30 Second CPS Test

How to use

1. Click to start the clock. Your first click on the big area starts the 30 second clock. The window is already selected, so there's nothing to set.
2. Hold a pace you can keep. Go hard, but not so hard you're spent in five seconds. The point of this window is to see how long your speed lasts.
3. Read both numbers. When time runs out, read your fastest second first, then your score.

Why test this

Most click tests end before fatigue shows up, so they reward a burst you can't keep. Thirty seconds is long enough for your speed to drop and short enough to run several times in one sitting. That's why it's the window for stamina work. It shows whether a technique holds up, too. Jitter clicking runs on arm tension, and that tension fades, so a jitter run often starts fast and sags. Butterfly clicking can lose its rhythm as the two fingers fall out of step. Do one run with your normal click and one with the technique, and the smaller fade tells you which one you can sustain. Changed your grip or your mouse? If your fade shrinks afterward, the change made clicking easier to keep up.

What the results mean

Your score is total clicks divided by 30. One lucky press adds only a thirtieth of a CPS, so it barely moves. Beside the score sits your fastest second, your best one second stretch of the run. Call the gap between them your fade. A small one means you held your pace, a big one means you burned out early. Fifteen bars split the run into 2 second slices, each scaled to clicks per second, so you can tell a slow slide from a sudden drop. The Best figure saves your top 30 second score for this button in this browser, apart from your other windows. Watch the run history to see whether your fade shrinks with practice.

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FAQ

What does a 30 second CPS test measure?

How well your click speed holds once the first burst is gone. Your score is the average over the whole half minute, and the chart shows when you slowed down, so you see both how fast you went and how long you lasted.

Why is my 30 second score lower than my 10 second score?

Your hand tires. The first few seconds run near your burst speed, then the rate drops as your forearm and finger fatigue. A longer window averages in more of that slower stretch.

What is the fastest second?

Your best one second stretch of the run. It doesn't have to line up with a whole second on the clock, so it catches your top speed wherever it falls.

How do I read the bars?

Each of the fifteen bars covers 2 seconds of the run, scaled to clicks per second. Read them left to right as your speed over time.

Does a 30 second run go into your click speed statistics?

No, it stays in this browser along with your best and history. The anonymous statistics count only 5 second runs that have more than one click.

How we measure

This page uses the same tool as the CPS Test. We explain the method once, on that page: the CPS Test method