TypeDefense vs Type the Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TypeDefense
Test your typing speed in this engaging game where you defend a city from incoming missiles by rapidly typing words. Compete with friends and players worldwide on a global leaderboard to prove your typing prowess.
- Typing speed game
- City defense gameplay
- Endless game mode
- Global leaderboard
- Compare scores with friends
- Pause and save game
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How fast can you type on the iPhone keyboard? TypeDefense is a fun and addicting game where you defend your city from missiles by typing in words as fast as possible! You can even compare your typing speed against your friends and other on our global leaderboard! Think you're an iPhone typing master? Get TypeDefense and see how good you really are! Features Include: - Endless game play. - Global leaderboard. Compare your speed score against your friends and others. - Pause or save your current game. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenrobotllc Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenrobotllc Visit the Type Defense Forums for discussion about the game: https://forums.greenrobot.com/c/type-defense By using or accessing GreenRobot Services, you agree that you have reviewed our Terms of Service at https://greenrobot.com/terms and Privacy Policy at https://greenrobot.com/privacy and consent to be bound by them.
Type the Word
A fast-paced typing game where words fall from the top of the screen. Test your speed and accuracy across multiple languages to score points and survive.
- Falling word gameplay
- Multiple language word lists
- Increasing speed
- Saved runs
- No account required
- Rewarded video for coins
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Typing arcade with five lives, increasing speed and saved runs. Word lists: English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. UI: English or Russian. Wrong keys and missed words cost one life; complete words score their length. No account is needed. Optional rewarded video gives10coins; no invented prices or lives purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TypeDefense at 2.9 against Type the Word's 1.0. TypeDefense also leads on ratings volume (760 vs 1) and update cadence (every 59 months vs every 130 months). On price, ads, 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.
TypeDefense holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypeDefense has 760 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TypeDefense ships an update every 59 months, Type the Word every 130 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TypeDefense | Type the Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (760 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 760 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months — better | Every 130 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GreenRobot LLC | Pavel Shchedukhin |
Customer experience
TypeDefense
Type the Word
Bugs and requests
TypeDefense
Reported bugs
1 issue- Word validation accepts overlapping/duplicate entries (e.g., 'heeyhey' for 'hey')
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- Custom music playback
- Less destructive game imagery
- Horizontal keyboard orientation option
Type the Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TypeDefense
No in-app purchases
Type the Word
No in-app purchases
