Type vs Sootly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type
Challenge your typing speed by racing against the clock to type the alphabet. Compete with friends and family to see who is the fastest.
- Alphabet typing test
- Speed competition
- Friend and family challenges
- Simple gameplay
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How fast can you type the alphabet? Test your typing skills and compete with your friends and family with Alphabet Typer.
Sootly
Engage your mind with a daily logic and word puzzle. Discover the correct six-letter word by combining clues and improving your guesses before you run out of tries. Challenge friends and track your progress.
- Daily logic and word puzzles
- Six-letter word guessing
- Clue-based gameplay
- Social leaderboards
- Custom puzzle creation
- Performance tracking
- Dark and grayscale modes
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Sootly is a daily logic puzzle that will challenge and surprise you! Your vocabulary, working memory, and logical thinking skills will be put to the test as you try to discover the right word before you run out of guesses. HOW TO PLAY - Type and submit a six-letter word - You’ll get a clue about each pair of letters - Combine clues to improve your guesses - Submit the right word before you run out of tries - Share your results and challenge your friends! FEATURES - No ads, subscriptions, paywalls, or daily limits - 2,400 daily puzzles included - Social leaderboard: add your friends and compare scores on the daily puzzle - 16 earnable achievements - Create your own puzzles and share them with friends - Play a random puzzle anytime - Track your performance over time on the Stats page - Dark mode and grayscale mode for sensitive eyes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sootly at 4.8 against Type's 3.0. Sootly also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Type's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Sootly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Type asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sootly holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sootly has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Type ships an update every 5 weeks, Sootly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Type | Sootly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Julian Lau | Isaac Lyman |
Customer experience
Type
Sootly
In-app purchases
Type
No in-app purchases
Sootly
- Feedback - No Reply Needed$4.99
- Feedback - Reply by Email$19.99
- Feedback - Public Reply$59.99
