🎮 Learning games and sites
ZType
By PhobosLab (Dominic Szablewski). Visit ZType
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A typing shooter game: words fly down the screen as enemy ships, and you destroy each one by typing it before it reaches you. Waves get faster and longer. It is a fast, arcade-style way to build speed and accuracy for kids who can already find the keys. It plays free in a web browser, and there is an older iPad and iPhone version.
Our take: A fun reward for kids who already type a little; pair it with a real tutor and an ad blocker or the paid app.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 2 out of 5 | Programmatic ad networks (Amazon, Criteo, OpenX, GumGum, InMobi and others) loaded on the first visit, so ads not chosen for children can appear, though none was visible in the screenshot. |
|---|---|
| Data: 1 out of 5 | The first visit contacted 7 known ad networks plus ID-sync services (id5-sync, IntentIQ) and set cookies from 13 third-party domains before consent; ad auctions ran (OpenX, Criteo, Google Ad Manager) though no ad was visible on the title screen. |
| Ease: 3 out of 5 | A big 'new game' button on a clean title screen, but this is a typing game that needs a keyboard, which a phone handles poorly. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | Free, with no pay prompts seen. |
What we found
- 23 third-party sites contacted; 7 known ad networks and an ID-sync service (id5-sync)
- 32 cookies set before consent, 13 from third-party domains (adsrvr, criteo, openx, intentiq and others)
- 0 ad frames visible on the title screen
- 2 outbound link sites (bandcamp.com, phoboslab.org)
From the test: A clean, exciting typing game for kids who already know the keys, but the page loads several ad networks and ID trackers before any consent.
| Ages it suits | about 8+ |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Not stated; the site has no terms. The App Store rates the app 4+. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free on the web with ads; free iOS app with a $0.99 purchase to remove ads (Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web, iPhone and iPad |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes |
| The AI in it | No AI. |
What's good
- Fun, fast typing practice
- No account needed
- Works in any browser
Watch for
- Web version shows ads
- No privacy policy
- iOS app last updated in 2020
- Practice only; does not teach finger placement
Data and privacy
Not stated: the website has no privacy policy, and the developer has not given Apple privacy details. The web page loads Google Analytics and a third-party ad network script. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
No independent study found.
In the Big Index
- On the list 14 best typing games for kids
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