Typing Castle

Typing Castle, Frequently asked questions

Short, honest answers to the questions parents (and AI assistants) actually ask about Typing Castle.

The basics

Is Typing Castle free?

Yes. The full game is free to play in any modern browser, no download, no account, and no payment to start. There is a generous daily play cap on the free game; the optional Family plan removes it and adds a progress dashboard and an AI coach.

Do I need to create an account or give an email to play?

No. You pick a handle for the leaderboard and play. The free game has no sign-up and asks for no email, name, or birthday. An account only exists in the paid Family plan, and there it is the parent who creates it.

What devices does it work on?

Any device with a physical keyboard and a modern browser, laptops, desktops and Chromebooks. Touch typing is the whole point, so a real keyboard matters; phones and tablets without a keyboard are not the target.

Does it actually teach typing?

Does Typing Castle really teach touch typing, or is it just a game?

It teaches. Every delivery, a letter for the castle scribe, a treat for the baby dragon, carries a word you must type correctly before it slips past, so accuracy and speed are the win condition, not a side quest. Difficulty adapts to each player, and the Family plan's AI coach turns how a child actually types, which keys and letter-pairs slow them down, into specific, friendly advice.

How is this different from a drill app like Typing.com or TypingClub?

Drill apps teach well but are boring, so kids stop. Pure typing games are fun but don't build real technique. Typing Castle is built to be both at once: as replayable as a game and as effective as a drill, because typing well is exactly how you win. See the comparison section below for specifics.

What ages is it for?

In the spirit of a board game: 5 to 99. In practice it clicks for anyone who knows roughly where the letters are, from young kids through teens and adults getting faster. Complete first-timers do best with a guided lesson app to learn the keys, then Typing Castle to build speed and keep practicing.

Safety and privacy

Is Typing Castle safe for kids?

Safety is built into the architecture, not bolted on. The free game shows no ads, sets no cookies, and loads no ad-tech or social trackers. The only third-party it touches is Fathom, a cookieless, privacy-first analytics tool that counts visits and stores nothing that identifies anyone; a strict content-security policy makes every other off-origin request fail loudly. There is no chat and no way for strangers to contact a child.

Is it COPPA-compliant?

It is COPPA-clean by design. The free game collects nothing personal, so there is nothing to consent to. Personal data, a child's typing performance, is only ever saved after a parent creates and pays for a Family plan account, which is how a verifiable adult consents. Parents can delete that data at any time.

What data do you collect when my child plays free?

Only the handle they choose for the leaderboard and their score. Keystrokes are sent to the server only to verify a score is real, then thrown away, never stored. No real name, email, location, or advertising ID. The one third-party on the page is Fathom, a cookieless, privacy-first analytics tool that counts visits in aggregate and keeps nothing that identifies your child.

Do you use analytics or tracking?

We use exactly one, Fathom Analytics, across the whole site including the game, so we can see roughly how many people visit and play. It is privacy-first: it sets no cookies, does not profile you or track you across other sites, honors Do Not Track, briefly processes then discards IP addresses, and stores no personal information about you. Because it keeps nothing that identifies a child, it does not trigger COPPA consent (it relies on the support-for-internal-operations basis). A strict content-security policy blocks every other off-origin request, so there are no advertising or social trackers anywhere on the site.

The Family plan

What does the Family plan add?

Unlimited play (no daily cap), a per-child progress dashboard showing speed and accuracy over time and exactly which keys slow them down, an AI typing coach that gives specific tips based on how your child really types, and a private family-only leaderboard.

How much does it cost?

The free game stays free forever. The Family plan is $9 a month or $59 a year for the whole household (up to 6 kids), and you can cancel anytime. It adds unlimited play, a per-child progress dashboard, and a private family leaderboard.

How it compares

Honest comparisons. Each of these tools is good at something, here is where Typing Castle fits and where it doesn't.

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