typ.ing
The most recommended of 4 typing tutors
A free browser-based typing practice site that people like for its forgiving corrections, daily challenge and keyboard-learning exercises, though it feels less polished than Monkeytype.
A free browser-based typing practice site that people like for its forgiving corrections, daily challenge and keyboard-learning exercises, though it feels less polished than Monkeytype.
26 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 77%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Forgiving corrections, can go back
“I very much like the forgiving UI -- you can either go back and correct your mistakes or move on”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” “ctrl-backspace does what I expect, it deletes the word and I can retype it”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” Daily challenge is fun
“daily challenge and keyboard yoga were very cool”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” “I do the daily challenge almost every day”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Typos and punctuation treated as errors
“it punished me for using an emdash instead of a dash”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” “This website treats it as a mistake.”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing”
Other typing tutors people recommend
The three most recommended other typing tutors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| typ.ingThis page | 20 | 6 | 77% | 1 | — | — |
| Monkeytype | 14 | 2 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Keybr | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| TypeQuicker | 6 | 0 | 100% | 9 | — | — |
What people said
21 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“daily challenge and keyboard yoga were very cool”
“ctrl-backspace does what I expect, it deletes the word and I can retype it”
“Ironically, later on missing a character would actually improve your score.”
“First time I notice the error as superscript, very nice.”
“i may actually learn to touch type with this”
“It does not stop after Welcome even though everything after is correct.”
“less polished than Monkeytype”
“I can pretty much get to anywhere within the application.”
“I wish you could choose the language”
“This website treats it as a mistake.”
“Wow, that's a great write up.”
“the UI didn't really indicate it very well for me”
“I enjoyed playing with this.”
“I wish it told how fast/slow the result is compared to other people”
“Switching to the site's dark theme and turning off Dark Reader seemed so much better, and was much faster.”
“Would be great to have an option for two spaces after a period. I had to go back and fix the first letter of every sentence!”
“I very much like the forgiving UI -- you can either go back and correct your mistakes or move on”
“I do the daily challenge almost every day”
“it punished me for using an emdash instead of a dash”
“found that functionality. Nice!”
“Cool UX. A bit jarring that after making a typo one should not press the correct key before continuing.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.