# Tachysophe — Time reading & track fluency

> Time reading & track fluency (iPhone/iPad app by THOMAS MAURICE LEWINER.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tachysophe/id6780024976 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [THOMAS MAURICE LEWINER](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896169051)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: $0.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: French (France), American English, European Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese
- Released: 2026-06-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tachysophe/id6780024976/reviews.md

## What is Tachysophe?

Reading aloud is one of the dearest gifts we pass on. Tachysophe helps a child grow into it.

Tachysophe is a kind, simple stopwatch for reading practice—whether for kids learning to read or for practicing a foreign language. It times the page, paces the session, and can count words per minute entirely on your device.

Reading aloud is one of the dearest gifts we pass on, and my son and I made Tachysophe to help a child grow into it: open the book, tap to start, and read. It times the page like a stopwatch, paces the session with timers you set, and (if you like) counts words per minute, so you can follow a young reader's fluency as it grows from week to week.

That's the ·sophe family's idea here: adding a little wisdom (sophía) to the way we prepare to enjoy reading, the dearest treasure our civilisation hands down.

The same app runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with widgets to start a session and see the last result. Word counting is optional (Tachysophe is a full timer and stopwatch without it) and reads in many languages: for every language with an on-device model (the vast majority), audio and recognised text never leave your device. A wider panel of languages (Hebrew, for example) is now available through Apple's online speech service: strictly opt-in, off by default, with results at the end of the session.

No account, no ads, no tracking, just time and words. A single purchase: no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-07-31

• Fluency, followed over time: a chart of words per minute, a school-standard words-correct-per-minute score, and reader profiles so each child gets their own history.
• One-tap PDF progress reports to share with a teacher, and CSV export of the whole history.
• Read in many languages: pick any supported reading language; on-device recognition stays the rule for every language with a local model. Languages without one (Hebrew, for example) can use Apple's online speech service, strictly opt-in, off by default, with results at the end of the session.
• Right-to-left texts, such as Hebrew, are laid out in their own direction as the child reads along.
• A passage library: keep your reading texts in named collections, each tied to a reader if you like, with a difficulty level worked out from the text itself so you can pick something at the right level. A few public-domain passages are included to start.
• Siri & Shortcuts, on iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch: "start a reading session", "how was the last reading", "how much reading today".
• Picking a reading language is reliable again, including the languages that need Apple's online service.
• Apple Watch settings now match iPhone and Mac. sophe@lewiner.org.

### 1.1 — 2026-06-23

Support for Apple Watch

### 1.0 — 2026-06-17

No release notes.

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