Comparison

TypingBuffet vs Battle Type

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

Head to head
About

TypingBuffet

Features
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Typing Buffet is a simple, satisfying typing game. ■ Play Your Way, Anywhere ・Use the on-screen keyboard or your physical keyboard ・Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac ・Play in portrait or landscape orientation ■ Two Game Modes ・Sweet Mode Mistakes are okay here — but each one costs you time. Clear a word to gain time back and keep your rhythm going. ・Bitter Mode A single mistake ends the game instantly. In exchange, clearing a word earns you a bigger score and time bonus. For those who trust their fingers. Quick to pick up, hard to put down.

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Battle Type

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Type faster. Aim cleaner. Win the battle. Battle Type transforms typing practice into a neon arcade competition. Build speed and accuracy in solo runs, race your own best performances in Ghost Challenges, or face real players through Game Center and nearby device battles. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE • Words: type passages across headlines, quotes, books, poetry, speeches, music, arts, and pop culture • Numbers: sharpen numeric speed and control • Glyphs: decode custom symbol sets from easy to expert A FRESH PASSAGE EVERY MATCH Words battles draw live text matched to the era and category you picked, credited on screen and never served twice. Speeches come from real transcripts. Play offline and Battle Type falls back to its own written passages, so a match is always ready. BATTLE YOUR WAY • Train solo with sessions from 30 seconds to 3 minutes • Invite a friend through Game Center, or match with whoever is searching • Start encrypted peer-to-peer battles with nearby players • Rematch the same opponent instantly with RUN IT BACK • Challenge saved ghosts from your strongest runs EVERY CHARACTER COUNTS Every correct keystroke scores one character, and the reach some characters demand pays a separate bonus — punctuation and capitals earn +1, numbers and symbols +2. Characters, then total bonus, then errors decide the match, set your personal best, and choose which run becomes your ghost. SEE EVERY IMPROVEMENT Track live characters, bonus, accuracy, errors and progress during each run. The finish screen leads with the battle you just played, draws both runs on one pace chart, and shows exactly which figure settled it. CHASE THE SIGNAL Unlock more than 40 badges for speed, accuracy, perfect runs, long combos, prompt types, eras, categories, multiplayer wins, and ghost victories. Whether you are building keyboard confidence or chasing triple-digit WPM, Battle Type makes every keypress feel like part of the fight.

Screenshots

TypingBuffet4 screens
Battle Type4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Battle Type at fortnightly against TypingBuffet's every 13 months. TypingBuffet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypingBuffet ships an update every 13 months, Battle Type fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TypingBuffet versus Battle Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypingBuffetBattle Type
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB58 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNATSUKO TAKIZAWADaniel Jacob

In-app purchases

None

TypingBuffet

No in-app purchases

None

Battle Type

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TypingBuffet free?
TypingBuffet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Battle Type free?
Battle Type is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TypingBuffet or Battle Type have ads?
Neither TypingBuffet nor Battle Type shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TypingBuffet or Battle Type?
TypingBuffet ships an update every 13 months, and Battle Type fortnightly. Most recently, TypingBuffet was updated on September 25, 2026 and Battle Type on October 12, 2026.

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