at 4.1 against Typewriter Genius's 3.0. Type Run also leads on ratings volume (31K vs 2) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). Typewriter Genius's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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 Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Typewriter Genius asks for nothing beyond the download.
Type Run holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Run has 31K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Typewriter Genius's written reviews are positive against 21% of Type Run's.
Typewriter Genius ships an update every 3 weeks, Type Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typewriter Genius | Type Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 21.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 276 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 诚 陈 | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Typewriter Genius
Type Run
Bugs and requests
Typewriter Genius
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Type Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing/crashing
- Keyboard glitches
- Incorrect spelling/grammar in questions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to play against real players
- More varied and easier question categories
- Customization options for characters/avatars
- Single-player mode for practice
- Improved keyboard responsiveness
In-app purchases
Typewriter Genius
No in-app purchases
Type Run
- No Ads$2.99
