Spam the box
Sometimes you just want to hammer a button and see what happens. That is what a spam click test is for. Press Start test, then click inside the box as fast as you can. Your first click starts a five second timer, and every left click or tap after it is counted. The live display shows your clicks climbing and a running CPS figure. When time runs out, you get your score, a rating, your total and your best.
Spam clicking versus controlled clicking
Spam clicking and controlled clicking can look the same from the outside, but they feel very different.
Spam clicking is all effort. The hand tenses, the clicks come out in bursts and gaps, and the pace usually fades before the end. The first second can be very fast. The last second often is not.
Controlled clicking sets a fast but even beat and holds it. The hand stays looser, so it tires more slowly, and the clicks are spaced evenly from start to finish.
Try both. Do three runs of pure spam, then three runs where you aim for the fastest pace you can keep perfectly even. Compare the averages in the Your scores panel. You may find that the controlled runs end up close to the spam runs, or even ahead, because they do not fade in the second half.
Protect your hand
Spam clicking is the style most likely to leave your hand sore, because tension is part of how it works. A few habits help:
- Keep sessions short, with a rest between every run.
- Hold the mouse lightly, even when clicking hard.
- Keep your wrist supported on the desk.
- Shake your hand out between runs.
- Stop at once if your hand, wrist or forearm aches, and leave it for the day.
Fast clicking styles also add wear to mouse switches, so a mouse used for heavy spam sessions may start to misbehave sooner.
When spam turns into a technique
If you tense your forearm hard enough while spamming, your hand starts to vibrate and drive the clicks. That is the basis of jitter clicking, which can push scores higher but is tiring and can strain the arm. The jitter click test page covers it. For a calmer approach that builds speed over time, see the speed click test.