Comparison

Literary vs Bio Reading

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

Head to head
About

Literary

Boost your reading speed and comprehension with this app that uses Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP). It allows for adjustable speeds, progress tracking, and personalized reading experiences for EPUB files.

Highlights
  • Adjustable reading speeds (50-950 WPM)
  • RSVP playback technique
  • Progress tracking and charts
  • Customizable colors, fonts, and themes
  • Dropbox, Google Drive, and iTunes syncing
  • Library management with search and filters
Features
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Literary helps to significantly increase reading speed using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) playback techniques. Leveraging these methods will result in reading more books, faster, and with reduced effort while maintaining subject comprehension. Literary only works with the EPUB format; convert other filetypes into EPUB before synching with the Literary app Features of Literary include: * Fully adjustable reading speeds from 50-950 words per minute.  * Intuitive controls to quickly access chapters as well as discrete sections within chapters; rewind/fast forward by sentence, paragraph, and chapter. * Automatic speed-interval training to build endurance and help make rapid speed improvements. * Preview function enables one-click access to multiple paragraphs surrounding the current RSVP word. Halt the speed reader and easily re-read previous and upcoming content to improve cognition and comprehension. * Track reading progress and speed improvements across time for individual books as well as your entire library using beautiful charts and graphs. * Personalize the entire RSVP reading experience including custom colors, fonts, and themes. * Simple synching of books directly from within the app using Dropbox, Google Drive, or via iTunes. * Take control of large library collections with simple searching, multiple-filters, and sectioning by last read, alphabetical, last synced, author name, etc.

About

Bio Reading

This app helps you read faster by converting text into a new format. It utilizes a "Speed Bio Reading" methodology to reduce the time spent on reading articles, books, and conversations. Unlock additional fonts and features with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Speed Bio Reading methodology
  • Text conversion for faster reading
  • Copy and paste text input
  • Premium subscription for additional fonts
  • ADHD reader with bold fonts
Features
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Fast Read means time, time is your most non tradable asset in the life. Every single day we spend hours and hours with just reading articles, some contents, new, books or even the conversation between our friends and family. We spend many hours just by reading in our daily life. What if we could spend less time for reading and still be able to read all the stuff we have to read? Are you ready for discover? Just download the app "Fast Read" you will learn more about the "Speed Bio Reading" methodology and the other fast reading methods in the future. Just copy any text that you wanna read faster and paste into the app. Speed Bio Reader will convert your paragraph into the new text format. You will never understand how fast all the article you read. Don't waste your time! Download Fast Read Now! For additional fonts upgrade to Fast Read Premium. Information about the auto-renewable nature of the Premium Subscription - Every time you can view amazing reader and new methods of fast reading if you want to continue getting premium benefits, your subscription should be continued. - Subscription periods are 1 week and 12 months. Every 1 week or 12 months your subscription renews. - 1 week subscription price is $6.99. 12 months price is $49.99. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: https://apptechn.com/fastread/privacy-policy.html - Term of use: https://apptechn.com/fastread/terms-of-use.html Do you have a question for us? info@apptechn.com

Screenshots

Literary4 screens
Bio Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bio Reading at 4.4 against Literary's 3.7. Bio Reading also leads on ratings volume (494 vs 13). Literary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (29% vs 15%). On price, ads, device support 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. Bio Reading sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Literary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bio Reading holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bio Reading has 494 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Literary's written reviews are positive against 15% of Bio Reading's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Literary versus Bio Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiteraryBio Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (13 ratings)4.4 (494 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better15.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13494 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BanksIrfan SENER

Customer experience

Literary

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Bio Reading

All ratings489 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative81.7%

Bugs and requests

Literary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bio Reading

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchase not working
  • Stuck on loading when uploading content
  • Inconsistent functionality

Requested features

2 requests
  • Free trial period
  • More affordable pricing options

In-app purchases

None

Literary

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bio Reading

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly - Fast Read Premium$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$8.997 Days
  • Yearly - Fast Read Premium$49.991 Year
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  • Yearly Premium$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Fast Read$99.99

Questions

Is Literary free?
Literary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bio Reading free?
Bio Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Literary or Bio Reading?
Bio Reading is rated higher. Literary averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Bio Reading averages 4.4 from 494 ratings.
Do Literary or Bio Reading have ads?
Neither Literary nor Bio Reading shows ads.

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