SWIPE SPEED TEST

An average, casual swipe is around 1500 px/s. A fast, deliberate scroll is around 3000 px/s. Anything over 5000 px/s is considered a 'Lightning' swipe, requiring a rapid flick of the wrist rather than a standard finger drag.

Distance equals acceleration. On a small phone screen, your finger runs out of space before it can reach its maximum physical speed. A tablet gives your arm more physical distance to accelerate, resulting in much higher recorded top speeds.

Yes, depending on the type. Matte or anti-glare screen protectors have a high coefficient of friction, which physically slows down your finger. Smooth tempered glass with an oleophobic coating offers the least resistance and the highest speeds.

Massively. Oils, sweat, and dirt create sticky patches on the glass that cause micro-stutters as you drag your finger. For the fastest possible speeds, clean your screen with a microfiber cloth and ensure your hands are completely dry.

Thumb sleeves are conductive fabric finger cots used by professional mobile gamers. They completely eliminate the friction of human skin against glass, allowing for incredibly fast, smooth swipes regardless of how worn the screen's oleophobic coating is.

The tool is programmed to ignore 'micro-touches' (under 10ms) and movements under 30 pixels. This is because tapping the screen is not swiping. To get a velocity reading, the tool needs a measurable distance to calculate pixels-over-time.

Your display's refresh rate (Hz) doesn't affect your physical speed, but your phone's 'Touch Sampling Rate' affects the accuracy of the measurement. Gaming phones with 360Hz touch sampling track high-speed swipes much more accurately than standard 60Hz phones.