Type Surfer vs Word Rain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type Surfer
Race against other players by typing questions quickly and accurately. Clear obstacles to win, but incorrect answers cause collisions and setbacks. Test your typing speed and knowledge to defeat opponents.
- Fast-paced typing gameplay
- Obstacle clearing mechanics
- Multiplayer racing
- Accuracy-based challenges
- Competitive gameplay
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Type your questions fast and clear the obstacles to win the race! In case of wrong answers you collide and fall. can you defeat all the other players?
Word Rain
Engage in a fast-paced arcade challenge where you type words to pop falling bubbles before they hit the ground. Master different difficulty levels and languages to improve your typing speed and accuracy.
- Fast-paced arcade typing
- Type words to pop falling bubbles
- Multiple supported languages
- Increasing difficulty levels
- Improves typing speed and accuracy
- Simple to learn, hard to master
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Word Rain is a fast-paced typing game where your keyboard takes on a sky full of falling words. Type each word before its raindrop hits the ground, build combos and chase your personal best. Put your typing speed, accuracy and reaction time to the test in quick arcade runs. 500 LEVELS. TEN WEATHER WORLDS. Travel from Drizzle Meadow to Skyline through 500 levels. Earn stars, face ten weather bosses and adapt to crosswinds, gusts and golden words. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Make your way through the levels, survive as long as you can in Endless, climb higher in Altitude or return for a fresh Daily Challenge. Track your records, unlock achievements and keep your daily streak going. EQUIP YOUR NEXT RUN Collect Pearls and equip up to three items. Freeze falling words with Frost, slow the rain with Still Air or clear a raindrop with Lightning. Choose your timing and keep the combo alive. TEN WORD LANGUAGES Play with English, German, Croatian, Serbian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish or Japanese words. Choose the word language separately from the app language. The interface is available in English, German, Croatian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian. MAKE THE SKY YOURS Discover seven sky-inspired themes and find the look for your next run. No login required. Daily Challenges, rankings, ads and purchases require an internet connection. The game contains ads and optional in-app purchases for Pearls, themes and removal of automatic ads. Rewarded videos remain optional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Rain at 4.8 against Type Surfer's 3.0. Word Rain also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Type Surfer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Rain holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Rain has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Type Surfer | Word Rain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 303 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tiny Kraken Games | Denis Micic |
Customer experience
Type Surfer
Word Rain
In-app purchases
Type Surfer
No in-app purchases
Word Rain
No in-app purchases
