Race to Type
Type the passage before the enemy ninja catches you. The faster and more accurately you type, the further ahead you stay!
ACARA & NAPLAN Aligned
Typing Ninja helps students develop keyboarding fluency — a core digital literacy skill required across the Australian Curriculum and essential for NAPLAN Online, where students must type responses from Year 3 onwards.
Digital Technologies
Use the core features of common digital tools to create, locate, communicate, collaborate and share content
Select and use the core features of common digital tools to create, locate, communicate, collaborate and share content, applying agreed conventions and considering accessibility
Select and use a range of digital tools effectively to create, locate, communicate, collaborate and share content
English — Literacy
Free Race passages for Years 2–9 include copyright-free stories and literature — from classic tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare" to "Peter in the Garden" — building reading comprehension alongside typing fluency.
Use a legible, fluent handwriting style and/or use digital technologies
Develop handwriting fluency and/or use digital technologies to produce texts
Typing Ninja directly supports the ACARA Literacy Progression for keyboarding fluency — from developing quick finger action in Year 3, through composing and editing with digital tools in Year 4, to full keyboarding automaticity by Years 5–6
HASS — Skills
Passages cover historical context, innovations, inventions, and other HASS topics aligned to Years 2–9 — students build digital research and communication fluency while engaging with real curriculum content.
Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources, including digital sources
Locate, collect, organise and represent information and data from a range of sources, including digital sources
General Capabilities
Typing Ninja develops the Digital Literacy and Literacy general capabilities that underpin all learning areas across the Australian Curriculum.
Students become discerning users and productive creators — using digital tools to communicate, collaborate, and create content across all learning areas
Keyboarding fluency supports students in composing, editing, and publishing texts efficiently — a foundational skill for written expression across all subjects
NAPLAN Online Preparation
Since 2022, NAPLAN has been conducted entirely online. Students must type their Writing responses and navigate Reading, Language Conventions, and Numeracy tasks using a keyboard.
Students who can type fluently spend more time composing and less time hunting for keys — directly improving the quality and length of their NAPLAN Writing responses
Confident keyboard users navigate the online test platform more efficiently, reducing anxiety and allowing students to focus on demonstrating their knowledge
Deploy to Your Classroom
Available through Apple School Manager Volume Purchase Program (VPP) at 50% discount — just $1.99 per student. Deploy to any number of iPads in your school instantly, with no Apple IDs required for managed devices. Perfect for Years 2–9.
Everything You Need
Built for learning, designed for fun.
Race to Type
Each lesson presents a passage of text. Type it correctly before the enemy ninja catches you! The faster and more accurately you type, the further ahead you stay.
Progressive Lessons
Structured lessons introduce keys gradually — starting with the home row and expanding outward. Three difficulty levels let students progress at their own pace.
ACARA & NAPLAN Aligned
Supports the Digital Technologies, English and HASS strands of the Australian Curriculum. Builds keyboarding fluency essential for NAPLAN Online from Year 3.
Earn & Customise
Earn gems for every race. Spend them on powerups and cosmetic equipment — headgear, face masks, weapons, back items, and aura effects.
Track Progress
Detailed stats: WPM trends, accuracy graphs, per-key performance. 50+ achievements to unlock. Game Center leaderboards.
Built for iPad
Designed for iPad with full on-screen keyboard layout. Supports hardware keyboards too. Also runs on iPhone and Mac.
Built for Learning
30 structured lessons + free race passages for Years 2–9
Comprehensive stats with WPM and accuracy trends over time
72 achievements across racing milestones, WPM goals, accuracy targets, and more