Backpacker™ vs Ace Typer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backpacker™
Embark on a globetrotting trivia adventure where you earn money through missions and odd jobs to fund your travels. Discover new cities, collect unique mementos, and test your knowledge to conquer the world.
- Globetrotting trivia game
- Earn money through missions and jobs
- Discover new cities
- Collect mementos and tokens
- Complete job diplomas
- Help strangers for rewards
- Stamp passport in each city
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Your bag is packed and you’re ready to go, but as fate has it, you’re stranded in Rome with only 500 coins in your pocket. What now? Show the world what you’re made of in Backpacker, a new globetrotting trivia game! Save up enough money to continue your travels by going on various missions and applying for odd jobs! At the end of each day, either splurge on a hotel or risk sleeping in the streets. Discover new cities and maybe even learn a thing or two along the way. Backpacker Features: * Test your trivia skills! * See the world, one city at a time! * Complete your memento collection with tokens from each city! * Collect job diplomas and earn cash for traveling! * Help strangers around the world for secret rewards! * Stamp your passport in each city, can you collect them all? * Which mini game will become your new favorite? Conquer the world, become a Backpacker! Backpacker has been lovingly created, we take fun seriously. We really value your feedback, go to www.facebook.com/BackpackerGame and say what's on your mind! More about WeAreQiiwi Interactive at www.qiiwi.com Backpacker Premium Subscription: Some items in the app require Backpacker Premium, such as no waiting time when traveling. Backpacker Premium is a weekly auto-renewing subscription at $3.49. Backpacker Premium will renew within 24 hours before the subscription period ends, and you will be charged through your iTunes account. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your iTunes Account Settings at any time. If you purchase new Backpacker Premium subscription during a free trial you will forfeit any free trial period remaining from your first purchase. Our privacy policy and terms of service can be found at http://www.qiiwi.com/user-data
Ace Typer
Improve your typing speed and accuracy with this educational game. It provides real-time feedback on your performance and offers achievements for progress. Utilize power-ups to enhance your typing experience.
- Measure typing speed
- Learn new facts
- Real-time speed feedback
- Wrong letter highlighting
- Achievements via Game Center
- Power-Ups
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Use Ace Typer to measure and improve your typing speed while learning new facts. Tap Play to start typing. The yellow cursor highlights the next letter to type. If you type the wrong letter, the letter to type turns red. As you type, see your speed in real-time. The more you type and the faster you type, the more Achievements you gain through Game Center. Use Power-Ups to gain an edge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ace Typer at 5.0 against Backpacker™'s 4.5. Ace Typer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Backpacker™'s advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Backpacker™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and Ace Typer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ace Typer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backpacker™ has 5.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Backpacker™'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Ace Typer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backpacker™ ships an update every 6 weeks, Ace Typer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backpacker™ | Ace Typer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qiiwi Games AB | DC & Co. |
Customer experience
Backpacker™
Ace Typer
Bugs and requests
Backpacker™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing tickets and coins
- Inconsistent progress tracking and rewards
- Unresponsive or freezing interactive jobs
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- More diverse and globally-relevant questions
- Easier access to tickets and reduced costs for landmarks
- Improved job system with more variety and less repetition
- Better tutorial and instructions for gameplay mechanics
- More frequent updates with new cities and content
Ace Typer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backpacker™
- Backpacker Premium$3.497 Days
- Keep playing$0.99
- Small stack$1.99
- Wallet$2.99
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- Medium stack$3.99
- Sack of Coins$7.99
- Large stack$13.99
- Small chest$13.99
- Huge chest$26.99
- Case$28.99
Ace Typer
- Character Power-Up$0.99
- 10 Characters Power-Up$0.99
- Word Power-Up$0.99
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- Line Power-Up$1.99
