Decision Workspace
typeman vs polytype vs ktype
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
typeman
growingv1.0.1
Typing speed test with practice mode in GUI, TUI and CLI
57
polytype
growingv7.0.1
A Hindley-Milner polymorphic typing system.
45
ktype
experimentalv0.5.0
A terminal-native typing test inspired by Monkeytype — fast, minimal, and offline-first.
Core Metrics
| typeman | polytype | ktype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 71.6K | 71 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 34 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 191d ago | 892d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 9m | 8y 3m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
typeman
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
polytype
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
ktype
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| typeman | polytype | ktype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 7.0.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 3.4MB | 17KB | 47KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •polytype leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ polytype has not been updated in over a year.
- •ktype is pre-1.0 — API may change.