Comparison

Animal Typing vs Type Flash

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

Head to head
About

Animal Typing

Learn touch typing with a fun, game-like approach. Your typing speed and accuracy determine your animal's speed, encouraging faster and more precise key presses. Features lessons for all ages, including specialized content for children.

Highlights
  • Typing speed and accuracy game
  • 28 general typing lessons
  • 32 kid-specific typing lessons
  • Virtual and Bluetooth keyboard support
  • Animated finger guides
  • Multiple keyboard layouts
  • Customizable finger zones
Features
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• Animal Typing is a simple and funny way to learn touch typing for all ages. In Animal Typing, the animal you get depends on your typing skills. The faster you type, the faster is your animal (snail, rabbit, horse, etc.). However, be careful, Animal Typing also greatly rewards your accuracy. So, avoid the typos and get the cheetah! • Use the virtual keyboard or a Bluetooth keyboard. ** A hardware Bluetooth keyboard is recommended. ** • 28 lessons to gradually learn the keyboard keys. • Also include two sets of 32 lessons designed for kids under 12 years old. • You could also import your own lessons (add them using iCloud Drive). • Animated fingers showing the proper typing technique. • Multiple Keyboard layouts: Qwerty (US/UK), Dvorak, Colemak, Workman, Qwertz (German/Swiss), Azerty (France). (Kids Lessons are designed for the Qwerty and Dvorak layout.) • Possibility to customize the finger typing zones. • Local user login system to switch between multiple users. • Dictation mode that spells out the words to be typed. • Include advanced lessons for specials characters (1234... #$%[]...). Credits: I want to thank the translators Mr Oscar Céspedes, Mr Amos Del Fabbro, Ms Lingnan Wang, Ms Kwon Nam Soo, Ms Masako Nagano and Ms Hanah Nguyen for the realization of the Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese lessons respectively. I want to thank Ms Gaylene Sutton for her suggestion and advices in the preparation of the "Kids Lessons" set. I want to thank the freesound.org community for the sound effects. Full audio credits: https://sites.google.com/view/animaltyping/.

About

Type Flash

A fast-paced word racing game where you compete globally for the highest Words Per Minute (WPM). Train your typing skills, challenge friends, and practice with touch or a connected keyboard. Enjoy a colorful experience with customizable backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Global WPM competition
  • Friend challenges
  • Touch and keyboard support
  • Customizable colorful backgrounds
  • Global leaderboards
  • Smart auto-generated tests
Features
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Race to compete against the world for the highest Words Per Minute (WPM) you can type! Train yourself, challenge your friends, and see how you rank up against the rest of the world. Practice with touch or connect a keyboard to practice traditional typing. With 5 colorful backgrounds to choose from improving your typing skills has never been so simple and colorful! Can you achieve a WPM of 100? Features: - smart auto generated typing speed tests - keyboard support - landscape support on iPad - 5 warm background colors to enhance experience - global leaderboards for skill rating and best streak Type, Learn, Improve, Repeat.

Screenshots

Animal Typing3 screens
Type Flash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Type Flash at Free against Animal Typing's $19.99. Type Flash also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Animal Typing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Type Flash is free to download; Animal Typing costs $19.99 up front. Type Flash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Animal Typing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Animal Typing against 4.5 for Type Flash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 591 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 74% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal Typing ships an update every 2 months, Type Flash every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Animal Typing versus Type Flash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal TypingType Flash
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (591 ratings)4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5911.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB106 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCorentin FaucherCorey Smith

Customer experience

Animal Typing

All ratings582 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative17.3%

Type Flash

All ratings1,210 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

Animal Typing

From 591 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging for kids
  • 🚀 Improves typing speed and accuracy
  • 💡 Teaches correct finger placement
  • 🌟 Entertaining and enjoyable
  • 🎯 Effective for learning to type

Room to improve

  • 💸 Expensive for some users
  • 🤔 Unnatural text movement
  • 🤷‍♀️ Words are not always real
  • ❌ Some users can't advance levels
  • 👎 Sound issues for some

Type Flash

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast typing practice
  • 👍 Improves typing accuracy
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 📊 Helpful leaderboard feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🕰️ Timed aspect can be frustrating

Bugs and requests

Animal Typing

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • No sound on iPad
  • DELETE key stops working
  • App crashes when screen is tapped
  • App gets stuck
  • Payment cancellation issues
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  • Custom lesson text shows 'undefined'
  • Logs out during gameplay
  • Space key not working on iPad Magic Keyboard
  • Cannot advance past level 24
  • Typing experience unnatural
  • No sound on iPad Pro

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add uppercase letters and numbers
  • Allow custom text input
  • Add voice dictation
  • Modify finger colors
  • Improve graphics and interface
Show 3 more
  • Allow family sharing
  • Option to change default username
  • More intros/animations

Type Flash

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads blocking view of typing area
  • Inability to progress to next level

Requested features

3 requests
  • Customizable word lists and difficulty levels
  • Flashcard mode for targeted practice
  • Voice feedback for letter inputs

In-app purchases

None

Animal Typing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Type Flash

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Animal Typing free?
Animal Typing costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Type Flash free?
Type Flash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Animal Typing or Type Flash?
Type Flash is rated higher. Animal Typing averages 4.3 out of 5 from 591 ratings, while Type Flash averages 4.5 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Animal Typing or Type Flash have ads?
Type Flash shows ads; Animal Typing does not.
Which is updated more often, Animal Typing or Type Flash?
Animal Typing ships an update every 2 months, and Type Flash every 12 months. Most recently, Animal Typing was updated on October 26, 2026 and Type Flash on October 26, 2026.

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