Know your real pace
See WPM, accuracy, personal records, average speed, games played, and match-history trends after your runs.
Android · iPhone · iPad
Make typing practice a game. Test your words per minute (WPM) and accuracy, practice offline, and race three rivals. Built for Android, iPhone, and iPad.
Free to download on Google Play. iPhone and iPad coming soon to the App Store. Includes optional in-app purchases.
Download Type Race
Downloaded over 100,000 times on Google Play. Turn spare minutes into typing practice, track your progress, and build a score you want to beat.
Inside the app
Track the numbers that matter, win rewards, and make your profile unmistakably yours.
More than a timer
Type Race combines a mobile WPM test, a typing practice app, and a competitive game with results you can track after each run.
See WPM, accuracy, personal records, average speed, games played, and match-history trends after your runs.
Race three rivals, watch their progress, and keep your accuracy steady as you push for a faster finish.
Complete challenges, gain levels, and unlock heroes, trails, cursors, soundtracks, and visual effects as you improve.
How it works
Start where you are. Type Race turns a simple three-step loop into a practice habit you can measure.
Open Classic Mode and complete a short mobile typing speed test. Note your WPM and accuracy without forcing the pace.
Run short, regular sessions. Use challenges and more than 10,000 texts to keep your attention sharp and your practice varied.
Choose the racing mode to challenge three rivals. Keep a steady pace, finish the passage, and compare your WPM and accuracy with your solo results.
Typing guides
Practical, focused guides for testing your speed, improving mobile technique, and getting more from every race.
A useful step-by-step routine for two-thumb technique, accuracy, short practice sessions, and measurable progress.
Read the guide Mobile appWhat a reliable mobile test should measure and how to get a repeatable baseline.
Read the guide WPM explainedUnderstand words per minute, accuracy, good mobile benchmarks, and score variation.
Read the guide Daily practiceUse short sessions, progress tracking, goals, and game loops without burning out.
Read the guide Typing racesBuild a steady pace, protect your accuracy, and take on rivals in Type Race.
Read the guide Offline practiceKeep training during commutes, travel, or any time your connection is unreliable.
Read the guide AccuracyReduce repeated errors, find a sustainable pace, and turn clean runs into faster runs.
Read the guideFrequently asked
Everything you need to begin testing, practicing, and racing on your phone or tablet.
Type Race is built for Android, iPhone, and iPad. The Android app is free to download on Google Play with optional in-app purchases. The App Store release for iPhone and iPad is coming soon. This website contains app information and typing guides; the typing game runs in the app.
Open Type Race, choose Classic Mode, and finish a short text. Your result shows WPM and accuracy, giving you a clear mobile baseline.
Learn more about typing speed test apps →A 2019 study of 37,370 mobile typists reported an average of 36.2 WPM. It is a historical reference, not a current universal target; compare your own speed at similar accuracy.
Learn more about mobile WPM →Start with a baseline, focus on clean accuracy, practice in short regular sessions, and review your trend instead of chasing one lucky result.
Learn how to type faster on your phone →Yes. Classic typing practice works offline after installation. Download the app before your trip; store purchases and online leaderboards need a connection.
Learn more about offline typing practice →Take on three rivals in a typing race. Follow the progress tracks, keep your pace steady, and review your WPM and accuracy at the finish.
Explore typing race strategies →Complete clean runs at a controlled pace, watch accuracy after every test, and increase speed gradually as your error rate settles.
Learn more about typing accuracy practice →Yes. Start in no-pressure Classic Mode, build consistency with short texts, and move into challenges or races when you feel ready.
Learn how to build a typing practice habit →Type Race includes interface and playable typing content in English, Italian, Indonesian, Spanish, and French.
Learn more about practicing with Type Race →Ready when you are
Take your first typing speed test, set a score you can beat, and meet your next rival in Type Race.