Comparison

KeyRush vs ColumnSteps

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

Head to head
About

KeyRush

Features
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Welcome to KeyRush — the typing trainer that doesn't feel like one. Whether you're chasing a 100 WPM personal best, learning touch typing from scratch, or racing your phone for a quick win, KeyRush is built around one idea: typing practice should feel like a game you actually want to come back to. WHY KEYRUSH • Two vibes, one app. Flip between Pro mode (clean, distraction-free) and Arcade mode (effects, sounds, confetti) — match the experience to your mood. • Made for iOS. Spring animations, haptics, symbol effects, Swift Charts — it feels native because it is. • On-device by design. No account to sign up for. Your stats, sessions, and custom texts stay on this device. SPEED TEST • Pick 15-, 30-, 60-, or 120-second runs. • Live WPM, accuracy, and consistency tracked in real time. • Color-coded per-character feedback as you type. • Beautiful results sheet: WPM ring, error breakdown, trouble-bigram chart. • A live WPM sparkline shows your rhythm mid-run. • 12 text packs — random words, famous quotes, fun facts, tongue twisters, pangrams, poetry, code wisdom, science, nature, philosophy, proverbs, and Surprise Me. LESSONS • 10 stages, color-coded by finger family — pink for pinkies, mint for middles, purple for indexes. • Pinkies-first pedagogy — break the hunt-and-peck habit before it locks in. • Five sub-lessons per stage with 1- to 3-star ratings. • Hit 90% accuracy and 20 WPM to unlock the next stage. • Optional finger-guide overlay highlights the right finger as you go. RACE VS CPU • Line up against 1–3 simulated opponents. • Difficulty from 30 WPM all the way to Extreme. • Smart mode auto-tunes opponents to your recent sessions. • 60-second sprints or first-to-finish on a 250-character track. • Animated runners, finish-line celebration, instant replay. STATS & CHARTS • Best WPM, current streak, total tests, level — at a glance. • WPM trend and accuracy trend over 7 / 30 / 90 days or all-time. • Per-key error heatmap on a real keyboard grid. • Top mistyped bigrams and trigrams so you know what to drill next. • Calendar heatmap of your practice days. • 50 XP-driven levels. 40+ ACHIEVEMENTS • Speed milestones from 20 WPM all the way to 160. • Accuracy badges: 90%, 95%, 98%, perfect 100%. • Endurance: 3-, 7-, 14-, 30-, and 100-day streaks. • Win races, complete every lesson stage, take a test at 3 AM — Night Owl awaits. DAILY CHALLENGE • A fresh seeded text every day — the same prompt for every player worldwide. • Bonus XP if you finish today's run. 6 THEMES, 4 KEY SOUNDS • Themes: System, Light, Dark, Ink, Paper, and Midnight (pure black for OLED). • Sounds: Silent, Mechanical, Typewriter, Soft. BUILT FOR YOUR KEYBOARD • A themed touch keyboard with finger-colored keys, or pair your hardware keyboard. • Hand-guide overlay highlights which finger should press next. • Adjustable prompt font size. ACCESSIBILITY • Full VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type up to AX5, Reduce Motion respected. • Bold and underline cues for correct and incorrect characters, so color is never the only signal. 40 LANGUAGES, 9 KEYBOARD LAYOUTS • Train in Latin QWERTY, Cyrillic ЙЦУКЕН, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Devanagari, Thai, Korean Hangul, or Zhuyin. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS • Home Screen widgets: best WPM today, streak, level. • Siri Shortcuts: "Start a typing test" and "What's my typing speed?" PRIVACY • Your typing sessions, stats, and custom texts live on this device. No sign-in required. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad running iOS 17.0 or later. Train, race, level up. Top your last best. — Privacy Policy: https://zydeno.com/keyrush/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://zydeno.com/keyrush/terms.html

About

ColumnSteps

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ColumnSteps: Addition は、筆算の基本を一歩ずつ身につける学習アプリです。 繰り上がりを自分で考えながら入力することで、仕組みを理解し、確かな計算力を育てます。 主な機能 ・繰り上がりを考えながら入力 ・アシストモード搭載 ・位をそろえた見やすい筆算レイアウト ・段階的に学べる問題 ・シンプルで集中しやすい画面 このような方におすすめ ・筆算を初めて学ぶお子さま ・繰り上がりが苦手なお子さま ・家庭学習や授業の復習 ・計算力を基礎から身につけたい方 今後も新しい問題や機能を追加していく予定です。

Screenshots

KeyRush4 screens
ColumnSteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: KeyRush at none against ColumnSteps's shown. KeyRush also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). ColumnSteps's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeyRush ships an update every 9 days, ColumnSteps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
KeyRush versus ColumnSteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyRushColumnSteps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrii MatiushevKatsuhiko Yao

In-app purchases

None

KeyRush

No in-app purchases

None

ColumnSteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KeyRush free?
KeyRush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ColumnSteps free?
ColumnSteps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KeyRush or ColumnSteps have ads?
ColumnSteps shows ads; KeyRush does not.
Which is updated more often, KeyRush or ColumnSteps?
KeyRush ships an update every 9 days, and ColumnSteps every 3 days. Most recently, KeyRush was updated on October 17, 2026 and ColumnSteps on October 16, 2026.

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