TypeQuicker
Ranked 4 of 4 typing tutors by recommenders
People recommend it as a personalized, data-driven typing app that targets your weak points and helps you improve faster.
People recommend it as a personalized, data-driven typing app that targets your weak points and helps you improve faster.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Personalized, data-driven practice
“It's a personalized & data-driven typing application that targets your weak points”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)” “i built a data driven touch typing application”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Maybe you should learn something” “personalized and engaging typing application”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)” - Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)”
Targets your weak points
“It's a personalized & data-driven typing application that targets your weak points”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)” “We make it faster to learn and improve by focusing around the user’s weak points”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)” “more advanced analytics that also targets your weak points”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” Slick, pretty interface
“Really pretty keyboard widget, though it did slightly confuse me that is showing the next key, not what I actually typed.”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)” “Very slick and smooth. The insights pages need a link to go back to the main page.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” Helps improve typing speed
“I think anyone can learn touch typing and potentially 2x their typing speed.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “It just takes a good tool and a couple months of consistent practice”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Next-key display can confuse
“Really pretty keyboard widget, though it did slightly confuse me that is showing the next key, not what I actually typed.”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)” Wants feedback on main issues
“Great but I wish after I typed a page or paragraph, it tells me what is the main issues in my typing”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)” Insights pages lack a back link
“Very slick and smooth. The insights pages need a link to go back to the main page.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” Plan felt weird to one user
“I liked your onboarding on /welcome, but the plan feels weird for me”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)”
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.ing | 20 | 6 | 77% | 1 | — | — |
| Monkeytype | 14 | 2 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Keybr | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| TypeQuickerThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 9 | — | — |
What people said
All 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's a personalized & data-driven typing application that targets your weak points”
“more advanced analytics that also targets your weak points”
“Very slick and smooth. The insights pages need a link to go back to the main page.”
“Supports most programming languages, and you can create your own custom snippets as well”
“It just takes a good tool and a couple months of consistent practice”
“i built a data driven touch typing application”
“I think anyone can learn touch typing and potentially 2x their typing speed.”
“Great but I wish after I typed a page or paragraph, it tells me what is the main issues in my typing”
“I liked your onboarding on /welcome, but the plan feels weird for me”
“Really pretty keyboard widget, though it did slightly confuse me that is showing the next key, not what I actually typed.”
“personalized and engaging typing application”
“We make it faster to learn and improve by focusing around the user’s weak points”
“Started as a side project but has become my full time focus since leaving a FAANG job”
“I've tried it and really enjoyed how it works.”
“It’s very data driven and personalized.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.