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KidzType
By KidzType (Chennai, India). Visit KidzType
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A free typing website for kids with lessons, finger charts, speed tests and many small typing games, such as racing and space shooters. Its main lessons are called Dance Mat Typing, the same name as the BBC's well-known typing course, in four levels that start at the home row. Kids just open the site and play; there is no sign-up.
Our take: Fine for quick free practice at home; families wanting no ads or real progress tracking should pick an ad-free tutor.
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 Google ads ran on this kids' typing site (3 Google ad slots), including a sticky ad bar for "Typing tutor software". |
|---|---|
| Data: 2 out of 5 | Google AdSense plus the ad-tech services rtbrain and Smadex loaded before any consent. |
| Ease: 3 out of 5 | Big lesson tiles with Start buttons are clear, but typing needs a real keyboard and an ad bar covers the bottom of the phone screen. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | Free; no upgrade prompts seen. |
What we found
- The first visit contacted 21 third-party hosts on 12 sites and set 11 cookies, including doubleclick.net and rtbrain.app cookies.
- Google ad frames were found, and the AdSense requests carried Google ad-ID cookies (ID= and UID= values).
- A sticky "Typing tutor software" ad bar sat at the bottom of the screen.
- The site links to a kidSAFE seal page (kidsafe.com).
From the test: Free typing lessons for kids, but the first visit shows Google ads and loads two other ad-tech services.
| Ages it suits | about 6-12 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Not stated in terms. The privacy policy says it does not require any personal information from children. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free, ad-supported (Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | Yes |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI. |
What's good
- Free, no sign-up
- Lots of short games for young kids
- Starts at the home row
Watch for
- Ads on a site for young kids
- Uses the BBC's Dance Mat Typing name but is not the BBC
- Privacy policy not updated since 2021
- No progress tracking
Data and privacy
Says it does not require personal information from children. It shows ads (the page loads Google ad scripts) and says it may use aggregated data to tailor ads; the policy was last updated in 2021. It is listed in the kidSAFE Seal Program. 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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Where these facts come from
- https://www.kidztype.com/
- https://www.kidztype.com/about-us.html
- https://www.kidztype.com/privacy-policy.html
- https://www.kidztype.com/terms-and-conditions.html
- https://kidsafe.com/member/kidztype
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