Type vs spin5
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.
spin5
Engage your vocabulary by spinning wheels to form five words at once. Words are read from the outermost to the innermost wheel. Challenge yourself to complete puzzles quickly and share your victories.
- Spin wheels to spell words
- Words read outer to inner wheel
- Daily new game
- Share wins via social media
- Track moves and time
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Turn the wheels to spell five words simultaneously. Words read from outer wheel to inner wheel. How long will it take? How many moves? Share your win via text or social media. A new game every day. Created by Hannah Joffe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: spin5 at 5.0 against Type's 3.0. spin5 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Type's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
spin5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Type ships an update every 5 weeks, spin5 daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type | spin5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julian Lau | Hylton Joffe |
Customer experience
Type
spin5
In-app purchases
Type
No in-app purchases
spin5
No in-app purchases
