10FastFingers is the better pick for typing tests in many languages, competitions and multiplayer; Presspace is better for longer tests, seeing what slows you down, and games. Both are free and need no account for a test. 10FastFingers keeps it simple: one minute, common words. Presspace goes from 15 seconds to 10 minutes and shows a heatmap of your misses after every run.
How do Presspace and 10FastFingers compare?
Facts about 10FastFingers come from its own test, multiplayer, competition and FAQ pages, checked on 14 October 2026.
| Feature | Presspace | 10FastFingers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Account needed | No | No; a free account saves results |
| Standard test | 1 minute of the 200 most common words | 1 minute of the 200 most common words |
| Other lengths | 15s, 30s, 2, 5, 10 minutes; 10 to 100 words | Custom tests from 10 seconds to 10 minutes |
| Harder words | Advanced list, and an extended list of 1,000 words | Advanced test from 1,000 words |
| Word languages | 6 | Dozens |
| Competitions | The Daily and leaderboards | 24-hour competitions on one text |
| Live multiplayer | No | Yes |
| Mistake analysis | Keyboard heatmap, missed keys, slowest words, replay | Correct and wrong keystrokes |
| Games | 26 typing games | Competitions and multiplayer |
| Code and quotes | Yes | Text practice |
Where is 10FastFingers better?
Languages. 10FastFingers runs its test in dozens of languages, from Hindi to Japanese. Presspace covers six.
Competitions and multiplayer. Its 24-hour competitions put everyone on the same text, and you can race other typists live. Presspace has no live racing.
Simplicity. One test, one minute, one number. If that is all you want, it is quick and familiar, and many people know their 10FastFingers score.
Where is Presspace better?
What happens after the test. Presspace shows a keyboard heatmap of your misses, your slowest words, your Raw-Net Gap and a full replay. Click a missed key and a Weak-Key Drill starts on it.
Range. Six timed lengths up to 10 minutes, word-count tests, quotes, code in 6 languages, custom text, Zen and a Daily. Long tests come with an Endurance Drop figure.
Games and lessons. 26 typing games, 25 challenges and lessons from the home row up.
Who should pick which?
- Pick 10FastFingers if you type in a language Presspace does not cover, or want competitions and live races.
- Pick Presspace if you want a fuller picture of your typing, longer tests, or games to practise with.
Questions people ask
Is 10FastFingers free?
Yes. Its FAQ says you can take the typing test as often as you like, free of charge, without an account. A free account saves your results and unlocks achievements and competitions.
Which has more languages, Presspace or 10FastFingers?
10FastFingers, by a wide margin. It offers its test in dozens of languages. Presspace has English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. If you type in another language, 10FastFingers or Monkeytype is the better choice.
Is a 10FastFingers score comparable with Presspace?
Fairly closely. Both run a one minute test on roughly the 200 most common words and count five characters as a word. Small differences in the word lists and in how a half-finished last word is counted can move a score by a few WPM, so compare averages of several tests.
Does Presspace have typing competitions?
Not in the 10FastFingers sense of a 24-hour contest on one text. The closest thing is the Daily: one set of words for everyone each day, with its own leaderboard and medals for the top three. There are also leaderboards for every test length, game and challenge.
Take a one minute test
Common words, sixty seconds, and a heatmap of the keys you missed at the end. No sign-up.