Parents' Guide to

Type Racer - a game about typing fast

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Iffy quotes, frequent ads ruin what could've been a fun app.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Free Word Games
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 8+

Based on 2 parent reviews

throwawayaccount1
throwawayaccount1 Adult
January 6, 2021
age 10+

It's great for teaching people how to build speed

It's a typing website. It doesn't get any worse. Don't listen to Amanda.

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Easy to play/use
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kkkkk_lol
kkkkk_lol Adult
December 1, 2020
age 6+

Good website.

Probably the best website to practice typing, especially touch typing. Ads can easily be ironed out with easy-to-find adblockers.

This title has:

Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

TYPE RACER - A GAME ABOUT TYPING FAST gives kids short, witty (but often inappropriate) quotes to practice touchscreen typing to build speed. Errors aren't accepted, so kids will have to use the delete key to fix mistakes before finishing a quote. They'll then see their WPM (words per minute) average and best WPM. To see the leaderboard, kids have to link to their Facebook accounts.

Is It Any Good?

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The more kids practice typing, the faster they'll get, and Type Racer - a game about typing fast can help with that. Kids need to know the QWERTY layout of a touchscreen keyboard already as there is no instruction offered in-app. Kids won't get to practice with the shift key, as it's not included. The quotes are sometimes funny and make practicing fun, but the content is not appropriate for young kids. Frequent ads interrupt the game, and there doesn't appear to be a way to remove them (via in-app purchase, for example). For tips to improve touchscreen typing as well as practicing it, TapTyping - typing trainer may be a better choice.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the quotes teens encounter in the app. Some of them present women in a negative light. Is that OK to do in the name of humor, or does the app go too far?

  • Touchscreen typing is different from what most parents grew up doing. Understand that keyboarding skills are still important, but encourage kids to practice the increasingly important touchscreen typing, too.

  • Encourage kids to learn the QWERTY layout using other apps or typing websites.

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