FastTypings vs TypingClub — Best Free Typing Test (2026)

TypingClub, from EdClub, is a lesson-based touch-typing program used widely in schools — its homepage cites 23 million+ students and 50,000+ schools and districts. It is free for individuals and schools, with an optional paid School Edition. FastTypings is built around speed instead: timed tests, bot races, multiplayer and a voice race, plus a short free touch-typing course at /learn. Which one you should use depends mostly on whether you are still learning to type or already type and want to go faster.

Feature comparison table

Speed practice vs a full curriculum

TypingClub is a curriculum first. Its courses walk you through the keyboard a few keys at a time, with on-screen hand guides, games, videos, and stars, levels and badges for each lesson. Beyond the classic Typing Basics course it offers Dvorak, one-hand, kids' and story-based courses, plus courses in 20+ languages. If you are learning to type for the first time, that depth is hard to beat.

FastTypings assumes you can already type and focuses on raising your speed: a live WPM readout, timed tests from 1 to 10 minutes, bot races, multiplayer and keystroke sounds. Its free course(15 short lessons, two new keys at a time) covers the basics, but it is much smaller than TypingClub's catalogue.

Race mode

FastTypings lets you race a bot at 40, 70 or 100 WPM. The bot moves along a progress bar as you type, which gives you a concrete pace to chase. You can also race other people in multiplayer, or try the voice race.

TypingClub has typing games and a points scoreboard inside its lessons, but we did not find a live race against a pacing bot or other typists among the features listed on typingclub.com (checked October 2026). Its motivation comes from stars, levels and badges instead.

Accounts and access

Neither site forces you to sign up. TypingClub states that you do not need an account, and offers an optional profile so you can save your progress and pick up where you left off. Students using their school's School Edition sign in through the school. FastTypings needs no signup for tests, races, games or the /learn course.

Sound and accessibility

FastTypings plays a keyboard click sound on every keystroke, with a choice of sound packs. TypingClub has a different kind of audio: an optional voice-over that reads each word aloud as you type, and it puts a strong emphasis on accessibility. If you rely on a screen reader or audio cues while learning, check TypingClub first.

Mobile support

FastTypings works on phones: the typing area opens the soft keyboard, so tests and races are available on a smartphone if you want to practise phone typing. TypingClub says all you need is a keyboard and a web browser, which fits its goal of teaching touch typing on a physical keyboard.

Using both

If you are starting from zero, learn the home row and finger zones first — TypingClub suggests a few minutes a day for one to two weeks, or you can use FastTypings' free /learn course. Once you type without looking, switch to timed tests and races for the speed phase: race the 40 WPM bot until you beat it reliably, then move up to 70. Each tool is good at what it is designed for.

Verdict

TypingClub is the better choice for beginners, for children, and for teachers who need a full curriculum and class tools. For adults who already type and want to go faster, FastTypings gets you typing immediately and adds races and a global leaderboard — free, with no account.

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