Comparison

Ghost Type vs VAST Pre

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

Head to head
About

Ghost Type

This educational tool helps users master iPad typing skills. It offers pre-built lessons and allows for custom lesson creation using personal content. Features include a unique ghosting keyboard, multiple student profiles, and teacher/parent lockable modes for controlled access.

Highlights
  • Custom lesson creation
  • Ghosting keyboard for memory typing
  • Multiple student profiles
  • Teacher/parent lockable mode
  • Export and share lessons
  • Supports QWERTZ, AZERTY, Dvorak keyboards
Features
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Learning to master the keyboard of an iPad is made easier, with Ghost Type from demografix. An iPad typing tutor created with education in mind. • The only typing tutor that allows you to create your own lessons with your content to suit your child or students • Inbuilt lessons from beginner to advanced, including Dolch words, that can be fully edited • Flexible export and sharing of your lessons via email, Dropbox, iTunes or Airdrop. • Uses the correct school fonts and multiple student profiles • Teacher or parent lockable to restrict student access and functions • Innovative Ghosting keyboard to improve memory typing skills • The best iPad keyboarding skills and development tool available • Selected by many schools under volume education purchases • QWERTZ, AZERTY and Dvorak Keyboards • The correct schoolfonts Accessing the correct school fonts while using Ghost Type is simple and a wide range of fonts including Australian state education fonts, UK, NZ and USA styles are available currently. Ghost Type contains a series of typing lessons that are aimed at improving both typing speed and accuracy on an iPad and features a unique ghosting keyboard option, aiding the user in memorizing the layout of the iPad keyboard. Create, save and share your own lessons to suit your own curriculum and year levels, with complete control over the management of the lessons. Use your spelling lists or any other content for your students or child to learn, all while learning iPad typing at the same time. The Ghost Type keyboard displays the letters until you start typing. Type the correct letter and the keys on the keyboard remain faded out. Pause your typing, and the letters will fade back in. The fade-in speed can be set as very slow, slow, normal, fast and very fast via the settings. You can also turn the Ghost Type keyboard off via the settings and use a ‘partial’ setting. The app is also fully compatible with external keyboards. The app is in landscape mode only and does not support the Apple portrait dock. • A lockable app As a parent or teacher you can lock the app into a restricted student mode. When in student mode, lessons cannot be created or deleted and profiles cannot be changed. Other options are available depending on your teacher/parent choices. These include access to the Ghost Write function, home screen options and access to any external links. Fully COPPA compliant. • Take a Lesson or a Speed Test The lessons work much like traditional typing programs on computers you may have used when you first learned to type. As you type in the characters, they’ll be lightened out. Your current character will be highlighted in green, while mistyped characters will be highlighted in red. As you type you’ll see the time elapsed, your average words per minute (wpm), and your accuracy percentage. The aim is to try to type in the words as fast as you can without looking at the virtual keys. Once you finish, your various statistics will be recorded. You will discover that it’s not that hard to gain speed and accuracy on the iPad keyboard. “I think the ghost keyboard is a great idea. The look and feel is great and it's pretty intuitive to us. Multiple profiles, locking aspects of app are excellent ideas - teachers will really love that, especially teachers who don't have 1 to 1 iPads.” Richard, Australian Teacher. "Congratulations on a great app.. As a touch typist on a standard keyboard it is sometimes a struggle to translate that skill to the iPad, but just a short time on Ghost Type has already retuned my brain to be faster and more accurate than I would have imagined... Anyone using an iPad, adult or child will benefit greatly from this app." Fun AND educational ***** by Critical analyst Also a big thanks to the US District that purchased 1800 copies recently. Thanks from us! Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/demografix.pty.ltd Twitter : http://twitter.com/demografix_au

About

VAST Pre

This app helps children with autism and speech motor planning disorders practice essential oral movements. It uses video modeling and auditory cues to teach skills like blowing, chewing, and imitating sounds, fostering clearer speech and oral awareness.

Highlights
  • Video modeling for speech movements
  • Auditory cues for practice
  • Functional activity training
  • Oral motor awareness exercises
  • Customizable therapy playlists
  • Mirror feature for self-monitoring
Features
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Empower the Non-Speaking & Apraxia Community — VAST Pre-Speech Motor Planning is specifically engineered for those on the Autism spectrum and individuals grappling with motor speech planning disorders, like apraxia. This app addresses the intricate issues these children encounter when orchestrating speech movements of the tongue, lips, palate, and jaw. JOIN FAMILIES & THERAPISTS WHO: • Harness the power of video modeling and auditory cues • Tackle everyday challenges: blowing noses, spitting out toothpaste, mastication, imitating sounds • Promote awareness, coordination, tone, and chewing for clear speech • Utilize evidence-based Video Modeling techniques • Integrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic cues • Personalize therapy with custom playlists, targeting areas like airflow and oral structures • Encourage self-monitoring with the Mirror feature, enhancing oral motor sequencing PIONEERING IN SPEECH THERAPY • Videos meticulously curated to demonstrate pre-speech and functional motor movements. • Overcome traditional therapy challenges faced by those with autism due to difficulties in eye contact. FOSTERING ORAL AWARENESS • Delve deep into 4 categories: Syllables & Sounds, Functional Activities, Oral Kinesthesia, and Sensory Integration. • All activities intricately designed to cater to articulator awareness, speech clarity, muscle grading, and everyday oral functionalities. BREAKTHROUGHS IN MODERN THERAPY • Research-backed evidence showcases the rapid effectiveness of video modeling, especially using diverse video examples. • Emphasize on continuous feedback through video captures, promoting self-analysis and improvement. PERSONALIZED THERAPY EXPERIENCE • Customizable playlists, adapt as per individual needs, ensuring therapy remains aligned with evolving goals. • A unique focus on addressing activities like airflow, awareness of oral structures, and practicing various articulation techniques. SELF-MONITORING FOR GROWTH • The Mirror function offers immediate feedback, aiding in perfecting speech sounds and oral motor movements. • Visual feedback, a cornerstone in treating apraxia, is extensively utilized to enhance speech production. COMMUNITY & RESEARCH DRIVEN • A fusion of insights from extensive research and clinical evidence. • Collaboration between therapists, researchers, and technologists, making it a beacon in the realm of speech therapy apps. BEYOND VIDEOS - A DEEPER INSIGHT • Immerse in written guides and visual tutorials. • Recognize the value of visual input in combatting motor speech disorders. Download VAST Pre-Speech Motor Planning to pave a transformative speech journey for your loved ones. Queries or suggestions? Reach out to us at https://www.vastspeech.com/. Terms of Use (EULA) -- https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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VAST Pre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Type at 4.0 against VAST Pre's 1.0. Ghost Type also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). VAST Pre's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ghost Type costs $2.99 and VAST Pre $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Type holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Ghost Type's written reviews are positive against 100% of VAST Pre's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost Type ships an update every 3 months, VAST Pre every 26 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ghost Type versus VAST Pre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost TypeVAST Pre
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdemografix pty ltdiTherapy

Customer experience

Ghost Type

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

VAST Pre

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ghost Type

No in-app purchases

None

VAST Pre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghost Type free?
Ghost Type costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VAST Pre free?
VAST Pre costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Type or VAST Pre?
Ghost Type is rated higher. Ghost Type averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while VAST Pre averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ghost Type or VAST Pre have ads?
Neither Ghost Type nor VAST Pre shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghost Type or VAST Pre?
Ghost Type ships an update every 3 months, and VAST Pre every 26 months. Most recently, Ghost Type was updated on November 1, 2026 and VAST Pre on November 1, 2026.

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