Comparison

TapTyping vs Glossar

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

Head to head
About

TapTyping

Improve your typing speed and accuracy on iOS devices with this comprehensive training suite. It offers lessons for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced typists, and provides detailed feedback through heat maps and instant replays. Compete globally and master various typing challenges.

Highlights
  • Typing lessons for all skill levels
  • On-screen keyboard heat map
  • Instant replay of typing sessions
  • Global leaderboard competition
  • Support for external keyboards
  • Specialized courses
Features
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Master typing on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch! TapTyping is made for you, no matter what your skill level! ~ Total beginner? You will become a capable typist after just a few introductory lessons. ~ Already decent? Watch your typing speed increase by around 10 words per minute in less than an hour. ~ Typing pro? Prove it with high scores on our advanced lessons. Can you top 60 WPM? 80 WPM? 100 WPM? ----- See a heat map of where you fingers hit the iPad on-screen keyboard and find where you are making your mistakes. ----- Watch an Instant replay of each page you type to see where you're landing your hits and misses. ----- Go for high scores on TapTyping's global leaderboard against other iOS users. ----- TapTyping is fully compatible with external and bluetooth keyboards. ----- TapTyping offers following courses: ~ iPhone/iPad Crash Course: quick overview with must have information for new iOS users ~ Beginner: Learn to quickly reach the primary keys (a-z) ~ Intermediate: Capitalization, punctuation, numbers ~ Advanced: difficult tapping patterns, complicated sentences and symbols ~ Special courses: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland (chapters 1 & 2), US History, Inspirational Quotes, Romeo & Juliet ----- We love hearing from you! Get in touch with us: support@flairify.com

About

Glossar

This app provides a daily German vocabulary widget for your home screen, offering consistent exposure to new words without requiring dedicated study sessions. It features over 3,800 words and contextual examples, designed for effortless learning throughout your day.

Highlights
  • Daily vocabulary widget
  • 3,800+ German words
  • Contextual examples
  • Customizable widget
  • No subscriptions or tracking
  • Offline dictionary
Features
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Most language learning apps happen in sessions. You open the app, focus for a bit, then close it and move on. Everything in between is empty. At the same time, people check their phones constantly. Small, habitual glances that go nowhere. Glossar takes those moments and turns them into something simple. Learning a language is mostly exposure. Short, repeated encounters tend to stick—not because they are intense, but because they are consistent. With Glossar, a new German word appears throughout your day, right where you are already looking: your Home Screen. There are no sessions to start, no aggressive streaks, and no routines to keep up with. You notice it, then move on. Over time, those small moments begin to add up. FEATURES: • Fluency at glances: A beautifully frictionless widget experience designed for effortless use. • 3,800+ words: A decade of learning, curated from foundational A1 basics to complex C2 colloquialisms and expressions. • Contextual depth: Resize the widget to your preference. The large layout reveals deeper context and examples without ever opening the app. • Seamless library: Revisit your words and customize your experience with difficulty levels, notifications, and refresh settings. • Yours for life: Zero subscriptions, zero tracking. Just a daily pocket dictionary built for everyday use. Glossar does not replace how you learn. You still study, practice, and immerse. This sits alongside that, filling the gaps in between. No effort, just repetition doing its job.

Screenshots

TapTyping4 screens
Glossar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glossar at 5.0 against TapTyping's 4.2. Glossar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). TapTyping's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases 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

TapTyping costs $3.99 and Glossar $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glossar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TapTyping has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of TapTyping's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glossar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TapTyping ships an update every 2 months, Glossar weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TapTyping versus Glossar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapTypingGlossar
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.2 (45 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlairify LLCJesus Sandrea

Customer experience

TapTyping

All ratings45 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.7%

Glossar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TapTyping

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when switching between apps
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Keyboard not responding after extended use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable font size and keyboard layout
  • Ability to practice with user-provided text
  • Sync progress across devices
  • More advanced lessons and challenges

Glossar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TapTyping

No in-app purchases

None

Glossar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TapTyping free?
TapTyping costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glossar free?
Glossar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TapTyping or Glossar?
Glossar is rated higher. TapTyping averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Glossar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TapTyping or Glossar have ads?
Neither TapTyping nor Glossar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TapTyping or Glossar?
TapTyping ships an update every 2 months, and Glossar weekly. Most recently, TapTyping was updated on November 1, 2026 and Glossar on October 31, 2026.

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