Comparison

Learn Cryptic Crosswords vs Speed reading

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

Master the art of cryptic crosswords with this interactive guide. It breaks down clue types, offers step-by-step learning through six chapters, and includes practice exercises and puzzles to build your solving skills.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step clue explanations
  • Interactive exercises
  • Practice puzzles
  • Skill development guidance
  • Reference tools
Features
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Learn how to solve cryptic crosswords with this interactive app, starting with the basic ideas and easiest types of clue. Learn cryptic crosswords consists of six chapters that take you step by step through every aspect of solving cryptic clues. How each type of clue works is clearly explained and supported by examples, with simple diagrams to illustrate key ideas. Each topic is followed by interactive exercises and practice clues designed to reinforce the learning points, and each chapter ends with a practice puzzle to consolidate your learning. The final chapter explains how to develop your solving skills further. It ends with a selection of newspaper puzzles and is followed by an extensive set of reference tools to use when solving. Cryptic crosswords are fun to do and give the brain a good work out, exercising the memory and thinking skills, making new connections and extending vocabulary and general knowledge. Learn cryptic crosswords will lead you to an enjoyable and stimulating new pastime.

About

Speed reading

Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with targeted exercises and a specialized reader for PDF and EPUB files. Improve focus, expand your visual angle, and track your progress over 30 days to read books faster and more effectively.

Highlights
  • Speed reading and concentration exercises
  • Reading accelerator for PDF/EPUB
  • 30-day speed reading course
  • Eye muscle and vision angle exercises
  • EPUB and PDF reader
  • Progress statistics
  • Spritz and Bionic reading modes
Features
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Contrary to an accepted misconception, slow reading does not make you better understand what you are reading. On the contrary, when we read slowly, our attention gets distracted much more quickly because we give our brains the spaces to think about other things by trying to read slowly. Thanks to this application, you will be able to scan pages much faster by improving your eye muscles, you will learn to read more than one word at the same time by expanding your vision, and you will improve your concentration with concentration exercises. You will read your pdf and epub files much faster with the help of the reader with 2 different modes. o Do the exercises set for you every day in the speed reading course. o Improve your eye muscles, visual angle and concentration ability thanks to the exercises. o After doing the daily exercises, read at least 20 minutes daily with the help of the reader. o Do extra exercises until your eye muscles get tired to improve faster. o Track your 30-day progress with statistics. o You will now read and understand your books much faster than before. o It makes it easier for you to spend time reading books. Features : • Speed reading and concentration exercises. • Reading accelerator for pdf and epub files in 2 different modes. • 30-day speed reading course. • Exercises for the eye muscles. • Exercises to expand the angle of vision. • EPUB reader and PDF reader feature. • Statistics to see your progress. • Spritz reading mode is perfect for reading books • Bionic reading. Who is this app for ? • Those who are distracted while reading a book and cannot read a book. • Those who want to read their books faster. • Those preparing for exams. • Those who want to improve their concentration.. • Those who want to read their epub and pdf books in spritz form. To communicate : speedeys.contact@gmail.com Term of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eNVR9o1BhAEry3_dGC_mPE-vaVK9CKMu5i2FPhukvUM/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Learn Cryptic Crosswords4 screens
Speed reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

Learn Cryptic Crosswords and Speed reading both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Learn Cryptic Crosswords's written reviews are positive against 25% of Speed reading's. Learn Cryptic Crosswords also leads on ratings volume (448 vs 143). Speed reading's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Cryptic Crosswords sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Speed reading sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Learn Cryptic Crosswords against 4.7 for Speed reading. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 448 and 143 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Learn Cryptic Crosswords's written reviews are positive against 25% of Speed reading's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Cryptic Crosswords ships an update every 9 months, Speed reading every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn Cryptic Crosswords versus Speed reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Cryptic CrosswordsSpeed reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (448 ratings) — better4.7 (143 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings448 — better143
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB55 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperTeazelAlican Efe

Customer experience

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

All ratings448 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.4%

Speed reading

All ratings118 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Menu button freezing the app
  • Inability to fill in answers directly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to take notes within the app
  • Integrated anagram solver and reference tools
  • Option to skip ahead to practice puzzles

Speed reading

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

One-time3
  • Discount price$2.99
  • Access to every chapter2 variants$3.99
  • Access to every chapter$4.99
3 purchases

Speed reading

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Premium$3.991 Month
  • 3 Month Premium$6.993 Months
  • 1 Year Premium$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn Cryptic Crosswords free?
Learn Cryptic Crosswords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speed reading free?
Speed reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Cryptic Crosswords or Speed reading?
Learn Cryptic Crosswords is rated higher. Learn Cryptic Crosswords averages 4.8 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while Speed reading averages 4.7 from 143 ratings.
Do Learn Cryptic Crosswords or Speed reading have ads?
Neither Learn Cryptic Crosswords nor Speed reading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Cryptic Crosswords or Speed reading?
Learn Cryptic Crosswords ships an update every 9 months, and Speed reading every 5 weeks. Most recently, Learn Cryptic Crosswords was updated on September 23, 2026 and Speed reading on September 24, 2026.

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