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But there's more that can help you increase your speed and improve your accuracy. Shall we talk about it?
Typing games to improve accuracy
Playing and learning — what could be better? And it's not just for kids! Typing games help both children and adults learn to type accurately and quickly. A vibrant interface, dynamic scenarios, and exciting levels create the feeling that you're just scoring points, not doing exercises — even though you're actually expanding your touch typing skills.
According to Ratatype data, typing games like Ratarace and Ratashooter can increase your typing speed by 8%. So if typing a text currently takes you 60 minutes, with games you'll be able to type it in 55 minutes.
That's 15 minutes saved during an 8-hour workday (if you type for three hours), and over an hour per week. Do you know how much that adds up to in a year? Almost 8 working days!
And that's just from playing games.
Practice with Ratatype: we have awesome speed races — Ratarace, where you compete against our characters by typing a given text.
And there's also the keyboard shooter Ratashooter. The goal is to destroy all the words flying toward you and build the longest accuracy streak.
We believe learning should be fun! Do you agree?
Game mode for fun learning
Speaking of fun, we don't just have games. While practicing with the typing tutor, you can also enable game mode. Just go to settings and choose a character that will appear instead of the cursor while you type.
You can also collect Ratacoins — that's Ratatype's currency. You earn coins for completing exercises, and then you can 'buy' new characters with them.
This approach helps you stay engaged in your practice and maintain your momentum.
Maintaining a typing streak as motivation
You can keep your momentum not only through game mode, but also through typing streaks. Practice with Ratatype every day, completing at least one exercise, and build your typing streak. The longer your streak, the faster touch typing becomes a habit.
Compare your streak with your friends' streaks, be the leader in your group, and achieve great results.
Hidden keyboard to reach the professional level
And here's the final secret that will help you perfect your touch typing skills. Try practicing with the typing tutor with the keyboard hidden. Just select 'Hide keyboard' in the settings and try typing truly without looking.
The main rule — don't look at the real keyboard.
As you can see, learning to type fast doesn't have to be boring! Learn by playing, learn with fun, learn with Ratatype!
