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Where your tap speed and reaction time sit against typical ranges. Reaction-time figures are general reference ranges from published research. Tap-speed bands are illustrative until enough anonymised TAPP scores exist to replace them; we'll label the switch when it happens.

Tap speed

Taps per second and 30-second scores

Taps per second

What is a good tap speed?

7–9TPS

Most people settle between 5 and 7 taps per second with one finger. Sustaining 7 or more for 30 seconds is a strong score.

Illustrative, not live data yet
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One finger, short burst

Average taps per second

6.5TPS

A typical single-finger burst lands around 6 to 7 TPS. Bursts are faster than 30-second averages because fatigue kicks in fast.

Illustrative, not live data yet
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Total taps in 30 s

Average 30-second tap score

180–210taps

Averaging 6 to 7 taps per second across the full 30 seconds puts you around 200 taps. Breaking 250 is a serious result.

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30-second average

Top 10% tap speed

9+TPS

Roughly 270 taps in 30 seconds. At this level, rhythm and endurance matter as much as raw finger speed.

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Can you break 270?
30-second average

Top 1% tap speed

11+TPS

Around 330 taps in 30 seconds. TAPP is a two-thumb game: the server counts up to 20 taps a second, and the top players alternate thumbs to get there.

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Coming with live data

Average tap speed by age

TBC

We will publish age bands once enough anonymised, opted-in TAPP scores exist. No figures are shown until then.

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Coming with live data

Fastest tapping countries

TBC

Country rankings will be built from verified TAPP leaderboard scores. Until then, the world leaderboard is the place to look.

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World leaderboard
Reaction time

What a good reaction time looks like

Simple visual reaction

What is a good reaction time?

200–250ms

Reaction-time studies commonly report simple visual reaction times in the 200–250 ms range for adults. Under 200 ms is quick.

General reference range
Measure your reaction time
Visual stimulus

Average human reaction time

~250ms

The figure most often quoted for a simple visual stimulus is about a quarter of a second. Auditory reactions tend to be slightly faster.

General reference range
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Trend across adulthood

Reaction time by age

Peaks in 20s

Research generally finds simple reaction time is fastest in the late teens and twenties and gradually lengthens afterwards. Practice narrows the gap.

General reference range
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About these numbers

Two kinds of figure appear on this page. Reference ranges summarise what reaction-time research commonly reports for healthy adults; they are guidance, not a diagnosis, and your device adds its own delay. Illustrative bands for tap speed are our working estimates for what typical, strong and elite scores look like. They exist so the result screens can give you a sense of scale today. As anonymised, opted-in TAPP data accumulates, each card will switch to live figures and say so.

Nothing here is a medical measurement, and TAPP makes no claims about health, cognition or treating any condition. It's a game about being fast.

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