TypingClub vs TypingGamesKids
The two sites answer different questions. TypingClub asks "what is the next lesson?" TypingGamesKids asks "what do you feel like playing?"
Compiled by Bryant.P, 8th-grade student and founder of TypingGamesKids
Facts checked against each site's own pages on
The Short Answer
TypingClub is a lesson curriculum: 600+ step-by-step lessons with games built in, voice-over and strong accessibility settings, free with ads or ad-free on a paid School Edition. TypingGamesKids is a game library: 34 free typing games with no ads, no student accounts and live Class Races. Use TypingClub for the structured course and TypingGamesKids when kids need practice they will actually ask for, or a whole-class race.
TypingClub vs TypingGamesKids at a Glance
| TypingClub | TypingGamesKids | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free for individuals and schools. Optional paid School Edition: minimum 20 student licenses at $120/year; an Individual Premium Edition also exists. | Free. No paid tier, no trial, no upsell. |
| Ads | Free version is ad-supported ("basic, non-targeted advertisements"); licenses remove ads. | None on any page. |
| Student account | No account needed to practice; an optional profile saves progress. School students sign in through their teacher's class. | No student accounts at all. Teachers can make an optional adult account to save Class Race results. |
| Ages | Jungle Junior for grades PK-1; Typing Jungle recommended for grades 2-12. | Pre-K to middle school; games are tagged by grade. |
| Format | Structured lesson curriculum: Typing Jungle lists over 600 lessons, with games and videos built into the lessons, plus animated story courses. | 34 typing games. Every activity is a game, from single letters to full sentences, plus a 12-stage Dance Mat Typing path and a WPM typing test. |
| Live racing | Class scoreboard where students see each other's scores. No live multiplayer race found on its pages. | Class Race: a teacher opens a room with a 6-digit code and the whole class races live in any of the games, or in a typing test with a live race track. |
| Teacher tools | Teacher dashboard with progress, practice time and keyboard-mastery reports; Google and Microsoft sign-in; semi-automatic Google Classroom import; Clever and ClassLink integration for accounts with 200+ licenses. | Free teacher dashboard: Class Race hosting, race history, seat-number progress (no student names), practice assignments, CSV export and printable certificates. No Clever or Google Classroom roster sync. |
| Layouts | Dvorak, one-handed courses and about 20 languages. | US QWERTY; French AZERTY in the French version. Site in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. |
| Made by | EdClub | Bryant.P, a student (about) |
Where TypingClub Is Stronger
TypingClub is the stronger choice when you need a complete, sequenced course. Its pages list:
- The deepest step-by-step lesson curriculum in this comparison.
- Voice-over that reads every word aloud.
- Accessibility presets for blind, low-vision, dyslexic and one-handed typists.
Where TypingGamesKids Is Stronger
No ads and no paid tier
TypingClub's free version is ad-supported and ads are removed by buying licenses (from $120/year for 20 students). TypingGamesKids has no ads on any page and nothing to buy, so the free version is the only version.
No student accounts, ever
A TypingClub student can practice without an account, but saving progress needs a profile or a teacher's class. TypingGamesKids never gives students accounts: progress in a class is tracked by a seat number the teacher hands out, so no child's name or email is ever entered.
Live whole-class races
TypingClub's competition feature is a scoreboard. On TypingGamesKids a teacher opens a Class Race with a 6-digit code and the class races live, in any of the 34 games or in a typing test with a moving race track on the projector.
Practice that feels like play
Every activity here is a real game with its own world: dinosaurs, zombies, ghosts, a canyon climb. That matters most for the kids who stall halfway through a long course.
Which Should You Choose?
| If... | Choose |
|---|---|
| You want a full step-by-step course with voice-over | TypingClub |
| You need accessibility presets for blind, low-vision or one-handed students | TypingClub |
| Students keep quitting lessons halfway | TypingGamesKids |
| You want zero ads without buying licenses | TypingGamesKids |
| You want a live race the whole class plays at once | TypingGamesKids (Class Race) |
Using both
A pattern that works: TypingClub lessons on Monday to Thursday, TypingGamesKids on Friday. The course teaches the new keys; the Friday Class Race in a game like Keyboard Jump or Zombie Survival gives the week a finish line.
A Note From the Founder
I built the games on this site, so read this page with that in mind. TypingClub is a serious course and it is ahead of us on curriculum, read-aloud and accessibility. What I build for is on our about page: a six-year-old cannot read a signup form, so nothing here asks for one.
— Bryant.P, 8th grade · why I built TypingGamesKids
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
- TypingClub: typingclub.com homepage
- TypingClub: EdClub help center (licensing, courses, integrations, accessibility)
- TypingGamesKids: privacy policy, about the founder, teacher guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is TypingClub free?
Yes. TypingClub says it is free for individuals and schools, and the free version is ad-supported. The optional School Edition removes ads and starts at a minimum of 20 student licenses for $120 per year, according to its help center (checked September 29, 2026).
Is TypingGamesKids a TypingClub alternative?
It is more of a companion than a replacement. TypingGamesKids has no lesson-by-lesson course of hundreds of lessons. It has 34 typing games, a 12-stage home row path and a typing test, all free with no ads and no student accounts.
Which is better for kindergarten?
TypingClub's Jungle Junior course is recommended for grades PK-1 and uses videos and voice-over. On TypingGamesKids, Letter Rain and Alphabet Zoo use single letters instead of words, so a child who cannot read yet can still play.
Does TypingClub have multiplayer?
Its help center describes a class scoreboard where students can see each other's scores. We did not find a live race. TypingGamesKids' Class Race is live: every student races at the same moment from their own device.
Can I use both in the same class?
Yes. They don't conflict: TypingClub for the sequenced lessons and TypingGamesKids for game practice and races. TypingGamesKids needs no student logins, so there is nothing extra to roster.
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