Animal Typing vs Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/.
Touch
This app offers a step-by-step touch-typing course designed to improve reading and spelling skills. Its dyslexia-friendly, multi-sensory approach benefits learners of all ages, from children to adults, helping build confidence in academic and professional settings.
- Step-by-step touch-typing course
- Boosts reading and spelling skills
- Dyslexia-friendly approach
- Multi-sensory learning
- Progress tracking
- Suitable for ages 6+ to adults
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Please note in order to log in you need to have purchased a subscription to Touch-type Read and Spell. Learn to type in an easy and fun way! TTRS is an excellent touch-typing program on its own, with the added benefit of boosting reading and spelling skills. We offer a step-by-step touch-typing course that allows everyone to learn Keyboarding and enhance literacy skills at their own pace, via a series of bite-size modules and lessons. Improve spelling and reading skills in English with our dyslexia-friendly approach for children and adults. Measure progress and celebrate success as you build confidence in the workplace or classroom. The program is appropriate for children ages 6-7 through to adult learners. The TTRS iPad app is free for current course subscribers. **Important Notice** We recommend using a Bluetooth keyboard with the app. If you are having any technical issues, please email support@readandspell.com ----- TTRS enhances spelling, decoding, and sight-reading skills thanks to a multi-sensory approach grounded in phonics and based on the work of Orton-Gillingham. This makes it an appropriate solution for individuals who struggle with: dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), visual impairments, hearing impairments and stroke recovery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Touch at Free against Animal Typing's $19.99. Touch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Animal Typing's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (73% vs 59%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Touch is free to download; Animal Typing costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Animal Typing holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animal Typing has 592 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Animal Typing's written reviews are positive against 59% of Touch's.
Animal Typing ships an update every 2 months, Touch weekly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Animal Typing | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (592 ratings) — better | 3.4 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 59.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 592 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corentin Faucher | TOUCH-TYPE READ & SPELL LTD |
Customer experience
Animal Typing
Touch
User reviews
Animal Typing
From 592 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Touch
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps with spelling
- 👍 Improves typing skills
- 👍 Good for dyslexic/dysgraphic children
- 👍 Multi-sensory approach
- 👍 Short, engaging lessons
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 App crashes/quits
- 🐛 Subscription required (not always clear)
- 🐛 iPad incompatibility
- 🐛 Synchronization problems
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
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- Allow family sharing
- Option to change default username
- More intros/animations
Touch
Reported bugs
11 issues- Cannot log into the app
- App closes on startup
- Data cannot be read (missing/incorrect format)
- Stuck on loading screen
- App doesn't synchronize with computer
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- Cannot switch profiles without closing
- App crashes frequently
- Keyboard not working with iPad
- Progress not saved after sync issues
- Login screen freezes
- App bugs after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Add profiles for multiple students
- Improve synchronization between app and web
- Make subscription cost clearer upfront
- Reduce waiting time on loading screens
- Fix double spaces in sentences
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- Add more variety to lessons
In-app purchases
Animal Typing
No in-app purchases
Touch
No in-app purchases







