APM Test

How to use

1. Pick a run length. Choose 15, 30, or 60 seconds. The timer starts on your first action, so take your time setting up.
2. Click in, then go. Click the test area to focus it, then key and click as fast as you can. Keys and mouse clicks both count.
3. Read your rate. Watch your live APM while the clock runs. When time is up, your average and peak burst lock in.
4. Run it again. Reset for a fresh run. Take a few and trust the average, not one lucky burst.

Why test this

APM, or actions per minute, is the classic measure of how fast you act in a game. It counts every key press and mouse click you make, the raw input rate that real-time strategy players like StarCraft pros live by. A higher APM means you can issue more commands, manage more units, and keep up in a busy fight. This test puts a number on it. Pick a run length, then key and click as fast as you can. You see your live rate climb, your fastest burst, and your average for the run. One run is noisy, so take a few and watch the trend instead. APM is not the whole story. Clean, useful actions matter more than spam, and your raw speed has a ceiling you train toward slowly. Use this to warm up before a match, to track progress over weeks, or to see how your hands stack up against the pros.

What the results mean

Three numbers tell you what happened. Avg APM is your actions divided by the minutes you played, the headline score and the one worth tracking. Peak APM is your best short burst scaled to a full minute, so it reads higher than your average and shows your ceiling in a fight. Actions is the raw count of keys and clicks. The big number while you run is your live rate over the last few seconds, so it rises when you speed up and drops when you pause. What is a good score? Casual players sit around 50 to 100. Solid ranked players land near 150 to 250. StarCraft pros sustain 300 and spike far past it. Held keys do not inflate the count: an auto-repeat from holding a key registers once, not many times. Run it on different gear to feel the difference, but the number is mostly you.

FAQ

What is a good APM?

It depends on the game and your level. Casual players sit around 50 to 100. Solid ranked players land near 150 to 250. StarCraft pros sustain 300 or more and spike far higher in busy moments. For most people, steady growth matters more than a single big number.

What counts as an action?

Every key press and every mouse click counts as one action, which mirrors how classic APM is measured. If you hold a key down, the auto-repeat is ignored, so a held key counts once instead of padding your score.

Does this measure EAPM?

No. EAPM, or effective APM, counts only meaningful actions and needs to know the game you are playing. A browser test cannot see your game, so it reports raw APM: every input you make. Treat spammy clicks as padding, not skill.

Is a higher APM always better?

Not on its own. APM rewards speed, but clean, purposeful actions win games. A player at 150 well-aimed actions can beat one spamming 300. Use APM to track your raw speed, then work on making each action count.

Does my keyboard or mouse affect my APM?

A little. A responsive keyboard and mouse let your inputs register cleanly at speed, and key rollover matters when you press several keys at once. The test counts what the browser receives, so most of the number is your hands, not your gear.

Is the APM test free?

Yes. It runs entirely in your browser, needs no install or account, and stores nothing. Reset and run it as many times as you like.

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