Ahead of its time and very simple to use.
Who would have thought years later that this type of concept would be integrated into short form videos on platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram for the captions. This app is the only ways re cents that I have completed reading books. I just wish it had fancy text like the captions on the newer videos.
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Rubbish
Doesn’t allow to open modern websites
Major flaws
It was good until it restarted the book I was reading, which is a pretty big issue since you can’t skip around. These two things make it pretty much unusable.
Don't get tricked
Free app that works with Pocket? Nice!
Nope, gotta pay to sync with pocket
Alright, it's an investment
Nope, since I log onto Pocket using my Google account, I cannot connect it to Flash.
Ugh
Back to research
*FOLLOW UP*
I clicked help and I got asked to enable notifications.... Magically, the "skip" button is not working but the "ok" worked alright 🤦🏻♂️👎🏼
Nope, gotta pay to sync with pocket
Alright, it's an investment
Nope, since I log onto Pocket using my Google account, I cannot connect it to Flash.
Ugh
Back to research
*FOLLOW UP*
I clicked help and I got asked to enable notifications.... Magically, the "skip" button is not working but the "ok" worked alright 🤦🏻♂️👎🏼
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CRASHES Please issue a refund
I just upgraded the app to be able to use the camera and now it crashes every time I try to use it. Bad.
epub
I just learned that you can import ebooks in epub format into Flash Reader. This is a game changer. My only wish is that a table of contents could also be imported to make it easier to navigate the book.
Trash
This app is pure trash. Nothing works. Absolutely nothing.
Flash Reader app 1st impression—rubbish😱
I just downloaded the app and got annoyed within the first few minutes. It immediately got stuck on the Tips and pull down with 2 fingers page. Skip does not work. Suspicious that this app is not being supported so more user purchase the Flash Reader Pro. I will uninstall and try again but 1st impressions always resonate!
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For a slow reader
I don’t do much reading, nor do I read at a good pace. This app has helped me get through books at a pace that is very satisfying. It also helps read books electronically in a way that is revolutionary. Reading books on a phone or tablet should not just look like electronic books. The technology should be used to revolutionize how we read. This app does that.
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Dr
I tried many apps like this and definitely this one is my favourite: Useful, easy to use and most of all open ALL docs from emails, PDF...
Thank you!
Edit: I still love it, but it misses major options, like go backward or forward (10-50 or 100 words) would have been SO helpful, chose the page to go to or asearch option.
It also bugs : many times, it completely stops working when a dot appears alone, not attached to a word. And it’s a HASSLE to move on, which can be sometimes so frustrating because I loose my reading flow that I consider just reading the book in the classic format.
I hope that will be fixed VERY SOON.
Thank you!
Edit: I still love it, but it misses major options, like go backward or forward (10-50 or 100 words) would have been SO helpful, chose the page to go to or asearch option.
It also bugs : many times, it completely stops working when a dot appears alone, not attached to a word. And it’s a HASSLE to move on, which can be sometimes so frustrating because I loose my reading flow that I consider just reading the book in the classic format.
I hope that will be fixed VERY SOON.
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Be prepared to read the same passages over & over & over ...
There are a lot of minor issues I have with this speed reading app. None of which are dealbreakers. So let’s jump ahead to the biggest glitch. Well, I call it a glitch but it appears to be a deliberate design decision. If you don’t stop reading, go back to the book menu, and then exit to the top menu, the app ignores ALL of your reading progress. So any time you forget to do this (which is often because it is not a habit forced on you by any of the dozens of apps or spritz browser extensions I regularly use) or if you are just tired and shut the iPad without meticulously exiting the app, you lose all of your progress. Which could be forgivable (... maybe..) if you could easily locate your last reading position. But, again, unlike most speed reading apps, flash reader only shows you a few words at a time (as opposed to highlighting your current words on a page with much more text) even when you are not in speed reading mode. You have to guess where you stopped by using a scrolling gesture on the progress bar. It’s like finding a needle in a hay stack. Did I stop at the word “the” at about the 2 hour mark of the book? Or was it at the word “the” at the 3 hour mark of the book. Sigh. Unfortunately there are not a lot of good speed readers on iPadOS and I keep trying to use this flawed design. I’ll have to dig out an old android phone or resort to some of the (excellent) spritz chrome browser extensions until something better comes along.
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Terrible. Do not buy.
Do not buy this app. It works less when you actually purchase the full version and there’s no difference. It works half of the time. Do not buy.
Love flash reader (suggestion for a feature)
I love flash reader and it’s ability to teach me subjects and review texts quickly and efficiently. Additional features I would like to see are
1. bookmarks so I can go back to specific sections of text more quickly
2. Add support for Google Drive for quick and easy way to add my books and other text without having to rely on clipboard (copy/paste).
Thanks for the great app and attention to my suggestions.
Good luck,
Mike
1. bookmarks so I can go back to specific sections of text more quickly
2. Add support for Google Drive for quick and easy way to add my books and other text without having to rely on clipboard (copy/paste).
Thanks for the great app and attention to my suggestions.
Good luck,
Mike
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It does work.. BUT.....
There is just one huge slider which is useless to find ones place. This app needs the ability to show a table of contents and perhaps a short rewind option so we can find our place in a book or start at a different location than the copyright page. Until it does that I am deleting it.
A Few Major Flaws but Otherwise Great
For the most part, I love this app. It helps me concentrate on boring article, speeds up my reading, and it is mostly an easily navigable app.
One major problem us that the resume times are horribly inaccurate and it can be hard to find your spot in larder texts. Another feature I would love to see is a 10 second rewind button. Something will catch my eye and I’ll look away for two seconds and end up having to reread a whole minute because when going backwards, it is very difficult to get to the right spot.
Will keep using!
One major problem us that the resume times are horribly inaccurate and it can be hard to find your spot in larder texts. Another feature I would love to see is a 10 second rewind button. Something will catch my eye and I’ll look away for two seconds and end up having to reread a whole minute because when going backwards, it is very difficult to get to the right spot.
Will keep using!
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Love it. But know it's limits
This is outstanding and is better than any spritz app I have used. According to the developer this predates spritz so don't expect spritz.
Also if you have a kindle...there is no spritz reader on the market that works for kindle (nice one star review).
The work around is to download a program that converts kindle files to text. Then upload your books and voila! Having bought almost every speed reader, this is the one I would get.
Also if you have a kindle...there is no spritz reader on the market that works for kindle (nice one star review).
The work around is to download a program that converts kindle files to text. Then upload your books and voila! Having bought almost every speed reader, this is the one I would get.
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Does not work for Kindle Content
App does not work for kindle content. App support pages give a 404 error. Emails to app support went unanswered. Don't waste your time or money.
Great reader
One if the best.
Stands out with ability to read PDF's, slowing down on commas and periods.
Can be better by adding a quick back button on the reader page (re-read the last sentence for example) and by adding ability to select (or exclude) segments of a PDF.
Stands out with ability to read PDF's, slowing down on commas and periods.
Can be better by adding a quick back button on the reader page (re-read the last sentence for example) and by adding ability to select (or exclude) segments of a PDF.
Great for getting a book read!
I use this all the time, great for travel!
Reading kindle books
Does what it says it will do. I enjoy using it
