Touch Typer vs Typesy

Touch Typer is a desktop typing tutor for practicing typing and tracking progress on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its free plan includes typing tests, statistics, streaks, multiple layouts, and real-time duels. Duels last 60 seconds and show words per minute, accuracy, and errors; friends can join through a shareable link without an account. Analytics track WPM and accuracy over time, per-key heatmaps, goals, and milestones, synced across devices. Users can practice with QWERTY, Dvorak, or Colemak, and drills adapt to the selected layout. Code Mode includes TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, and 40+ other languages, with syntax highlighting and indentation. Premium's AI Coach uses the last 30 days of practice to create drills for weak keys and explain stalled progress. The free plan can be used without an account. Premium is $2.99 a month, or $2.39/mo billed yearly, and includes a seven-day trial. The privacy policy says the service stores account and typing data, among other information, and provides account deletion and data export by email.

Typesy is a keyboarding and workplace training program for individuals, homeschool families, schools, and business teams. Alongside typing, it covers computer skills and workplace productivity through video instruction, structured exercises, games, progress tracking, and typing goals. Typesy says it adjusts lessons to a learner’s skill level and goals as progress changes. Individual subscriptions include a typing certificate and an employer verification service. Schools can provision and organize student accounts through Google Classroom, Clever, Classlink, or Canvas, or import students from CSV. The platform is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Pricing starts at $6/mo (annual), with a 7-day trial and no free plan. The downloads are intended for existing Typesy users, and the Android and iPad apps require a physical keyboard. Homeschool plans specify parent-teacher and student account counts, while Typesy for Teams requires at least 5 users. The maker’s privacy policy says client information is not used for targeted ads or advertising profiles.