The Description:
This application tests your speed and accuracy on the iPhone keyboard. See how quickly you are able to type on the iPhone, or use it as an exercise to improve your iPhone typing ability. The goal is to try to type 26 letters as fast as you can, with one letter presented to you at a time. Try to react as quickly and accurately as possible.
The Good:
The Typing Test is a great way to hone and improve your dexterity on the iPhone keyboard. Of course going from a standard computer keyboard to an iPhone on-screen touch keyboard is quite an adjustment at first. Applications such as this one are useful to expedite this transition. Also, if you already consider yourself an iPhone pro, test yourself and compare your typing skills to other people. You may find you need some more practice after all!
The Bad:
One thing that perhaps cannot be avoided due to the nature of the iPhone, is that each letter is presented on the top part of the screen and the keyboard is on the bottom part of the screen. Of course it is more difficult to “touch type” on an iPhone than it is on a standard computer, therefore darting the eyes up and down constantly becomes necessary. The application almost becomes an exercise in the use of peripheral vision as a way of adapting to the conditions that are presented. Also, the test would perhaps be a bit more meaningful if it were to use words and sentences as opposed to random letters. There is only one mode of play, which certainly limits the fun and usefulness of the app.
The Bottom Line:
The typing test is a useful program in some ways, but many people may consider it more frustrating than fun. If you really need to improve your agility on the iPhone keyboard, this certainly may be a worthwhile application to check out.
