Kids Typing Websites Compared

18 typing websites side by side, including TypingClub, Typing.com, Nitro Type, ABCya, TypingGames.Zone, TypeRacer, Monkeytype and TypingGamesKids, on the things parents and teachers ask about: cost, ads, logins, games, live races and teacher tools.

Compiled by Bryant.P, 8th-grade student and founder of TypingGamesKids
Facts checked against each site's own pages on

Disclosure: we built one of the sites on this page. TypingGamesKids is a free, ad-free student project with no paid tier, and no company on this page paid to be included or ranked. Where another site does something better than ours, this page says so.

The Short Answer

No single site wins every row. TypingClub and Typing.com are the big lesson curricula: free with ads, with paid ad-free school editions, and Typing.com has free roster sync. Nitro Type is a public racing game for kids who can already type. TypeTastic is a game-based curriculum with reports on its paid plan. TypingGamesKids is 34 free typing games with no ads, no student accounts and private live Class Races, but no lesson course or roster sync. Among the free game sites, TypingGames.Zone has the most games (155, with ads), while ABCya's typing games need a subscription. For older typists, TypeRacer and Monkeytype are racing and testing tools rather than courses. Many classes use one curriculum plus one game site.

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Site Cost Ads (free version) Student account Ages Format Live racing Teacher tools
TypingGamesKids (this site) Free (no paid tier) None Never (students have no accounts) 4-14 34 games (plus 12-stage home row path) Live class races in any game Free; no roster sync
TypingClub Free; paid School Edition from $120/yr (20 licenses) Yes (free version) Optional (needed to save progress) PK-12 Lesson curriculum (600+ lessons) Scoreboard only Yes; Clever/ClassLink at 200+ licenses
Typing.com Free; paid PLUS Edition Yes (free version, except K-1) Needed to save progress K-12 + adults Lesson curriculum + 7 games Scoreboard (racing via Nitro Type) Yes; free roster sync
Nitro Type Free; optional Gold membership Yes (free version) Optional (guest racing) All ages (not stated by grade) One racing game Real-time public and friends racing Yes; free portal
TypeTastic Free; paid school plans (quote) Yes (public site); ad-free with teacher sign-up No (free site) K-12 Game-based curriculum (700+ activities) None stated Paid School Edition
KidzType Free Yes No About 5-12 30+ games + lessons One public racing game Share links only
BBC Dance Mat Typing No cost stated None found No 7-11 12-stage home row course None stated None found
TypingGames.Zone Free Yes No Not stated (kids + adults) 155 arcade games Some online multiplayer games None found
ABCya Typing games need a plan ($79.99/yr family) Yes (free version) Subscription for typing games PreK-6 11 typing games (of 300+) One typing race game Paid classroom plan
Typing Bird Free Yes No PreK-8 Games + lessons None found None (no progress saving)
TypeRacer Free; paid plans from $12/yr Yes (free version) Optional Not stated (School Edition K-12) Quote racing Public + private races (with chat) Paid School Edition
Monkeytype Free (donations) Optional (on by default) Optional Not stated Typing test None (leaderboards) None found
Keybr Free; one-time premium Yes Optional Not stated (general audience) Adaptive drills Public online race None found
Typing Agent Paid (from $1/student; home $9.95/mo) None Yes (licensed) K-12 Paid curriculum + arcade Real-time races Yes; Clever/ClassLink/Google
Typesy Paid (home from $72/yr) None Yes K-adult Video lessons + 20 games Leaderboard only Yes; Clever/ClassLink/Google
Ratatype Freemium (Plus $49.99/yr) Yes Yes (tutor) 13+ (per its terms) Courses + test Public online race Yes; Google Classroom import
TurtleDiary Free; ad-free from $69.99/yr Yes No (optional) K-5 General K-5 site + typing games Public live race Yes; Google Classroom
TypingTest.com Free Yes Optional 13+ (per its policy) Tests + trainer None stated None found

Facts as published by each site on September 29, 2026. See sources at the bottom of the page. Not in the table: EduTyping has been acquired by Typing.com, LLC and is closed to new sign-ups; its homepage points new users to a Typing.com free trial. (source)

Which Typing Website Should You Pick?

Start from the problem you are trying to solve, not the brand.

If you need...Look at
A complete step-by-step course with voice-overTypingClub (600+ lessons) or Typing.com (K-12 units)
Clever, ClassLink or Google Classroom rostering at no costTyping.com
Accessibility for blind, low-vision or one-handed studentsTypingClub or Typing.com
No ads and no accounts, for home or schoolTypingGamesKids or BBC Dance Mat Typing
A live race only your own class can joinTypingGamesKids Class Race
Public racing with teams and leagues for fast typistsNitro Type
Practice games a 4-6 year old can play before readingTypingGamesKids (Letter Rain, Alphabet Zoo), TypingClub Jungle Junior, Typing.com K-1
A game-based curriculum with school reportsTypeTastic (reports on the paid School Edition)
The classic 12-stage home row pathBBC Dance Mat Typing, or our own 12-stage dance mat typing game
Adaptive drills or Colemak/Dvorak for teens and adultsKeybr or Monkeytype
The biggest free arcade of typing gamesTypingGames.Zone (155 games, with ads)
One subscription for games in every subjectABCya (typing is 11 of its games)
A paid, ad-free curriculum with roster syncTyping Agent or Typesy
Teens racing real quotes in many languagesTypeRacer (School Edition for classes)

What Each Site Does Best

TypingClub by EdClub

Best at the deepest step-by-step lesson curriculum in this comparison. Also: voice-over that reads every word aloud; accessibility presets for blind, low-vision, dyslexic and one-handed typists.

Typing.com by Teaching.com

Best at free roster sync with Google Classroom, Clever and ClassLink. Also: 30 keyboard layouts; a K-1 curriculum built for children who cannot read yet, with no ads.

Nitro Type by Nitro Teaching, LLC (Teaching.com, the maker of Typing.com)

Best at real-time racing with teams, leagues and seasons. Also: a free teacher portal with Clever and ClassLink; cars, cash and seasonal rewards that keep fast typists coming back.

TypeTastic by Taito Learning, Inc.

Best at a K-2 track built around young hands, including home row lessons. Also: 700+ activities organized by grade band; a School Edition that commits to the Student Privacy Pledge.

KidzType by KidzType

Best at 30+ free games with no sign-up. Also: key-group lessons from home row to symbols; listed by the kidSAFE Seal Program.

BBC Dance Mat Typing by BBC Bitesize

Best at a clear 12-stage path from the home row to the Shift keys. Also: a trusted public broadcaster behind it; no ad scripts found.

TypingGames.Zone by Not named on the site (its page markup credits TypingMaster as publisher)

Best at the largest game count in this comparison: 155 games. Also: no sign-up for any game; a typing test on the 500 most common English words.

ABCya by ABCya.com, L.L.C., a division of IXL Learning

Best at 300+ games across subjects, not only typing. Also: a mobile app with offline play for subscribers; educator notes and Common Core standards for each game.

Typing Bird by TypingBird

Best at no sign-up. Also: a WPM test with a downloadable certificate; games sorted by grade.

TypeRacer by Shockwave, LLC

Best at real-time racing in 50 languages. Also: private racetracks you can make without an account; a School Edition with a private, ad-free space for a class.

Monkeytype by Monkeytype, Inc. (open-source project created by Miodec)

Best at deep customization of test modes and themes. Also: many languages and keyboard layouts; open source, with ads you can switch off.

Keybr by Keybr

Best at adaptive lessons that target your weakest keys. Also: dozens of layouts including Colemak and Workman; detailed per-key statistics.

Typing Agent by Typing Agent LLC

Best at roster sync with Clever, ClassLink and Google Classroom. Also: read-aloud, high contrast, one-handed typing and Spanish instructions; no ads and no student data monetization.

Typesy by eReflect Pty. Ltd.

Best at video instruction on keyboarding technique. Also: roster sync with Google Classroom, Clever, ClassLink and Canvas; a 12-month refund guarantee on homeschool plans.

Ratatype by Ratatype (legal entity not named on its pages)

Best at verifiable course completion certificates. Also: several languages and layouts including AZERTY and Dvorak; free teacher classes with Google Classroom import.

TurtleDiary by TurtleDiary LLC

Best at breadth: typing sits next to games, videos and worksheets in other subjects. Also: live multiplayer typing races; Google Classroom import for teachers.

TypingTest.com by Typing Test LLC (part of Sporcle)

Best at timed tests from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. Also: a free printable typing certificate; a free keyboarding trainer.

TypingGamesKids (this site)

Best at practice kids ask for: 34 games from falling letters to zombie sentence waves, each with badges and a leaderboard. Also: private Class Races in any game; a free teacher dashboard that never stores a student's name.

Where TypingGamesKids Falls Short

A comparison written by one of the sites is only useful if it is honest about that site. Here is what we don't have yet:

  • No long lesson course. We have a 12-stage dance mat typing path and row-by-row games, not hundreds of sequenced lessons like TypingClub or Typing.com.
  • No roster sync. No Clever, ClassLink or Google Classroom roster import. Teachers post a practice link and students pick a seat number.
  • No read-aloud. TypingClub and Typing.com read words aloud for pre-readers and have accessibility presets; we don't.
  • US QWERTY and French AZERTY only. Typing.com lists 30 layouts; Keybr lists dozens.
  • A typing test of 1 or 3 minutes, not the 5-minute and page tests some curricula offer.

Why a Student Built One of These

I'm Bryant, an 8th grader. My school runs from kindergarten to 12th grade on one campus, and I started this site after walking past our elementary computer lab and seeing first graders on an old typing website with ads everywhere and a signup popup blocking the screen. One girl gave up and turned her chair away. The full story is on the about page.

That is why this table has an "Ads" column and a "Student account" column. A six-year-old cannot read a signup form, so this site never shows one. Curriculum depth, roster sync and read-aloud matter too, and on those rows the big programs are ahead of us. The table says so.

TypingGamesKids stays free, with no ads and no student data. There is nothing to upgrade to.

Head-to-Head Comparisons

TypingClub vs TypingGamesKids The two sites answer different questions. TypingClub asks "what is the next lesson?" TypingGamesKids asks... Typing.com vs TypingGamesKids Typing.com is built to be run by a district. TypingGamesKids is built to be opened by a seven-year-old. That... Nitro Type vs TypingGamesKids Nitro Type's own homepage says it is the speed-builder, not the teacher: "While Typing.com teaches students... TypeTastic vs TypingGamesKids TypeTastic and TypingGamesKids are the two sites in this comparison that treat games as the way to learn, not... KidzType vs TypingGamesKids Of all the sites in our comparison, KidzType is the closest to ours: free games, no sign-up, made for kids.... TypingGames.Zone vs TypingGamesKids Both sites are free and need no login, and both put games first. The differences are ads, how the games are... ABCya Typing Games vs TypingGamesKids Many classrooms already have ABCya bookmarked for math and reading. The question is whether typing practice... TypeRacer vs TypingGamesKids TypeRacer made typing races famous. For a class of kids, what matters is who else is on the track and what... Monkeytype vs TypingGamesKids Monkeytype is where many teenagers go to test their speed. It measures typing; it does not teach it. TypingClub vs Typing.com These two are the most common answers to "which typing program should our school use?", and on paper they look... Typing.com vs Nitro Type "Should I do Typing.com or Nitro Type?" For a student who still looks at the keys, the answer from both sites'...

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How This Comparison Was Checked

Every fact about another site comes from that site's own pages (homepage, pricing, help center, privacy policy or terms), read on September 29, 2026. Review sites, search snippets and memory don't count. When a site's own pages disagree with each other, we say so or quote the specific page. When a site does not publish a price, we write "quote-based" and don't guess.

"Ads" means the free version shows advertising, either stated in the site's own policy or seen as ad scripts in its page code. "Account" means what a student needs before practicing. Prices and plans change, so check the source before you buy.

Sources

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best free typing website for kids?

It depends on the job. For a full step-by-step course, TypingClub and Typing.com are the largest free curricula, both with ads on the free version. For no ads and no accounts, TypingGamesKids (34 games) and BBC Dance Mat Typing (12 stages) are the options in this comparison. For live racing, Nitro Type races the public and TypingGamesKids' Class Race keeps a class in a private room.

Which typing websites for kids have no ads?

In our September 29, 2026 check, TypingGamesKids is free with no ads, and we found no ad scripts on the BBC Dance Mat Typing page. Typing Agent and Typesy show no ads but are paid. TypingClub, Typing.com, Nitro Type, TypeTastic, KidzType, TypingGames.Zone, ABCya, Typing Bird, TypeRacer, Keybr, Ratatype, TurtleDiary and TypingTest.com show ads on their free versions, and Monkeytype's ads are optional. Several remove ads with a paid or teacher plan.

Which typing websites don't need a student login?

TypingGamesKids, KidzType, TypingGames.Zone, Typing Bird, BBC Dance Mat Typing, TurtleDiary and TypeTastic's free site need no login. TypingClub, Typing.com, Keybr, TypeRacer, Monkeytype and TypingTest.com let you practice without an account but need one to save progress, and Nitro Type allows guest racing. ABCya's typing games need a subscription, and Typing Agent and Typesy use licensed student accounts. TypingGamesKids also tracks class progress without student accounts, using seat numbers.

Which typing website has live class races?

Nitro Type has real-time racing with teams and a teacher portal. TypingGamesKids has Class Race: a teacher opens a private room with a 6-digit code and the class races in any of 34 games. TypingClub and Typing.com have class scoreboards; we found no race on TypeTastic's pages.

Which typing program syncs with Clever or Google Classroom?

Typing.com lists Google Classroom, Clever and ClassLink on its free teacher plan. Typing Agent and Typesy (both paid) sync with Clever, ClassLink and Google Classroom. Nitro Type's free teacher portal supports Google, Clever and ClassLink sign-up. TypingClub offers Clever and ClassLink at 200+ licenses, TypeTastic on its paid school plans, and Ratatype and TurtleDiary import Google Classroom. TypingGamesKids has no roster sync.

What is the best typing website for kindergarten?

Look for a program that works before a child can read. TypingClub's Jungle Junior (PK-1) and Typing.com's K-1 curriculum use read-aloud and video. TypeTastic has 260 K-2 activities. On TypingGamesKids, Letter Rain and Alphabet Zoo use single letters, not words, and start at age 4.

Which typing websites say they are for ages 13 and up?

Ratatype's terms say it is directed to people at least 13 years old, and TypingTest.com's privacy policy says it is not intended for children under 13. TypeRacer and Monkeytype state no minimum age in their terms; TypeRacer sells a separate School Edition for K-12 classes. The kids-focused sites in this comparison include TypingGamesKids, KidzType, TypingClub Jungle Junior, Typing.com K-1, TypeTastic and ABCya.

Which typing website has the most games?

TypingGames.Zone lists 155 free games, the most in this comparison. KidzType lists 30+ and Typesy lists 20 alongside its video lessons. ABCya has 300+ games across all subjects, 11 of them in its Typing category. TypingGamesKids has 34 typing games sorted by grade from Pre-K to middle school.

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