Comparison

Animal Typing vs Ms. Digit

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 through a fun, gamified experience where your typing speed and accuracy determine your animal's progress. Features lessons for all ages, including specialized content for children, and supports various keyboard layouts and external keyboards.

Highlights
  • Gamified typing lessons
  • Speed and accuracy rewards
  • Lessons for all ages
  • Specialized kids' lessons
  • Virtual and Bluetooth keyboard support
  • Multiple keyboard layouts
  • Customizable typing 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.) • Local user login system to switch between multiple users. • Possibility to customize the finger typing zones. • 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

Ms. Digit

Features
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Meet Ms. Digit — the friendly math teacher kids actually want to learn from. Ms. Digit guides children through bite-sized lessons covering the full Grades 1–8 curriculum: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, geometry, algebra, and more. Each topic is broken into short, focused exercises so learning feels achievable — not overwhelming. WHAT'S INSIDE - 48 topics across Grades 1–8 - Multiple question formats: multiple choice, number pad, fill-in, true/false - XP, levels, streaks, and badges to keep kids motivated - 3 beautiful themes: Green Chalkboard, Dark, and Notebook - Up to 2 child profiles on the free plan PARENT CONTROLS Ms. Digit is built with parents in mind. Set a PIN to protect parent settings, and use iPhone's built-in Guided Access to lock the phone to the app — so your child stays focused and screen time stays in your hands. MS. DIGIT'S CLASSROOM (optional upgrade) Unlock unlimited daily lessons, up to 10 profiles, and cloud save for the whole family. Progress backs up automatically and restores on any device with a single tap. No ads. No accounts required for kids. Learning starts in seconds. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Animal Typing3 screens
Ms. Digit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Animal Typing at every 2 months against Ms. Digit's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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. Animal Typing sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Ms. Digit 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

Animal Typing ships an update every 2 months, Ms. Digit every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Animal Typing versus Ms. Digit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal TypingMs. Digit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCorentin FaucherMatteo Pezzulla

Bugs and requests

Animal Typing

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard layout issues
  • Incorrect registering of keystrokes
  • Crashing and freezing
  • Lesson progression problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free content and lessons
  • Ability to adjust keyboard size
  • Support for additional languages
  • Improved scoring and feedback

Ms. Digit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Animal Typing

One-time3
  • Kids Lessons$10.99
  • Standard Lessons$12.00
  • Full Version$19.99
2 purchases

Ms. Digit

Subscriptions2
  • Ms. Digit Classroom Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Ms. Digit Classroom$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Animal Typing free?
Animal Typing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ms. Digit free?
Ms. Digit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Animal Typing or Ms. Digit have ads?
Neither Animal Typing nor Ms. Digit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animal Typing or Ms. Digit?
Animal Typing ships an update every 2 months, and Ms. Digit every 7 months. Most recently, Animal Typing was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ms. Digit on October 24, 2026.

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