All iPads How fast can you touch type on the software keyboard vs hardware?

[Ghost31]

Just did a typing test. I wasn't sitting in an ideal position (with it on my lap propped all funny) but I got 62WPM in a typing test on typingtest.com

I noticed my hands get way more tired typing on a touchscreen for long periods of time than hardware.

 

[Rob.G]

On a decent keyboard I average around 120 wpm. On the iPad screen, I bet I get half that, or even less. It's just hard to really fly when you aren't sure what you're touching.

 

[modernaccord]

I can type at roughly the same speed, but with a loss of about 10-20% accuracy. My fingers also fatigue much faster when typing on glass because there is no "recoil" that the hardware keys provide.

 

[ephemeralreason]

Just did a typing test. I wasn't sitting in an ideal position (with it on my lap propped all funny) but I got 62WPM in a typing test on typingtest.com

I noticed my hands get way more tired typing on a touchscreen for long periods of time than hardware.

Roughly 80% as fast. And I agree - it's more tiring on the glass screen than on a keyboard.

 

[cynics]

52 wpm on a Mac keyboard. 41 wpm on my iPad. With no warm up or practice, I got higher on subsequent test.

I'm not that good obviously.

However something I noticed and found interesting. On my Macs keyboard I use all my fingers, however on my iPad I only really use my index and middle fingers on both hands and only type 11 wpm slower.

 

[aw3524]

160+ on a hardware keyboard, about 50 on a software keyboard. Can't shake the oddness of not feeling anything.