Slide Tap Number

What is Slide Tap Number?

Slide Tap Number is a time attack where you tap the numbers on the board in order from 1 — except the numbers keep swapping places with their neighbors at short intervals: a moving Schulte table. The Schulte table was originally used to train finding a target number while keeping a wide field of view, exercising peripheral vision, eye movement and how you spread your attention. In a normal Schulte table the numbers stay put, but here they constantly slide and change position, so the 5 you just spotted moves — you can't rely on a memorized location and must keep scanning the whole board. There are three levels (Easy 3×3 / slow, Normal 4×4, Hard 5×5 / fast, more swaps). A wrong tap costs +2 seconds, so accuracy beats haste. Cells move as a smooth slide to stay easy to follow, and your best time per level is saved in localStorage so you can chase your own record.

How to play

1. Choose a difficulty: Easy (3x3), Normal (4x4), or Hard (5x5).
2. When you start, a board appears with the numbers placed at random.
3. First, find and tap the number 1.
4. Then keep tapping 2, 3, and so on in ascending order.
5. The numbers keep swapping with adjacent cells at short intervals, so track them with your eyes as you tap.
6. Tapping the wrong number adds a 2-second penalty, so stay calm and aim for the correct one.
7. Once you have tapped through to the highest number in order, you clear the round and your time is recorded.
8. Check the best time for that difficulty and try again to clear it even faster.

Great for

• A short distraction

  A round takes anywhere from a few dozen seconds to a couple of minutes, so you can give your brain a quick workout in spare moments.

• A daily brain-training habit

  Hunting for numbers while tracking a moving board stimulates focus, processing speed, and dynamic vision all at once.

• Number practice for kids

  On Easy, children can review number order through play and become more comfortable with numbers.

• Waiting during a commute

  You can play with just one hand, so even a few minutes standing and waiting are easy to enjoy.

• A warm-up before work

  Use a short time attack to wake up your brain and shift into focus mode.

• Chasing faster times

  Best times are saved per difficulty, so you can keep grinding toward a new personal record.

Privacy

Slide Tap Number runs entirely in your browser. It makes no external network requests at all. The only thing saved is your best time per difficulty, and even that is recorded solely in your device's localStorage.

FAQ

Q. Is it free to play?

A. Yes, it is completely free with no sign-up required. There are no usage limits, so you can try as many times as you like.

Q. How is it different from a Schulte table?

A. In a normal Schulte table the numbers stay fixed, but here they keep swapping with neighboring cells. You need not just to memorize positions but also to track their movement.

Q. What are the differences between the difficulties?

A. Easy is 3x3 with one cell swapping about every 1.0 seconds, Normal is 4x4 swapping one cell about every 0.8 seconds, and Hard is 5x5 swapping two cells about every 0.7 seconds. Higher levels are faster, larger, and more intense.

Q. What happens if I tap the wrong number?

A. A 2-second penalty is added to your time. Accuracy, not just speed, affects your record.

Q. Are best times saved?

A. Yes. Best times for Easy, Normal, and Hard are each saved separately on your device and shown as targets on later plays.

Q. Can I play on a smartphone?

A. Yes. Tap controls are supported, so it plays comfortably on phones, tablets, and PCs.

Q. Any tips for clearing it faster?

A. Keeping the location of not just the next number but the one after it in your field of view helps. Once you get a feel for anticipating the moment of a swap, you speed up dramatically.

Q. Can I reset my best times?

A. Clearing your browser's site data also clears the saved best times for each difficulty.