Gboard turned typing on a phone into a drag instead of a series of taps: trace a line across the letters and it figures out the word, autocorrecting and predicting as you go. That swipe-to-type loop is oddly satisfying once your thumb learns it, and it is also the reason so many people never switch keyboards. We built Swipe Sprint to let anyone try the mechanic right now, in a browser tab, no install and no keyboard permission required.
Play Swipe Sprint now
Drag your finger or mouse across the letters of the word shown, or tap them one at a time. A physical keyboard works too.
How to play
A target word (or short two-word phrase) sits above the keyboard the moment the page loads. Swipe across its letters in one continuous drag, and Swipe Sprint samples the path your finger traces and matches it against a built-in word list, the same rough idea Gboard uses to turn a scribble into text. Prefer tapping? Letters highlight as you type them correctly, and the four chips above the keyboard update live with word predictions.
Click any chip to fill it instantly. A physical keyboard works identically, including on desktop.
Every correct word adds to your WPM, your accuracy percentage, and a streak counter that resets if a swipe comes back wrong. Your best WPM is saved on this device only, nothing you type is sent anywhere. Come back tomorrow and the word list will have reshuffled, everyone playing that day gets the same sequence, so a good run is worth comparing with a friend.
How it compares to Gboard
Swipe Sprint is a speed-and-accuracy trainer, not a keyboard. It runs in a fixed browser panel with one small built-in dictionary, no install, and nothing to configure. Gboard is a full system keyboard: it replaces the one on your phone everywhere you type, learns your personal vocabulary and contacts over time, supports dozens of languages and glide-typing between them, and ships with a proper autocorrect and next-word prediction engine trained on far more than a couple hundred words.
What we kept is the core feel: drag across letters, watch the app guess the word, get corrected live. What we dropped is everything that makes Gboard an actual daily driver, multilingual support, emoji and GIF search, clipboard history, voice typing, and system-level integration with every app on your phone.
Play Swipe Sprint when you want to see what swipe typing feels like or warm up your typing speed before a real session. Install Gboard when you want that swipe gesture working in every text field on your phone, not just one browser tab.
Get the full app
Gboard is free on Android, with autocorrect, glide typing, and predictions tuned to your own writing over time.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Gboard’s swipe typing in a browser?
Not the real Gboard. Browser tabs cannot install a system keyboard, so Swipe Sprint recreates the swipe-to-type gesture as a standalone practice tool: drag across letters and it matches your path against a word list the same way a glide keyboard would. For swipe typing in every app on your phone, install Gboard itself.
Is this the real Gboard?
No. Swipe Sprint is an original tool we built, inspired by Gboard’s swipe-to-type gesture and live word predictions. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Google in any way. Get the official keyboard from the store links above.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the page has loaded, Swipe Sprint runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere, and your best WPM is saved only in your browser’s local storage.
Is it free?
Yes, no signup and no download. Everything runs on the page the moment it loads.
Why does my swipe sometimes register the wrong word?
The matcher looks for the closest word in its built-in list to the letters your drag passed over. A fast or imprecise swipe can land closer to a different short word, especially early on. Slowing down slightly and aiming your drag through the middle of each letter improves the hit rate quickly.
