Comparison

Cards micro vs BoltRead

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

Head to head
About

Cards micro

Engage in quick, effective learning modules designed for busy schedules. Test your knowledge with quizzes and track your progress while competing with colleagues. Access content anytime, anywhere, on multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Short learning modules (3-5 minutes)
  • Regularly updated content
  • Quizzes to test knowledge
  • Progress tracking and points system
  • Challenge colleagues
  • Multi-device access (iOS, web)
Features
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Micro-learning as it should be: simple, fast and effective! 3 to 5 minutes are enough to go through the micro-learning modules created and shared by your trainers or managers. Accumulate as many points as possible and challenge your colleagues on a daily basis, whenever you have a free moment, on the road or in the office. Features : - Discover new content regularly, at the pace you want and according to the trainings shared by your trainers, - Access the courses directly from your iPhone, iPad or computer (web version) - Quizzes: test your knowledge immediately with quizzes, - Progression: follow your personal statistics and challenge your colleagues with the points acquired after each training session, - Be notified as soon as a new training is available.

About

BoltRead

Features
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You read the way you learned to at seven years old. Word by word, eyes hopping along the line, an inner voice reading every syllable out loud. That habit costs you hours every single day. BoltRead breaks it in 20 seconds. Instead of your eyes moving across the text, the text comes to your eyes: one word at a time, in exactly the same spot, at lightning speed. Your gaze stays still. No jumping, no re-reading, no subvocalizing. Just reading. You feel it immediately. Most people double their speed in the first session. HOW IT WORKS Every word flashes on its own, with one orange focus letter placed exactly where your eye naturally lands. Your brain recognizes the word without your eye having to move. The technique is called RSVP, and it's why 600, 800 or 1,000 words per minute suddenly become possible. WHAT YOU GET • Reading test with comprehension questions – your real baseline, not a guess • Speed from 100 to 1,000 WPM, fully adjustable • Warm-up mode that starts slow and eases you up • Focus letter on/off, 1–3 words per flash • Auto-resume – close the app, pick up exactly where you stopped • Progress, streaks and stats that keep you coming back • Fully localized in English and German WHAT TO READ 63,000 free books from the Project Gutenberg catalog – classics, mysteries, fairy tales, philosophy, science fiction, poetry – searchable in the app and imported with a single tap. Or bring your own: upload PDF, EPUB and TXT, or paste any text. Study material, research papers, contracts, that email you've been avoiding since yesterday. WHO IT'S FOR Students facing exam season. Professionals who have to read more than the day allows. Anyone with a book pile that only grows. And anyone curious how fast they could actually read. BOLTREAD PLUS Free gets you 3 of your own books plus the entire catalog. BoltRead Plus unlocks unlimited personal books – monthly, yearly or as a one-time purchase. Cancel anytime in your iPhone settings. YOUR DATA Servers in Germany, GDPR compliant, no ads, no tracking, nothing sold. Your books stay yours. Download BoltRead and take the reading test. Two minutes. You'll read differently after that. BOLTREAD PLUS - SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - BoltRead Plus Monthly: 4.99 EUR per month, 1 month duration - BoltRead Plus Yearly: 29.99 EUR per year, 1 year duration - BoltRead Plus Lifetime: 79.99 EUR one-time purchase, not a subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://speedreading.semesto.de/terms Privacy Policy: https://speedreading.semesto.de/privacy

Screenshots

Cards micro4 screens
BoltRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoltRead at every 2 days against Cards micro's weekly. Cards micro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cards micro ships an update weekly, BoltRead every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cards micro versus BoltRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCards microBoltRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeekoyaDaniel Eler

In-app purchases

None

Cards micro

No in-app purchases

None

BoltRead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cards micro free?
Cards micro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoltRead free?
BoltRead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cards micro or BoltRead have ads?
Neither Cards micro nor BoltRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cards micro or BoltRead?
Cards micro ships an update weekly, and BoltRead every 2 days. Most recently, Cards micro was updated on October 24, 2026 and BoltRead on October 25, 2026.

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