# fluent: Give Your Best Reading — Tools For Public Speaking

> Public reading assistant with auto-scroll, notation, and tremor stabilization. (iPhone/iPad app by Samuel Harris.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fluent-give-your-best-reading/id1522971220 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Samuel Harris](https://appshunter.io/developer/1522971222)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free (on sale, was $0.99)
- Rating: 3.67/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.1 · 1 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-04-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fluent-give-your-best-reading/id1522971220/reviews.md

## What is fluent?

Designed to help with reading to an audience, fluent can auto-scroll your reading, has tools for speech notation, and features motion stabilization to help compensate for hand tremors.

Text is presented in an optimal format for reading, in a customizable, distraction free environment. Optionally, text can be stabilized by use of the motion sensors in your device to help compensate for hand tremors. Text can be scrolled automatically, just like a tele-prompt, speeding up or down in reaction to your actual rate of speech. Special customizable annotation tools are also available, allowing you to mark areas in the text that you want to read in a specific way, like softly or with particular stress (known as suprasegmentals).

- Designed for reading: A full screen, distraction free environment is used to display your text. By default, a font specifically designed to be easy to read is used, and for maximum clarity, and to mitigate eye contrast sensitivity, white text is shown on a black background. This is customizable, however.

- Stabilization: Like the Optical Image Stabilization of modern cameras, fluent uses the motion sensors in your device to help compensate for trembling hands. Depending on how much and in what way your hands shake, your text could be steadier and easier to read.

- Auto-Scroll: Text can be scrolled automatically, just like a tele-prompt, based on your chosen speed in words per minute. Speech recognition can then used to change the speed in reaction to your rate of speech. Should you need to, simply touching and holding on the text will pause scrolling, and you are still free to scroll manually if you desire.

- Annotation: A completely customizable toolbar allows you to annotate text. Use it to indicate where specific modulation or emphasis needs to be used, for example. Customize annotation buttons by choosing a name, icon, color, and formatting style, then apply it to text to suit your specific needs.

- Cleanup: Easily remove characters from pasted text that are unnecessary for reading, such as reference markers, verse numbers, and more.

## Key features

- Auto-scrolling text
- Speech notation tools
- Motion stabilization for tremors
- Distraction-free reading environment
- Customizable text formatting
- Emphasis marking tools

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fluent-give-your-best-reading/id1522971220/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best Teleprompter Available

*2024-11-26*

Often times, reading a script can be difficult. From skipping over words, repeating the same word twice, to getting distracted by what you’re doing and forgetting your place in the script, reading a script can prove tedious and difficult. But with Fluent, you have the tools to succeed in reading your scripts much better than simply reading them from a document or printed piece of paper. Fluent lets you highlight text so you know when to speed up, slow down, stop, or otherwise affect your speech to add dramatic effect or depth to what you’re saying, and can be quite handy when writing and producing an impactful speech. Although still in Beta, my favorite feature is the Auto-Scroll feature, which is seldom seen in other teleprompter apps, and uses Speech Recognition technology to advance your script for you, allowing you to speak normally based on your script, without having to constantly speed up or slow down the teleprompter to compensate for your slower or faster speech. This app also collects no personal data, which makes it a trustworthy tool to help you alongside your speech giving journey.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review! fluent is an app I wrote because it was something I wanted for myself. I knew from the beginning that it served quite a niche purpose. Therefore, it doesn’t get a lot of reviews, and it’s really wonderful to hear when someone finds it useful too. Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough review. I am encouraged to develop it further!

## Frequently asked questions about fluent

### What is fluent?

fluent is a productivity app designed to help users with public reading. It offers features like auto-scrolling text, tools for speech notation, and motion stabilization to assist with hand tremors, creating an optimal reading experience.

### How does fluent help with reading aloud?

fluent provides a distraction-free full-screen environment with customizable text formatting, such as white text on a black background. It also features auto-scrolling that can adjust speed based on your speech rate, mimicking a teleprompter.

### Can fluent help with shaky hands?

Yes, fluent utilizes the motion sensors in your device to provide stabilization, similar to optical image stabilization in cameras. This feature aims to compensate for hand tremors, making the text steadier and easier to read.

### What are the annotation tools in fluent?

fluent offers customizable annotation tools that allow you to mark specific areas of text. You can use these to indicate where to read softly or with particular emphasis, customizing buttons with names, icons, colors, and formatting styles.

### Is fluent available on multiple devices?

fluent is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, making it accessible for users across Apple's mobile ecosystem.

### How often is fluent updated?

The latest version of fluent is 1.1.3, which was released on September 29, 2021. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, this indicates recent activity.

### Does fluent have ads?

No, fluent does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use without any ad interruptions.

### What is the user rating for fluent?

fluent has a rating of 3.7 stars based on 3 user ratings. This suggests a generally positive but mixed user reception.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.3 — 2021-09-29

Updated for the iPhone 13 family and sixth generation iPad mini.
Performance and stability improvements.

### 1.1.2 — 2021-08-03

Significant improvements have been made to the speech recognition based auto-scroll system. It now works world-wide, waits until you start speaking before beginning to scroll, and samples how fast you are reading far more often. I hope you find it helpful!

### 1.1.1 — 2021-06-06

Improvements to existing features.

### 1.1 — 2021-06-02

Support for iPad.
Preferences now sync between your devices.
Performance and stability improvements.

### 1.0.2 — 2021-04-07

Performance and stability improvements.

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