Comparison

Typing Speed Test vs ThumbType

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

Head to head
About

Typing Speed Test

Features
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A 60-second typing test — see your WPM, accuracy and personal best in a clean, distraction-free interface. • 60-second sprint with live counter • Three prompt packs free • Six more packs (Pro): Code, Latin, Lyrics • 30s and 120s variants (Pro) • Accuracy and PB tracking Who it's for For anyone curious about their typing speed, casual gamers and writing-test candidates. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription, with pricing shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings — no charge on the first day if you cancel during the introductory window. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ThumbType

Enhance your touchscreen typing speed and accuracy with focused practice. This app offers offline, privacy-first training for various real-world typing scenarios, from quick messages to email and addresses. Track your progress and customize your learning experience.

Highlights
  • Offline typing practice
  • WPM and accuracy tracking
  • Real-world typing scenarios
  • Progress monitoring
  • Customizable practice modes
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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ThumbType is a focused phone typing trainer for anyone who wants faster, cleaner, more confident typing on a touchscreen keyboard. It is built for the moments that actually matter on a phone: short messages, quick replies, school notes, work emails, addresses, codes, numbers, symbols and everyday phrases. Open the app, choose a practice language, type the prompt, and see how your speed, accuracy and spelling improve over time. Privacy is part of the product, not an extra setting: Offline / No Login / Privacy First / On Device / No Cloud Upload. ThumbType works fully offline after installation. There is no account to create, no social feed, no cloud workspace and no sync process. Your typed practice text, WPM results, accuracy, streaks, settings and progress history stay on this device. The app is made for people who want to train without sending their habits, mistakes or learning history to a server. Practice is organized around real phone use. Start with common words to build basic speed, move into sentences for smoother rhythm, then train daily chat phrases that feel like real messages. Email practice helps with school and work replies. Numbers & Symbols builds comfort with things that slow people down on a phone keyboard: email addresses, dates, prices, order numbers, passwords, punctuation and short codes. Address Practice is for streets, cities and zip codes. Pinyin Practice helps you type initials, finals and pinyin phrases with better flow. ThumbType currently includes practice content for English, Portuguese, Spanish and Pinyin Chinese. You can switch the practice language from the Home or Practice screen, and the app UI can follow the iOS per-app language setting. The lessons are stored inside the app, so you can keep practicing on a commute, in a classroom, on a flight, in a library, or anywhere with weak signal. For quick training, use Continue Practice or the Daily Challenge. The daily challenge picks a fresh mixed exercise so a short session still feels varied. For measurement, the Test tab offers 30-Second Sprint, 60-Second Standard and 3-Minute Challenge modes. Type as much as you can before the timer ends, then ThumbType measures WPM and accuracy so you can compare sessions without guessing. Progress is simple and readable. The Home screen shows today’s sessions, best WPM, accuracy and streak. The Progress tab tracks practice time, lessons done, best WPM, average accuracy, day streak, total sessions, recent results and language progress. Instead of a noisy dashboard, ThumbType gives you the numbers that help you decide what to practice next. The app also includes settings that make practice easier to stick with: text size controls, sound effects, haptics, Senior Mode for larger text and gentler pacing, and Kids Mode for shorter lessons with simpler words. Reset progress whenever you want; all saved results are local to the device. ThumbType is intentionally calm. No login wall. No cloud upload. No internet requirement. No complicated course map. Just short, repeatable typing practice for speed, accuracy and spelling, with private on-device progress you can trust. Use ThumbType as a daily warm-up before writing a long message, preparing for class, replying to work, learning a new language, or helping a family member get more comfortable with the phone keyboard. The best sessions are short and regular: a few minutes of focused practice, a quick speed test, then a look at the results. Because everything is offline and on device, you can build the habit anywhere. ThumbType Pro unlocks unlimited practice, all lessons and tests, detailed speed and accuracy trends, every practice language, and Senior and Kids modes. Privacy Policy https://woodcuttool.com/legal/ThumbType/privacy/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Typing Speed Test4 screens
ThumbType4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThumbType at none against Typing Speed Test's shown. ThumbType also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Typing Speed Test sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and ThumbType sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typing Speed Test ships an update every 5 weeks, ThumbType every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Typing Speed Test versus ThumbType: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyping Speed TestThumbType
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB2 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperVasilii Polovnikov家宝 戴

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Typing Speed Test

Subscriptions3
  • Premium · 1 week3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium · 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium · 1 year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium · Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

ThumbType

Subscriptions2
  • ThumbType Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ThumbType Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Typing Speed Test free?
Typing Speed Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThumbType free?
ThumbType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typing Speed Test or ThumbType have ads?
Typing Speed Test shows ads; ThumbType does not.
Which is updated more often, Typing Speed Test or ThumbType?
Typing Speed Test ships an update every 5 weeks, and ThumbType every 5 days. Most recently, Typing Speed Test was updated on September 19, 2026 and ThumbType on July 17, 2026.

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