Comparison

iTextSpeed vs Type Fast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iTextSpeed

Improve your typing speed and accuracy with this app. Practice typing various texts, from historical speeches to custom content, against a timer. Track your progress and aim for higher words per minute.

Highlights
  • Timed typing practice
  • Measure words per minute (WPM)
  • Variety of text bundles
  • Custom content typing
  • Track typing progress
  • Set timer durations
Features
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REVIEWS: "I thoroughly enjoy using this app as it is fun and it's aiding in improving my skills at keyboarding. I set goals for myself by attempting to up my score at increasing my WPM. I highly recommend this app if your goal is to increase your keyboarding skills." "This is by far the best app for timing the speed of how fast you can text, it's accurate and easy to understand, and I like the design and layout of the app, defiantly deserves 5* and more people should know about it :)" "I have already learned to text faster I used to only reach 34 words per minute max and now can text 48 easily! :) This is fun and it works too!" "This app is great way to get that speed you always wanted. U can type as fast as on a computer! I would pay much more than $1 for this..... GET IT!" -Joe2one3 "Awesome app! This is by far the best app for timing the speed of how fast you can text, it's accurate and easy to understand, and I like the design and layout of the app, defiantly deserves 5* and more people should know about it :)" STORY First there was iPhone in all its glory with its magnificent capacitive touch screen which enabled typing at rapid speeds, comparable to computer physical keyboards. This gave birth to a new wave of innovation, including iTextSpeed. iTextSpeed allowed you to discover just how quickly you could type on a 3.5inch display, the results were astonishing. It shot up the charts, amazed at the ability of iPhone to keep up with lightening fast fingers, & for fingers to so quickly tap away as the words appeared on screen, incredible speeds of 89 Words Per Minute were achieved & iTextSpeed was downloaded over 500,000 times. This lead iTextSpeed to become the metric for the world's fastest typists on iPhone. DESCRIPTION: Type the words as quickly as possible don't worry about hitting every letter perfectly and watch your speeds take off to the skies! To begin type the word at the top of the screen, or in the textfield and and tap space to advance. Type as many words as you can before the timer runs out. You can set the timer to 15, 30, 60, and 120 seconds for random and slang word bundles. Word Bundles let you choose between various texts to type including: - Biblical truths - Historical speeches - US Government Documents - Vocabulary Sight words - Custom content - Allows you to set the text to something of your choosing - Many more coming soon! SUPPORT: To contact us send an email to: iTextSpeed@Gmail.Com Or message us through Facebook or Twitter: @iTextSpeed Love iTextSpeed? Show us some love by liking our FaceBook page, following us on Twitter, and giving us a 5 Star rating. Your feed back gives this indie developer the motivation to keep bringing updates!

About

Type Fast

Improve your typing speed and accuracy with this app. It offers two engaging game modes to test your skills and supports 16 languages. Track your progress, unlock achievements, and compete globally.

Highlights
  • Typing speed test
  • Classic 60-second mode
  • 45 typing challenges
  • 16 language support
  • Achievement unlocking
  • Progress tracking
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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Test your typing speed with Type Fast! Put your skills to the test in 2 game modes: - Classic: how many words can you type in 60 seconds? - Challenges: can you complete all 45 challenges? Supports 16 languages! Unlock achievements, track your progress and compete with other players on the global leaderboard! Can you become the fastest typer?

Screenshots

iTextSpeed4 screens
Type Fast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Type Fast at Free against iTextSpeed's $1.99. Type Fast also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). iTextSpeed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Type Fast is free to download; iTextSpeed costs $1.99 up front. Type Fast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iTextSpeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Type Fast holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Fast has 521 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of iTextSpeed's written reviews are positive against 63% of Type Fast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTextSpeed ships an update every 9 months, Type Fast fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iTextSpeed versus Type Fast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTextSpeedType Fast
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (25 ratings)4.4 (521 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews63.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua ArmerIstvan Kreisz

Customer experience

iTextSpeed

All ratings25 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative30.3%

Type Fast

All ratings521 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative28.9%

Bugs and requests

iTextSpeed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Type Fast

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Screen orientation lock not responding despite settings being off
  • App crashes when using Gboard with swipe input
  • Keyboard disappears on second word in landscape mode
  • Start button disappears requiring app restart
  • Landscape mode reverts to portrait after each game
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  • App crashes randomly during gameplay
  • Game freezes and becomes unresponsive

Requested features

6 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Push notifications and resume menu
  • Additional game modes
  • Ad-free premium version
  • Better keyboard compatibility
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  • Improved screen orientation handling

In-app purchases

None

iTextSpeed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Type Fast

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is iTextSpeed free?
iTextSpeed costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Type Fast free?
Type Fast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTextSpeed or Type Fast?
Type Fast is rated higher. iTextSpeed averages 3.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Type Fast averages 4.4 from 521 ratings.
Do iTextSpeed or Type Fast have ads?
Both iTextSpeed and Type Fast show ads.
Which is updated more often, iTextSpeed or Type Fast?
iTextSpeed ships an update every 9 months, and Type Fast fortnightly. Most recently, iTextSpeed was updated on September 21, 2026 and Type Fast on September 16, 2026.

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