TypeLift vs TypeTastic

TypeLift is browser-based touch typing courseware for practicing keyboard skills and improving typing speed. It offers free lessons, a typing test and statistics for tracking results over time. Lessons are assembled dynamically for each session, and error analysis brings recurring mistakes back into practice. A visual keyboard uses colored keys and markers to guide users toward keys and finger combinations. Registered users can create up to 10 custom lessons. TypeLift Pro adds training objectives, weekly exercise plans, recommended lessons, detailed exercise results and expanded statistics; the maker describes it as free of advertising and distraction. The trial ends after 7 days or 60 minutes of typing practice, whichever comes first. Practice can begin without registration, but Pro purchases must be assigned to a user account. The monthly Pro subscription is $1.99 a month, billed annually; the page says prices are for annual payment and exclude VAT. Other listed options are 11.90 USD for each 3 months, $23.90 a year or 49.90 USD one time for unlimited use.

TypeTastic teaches touch typing through online games and activities, with lessons that move from letters and words to sentences, paragraphs, and longer passages. Drills and typing tests sit alongside the games. Its School Edition is a K–12 keyboarding curriculum for schools and districts, with more than 700 activities and optional K–5 digital literacy content. Teachers can use the dashboard to organize classes, follow progress, customize typing tests, and manage curriculum settings. The free School Edition includes the full K–12 keyboarding curriculum and three K–5 Digital Citizenship lessons, with no ads, login, or reporting. Paid school options include advanced reporting and integrations, depending on the plan. Listed integrations for specified plans include Clever Secure Sync, Google SSO, Office365 SSO, Google Classroom, and Classlink SSO. TypeTastic runs in a browser on Android, iOS, and the web. Its HTML5 activities need no add-ons; suggested browsers are Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. School and Large School & District tiers offer a free 60-day trial. The maker is Taito Learning Inc., based in Helsinki, Finland.