TypeLyrics

A typing practice app built around song lyrics. Instead of generic text, users type lyrics from songs they know — with real-time WPM tracking, a browse library, global leaderboard, and session history that shows how you improve over time.

Results

Features

• →Real-time WPM, accuracy, and error count per keystroke
• →Browse library — popular artists, trending songs, most played
• →Global leaderboard ranked by song, player, and week
• →Personal profile — best WPM, average, session count, and activity heatmap
• →TLP points system and streak tracking to maintain momentum
• →Distraction-free interface with line-by-line lyrics display
• →Daily challenge — one song per day with a dedicated leaderboard
• →Train mode — words, letters, grammar, etymology, and poems with configurable length

Challenges

• →Accurate real-time WPM across lyrics with inconsistent punctuation and line breaks
• →Leaderboard reads that stay fast without full table scans — solved with Redis sorted sets

Lessons Learned

• →Products you build for yourself attract users who feel exactly like you
• →Real-time feedback loops are the core of any practice tool

Story

I hated generic typing tests. The words had no meaning. I wanted to practice typing to songs I actually knew — so I built it. What started as a personal tool grew into a full platform: browse, leaderboard, profiles, and a points system.