Comparison

Literary vs Bionic 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

Bionic Reading®

This app enhances reading speed and comprehension by highlighting the most concise parts of words. It offers customizable reading modes to aid users with reading difficulties and improve focus for all.

Highlights
  • Text revision for faster reading
  • Customizable reading modes
  • Save reading position across platforms
  • Bookmarks for favorite pages
  • Upload files, text, or websites for conversion
  • Export to EPUB, PDF, WORD
  • Light and Dark Mode
Features
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All 6 Bionic Reading® Apps are available as a free or a Premium version – 6 for 1 Price. The one and only from Switzerland is a “Life Changer” for Lisa, a “Game Changer” for Tommy and “Absolutely Mind Blowing” for Kelly. Bionic Reading® Faster. Better. More focused. Reading. Bionic Reading® for Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, other platforms and web. We offer you the free version “Discover” and the subscriptions “Premium” and “Premium Plus”. BIONIC READING® IN NUMBERS. • 882+ Million: TikTok search results • 1+ Billion: Mentioned in communities • 233 Countries: Where our users come from • 5.9 Million: Website visitors • 3 Platforms: With viral posts • 50+ Viral posts: From our users Bionic Reading® revises texts in such a way that the most concise parts of the words are highlighted. This guides the eye over the text and the brain remembers words already learned more quickly. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. The Bionic Reading® reading mode can be individually adapted to the needs of all readers. This flexibility allows Bionic Reading® to provide maximum customization for all users. YOU GET. • Save precious time.
 • Gain advantages.
 • Learn new things faster.
 • Expand your knowledge.
 • Improve your skills. • 
Noise-free with more focus.
 • Less distraction. FEATURES. • Download as Word file. • You can now smoothly continue your reading experience with “Bionic Reading® Reader” across platforms, as the last reading position is now saved. • Bookmarks now allow you to mark your favorite pages. • Advanced Bionic Reading® Settings with Part of speech. • Bionic Reading® Reader for your reading experience. • Bionic Reading® Library for your favourites. • Synced content. • Fixation, Sccade, Opacity. • Fixation via Letters or Syllables. • Details. • Colors. • Light Mode. Dark Mode. • Upload File, Text or Website, convert and read in the Apps. • File Conversion. • Text Conversion. • Website Conversion. • Send to Amazon® Kindle. • Download as EPUB, PDF, WORD. • Carefully selected Fonts. • Designed for the Latin alphabet. +15% HAVE READING DIFFICULTIES. More than 15% of the population has great difficulty reading and understanding texts (ADHD, dyslexia). We have received feedback from people with ADHD that thanks to Bionic Reading® they immediately understood the content of various texts the first time they read them, which was impossible without Bionic Reading®. COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. Jessica: “Having ADHD and processing issues means that I read very slow because my brain can’t focus on the words enough to both read them and process what they mean at a decent pace. Using Bionic Reading® has allowed me to feel functional and productive when I’m reading something lengthy – it’s such a GAME CHANGER!” Lisa: “I have not read fiction for 20 years. I read what I have to read. It almost hurts my brain to read regular type. But now I will be reading fiction again! Bionic Reading® works for me and I can read 2–3 times faster! AMAZING! This is a LIFE CHANGER! Thank You!” Patrick: “OK, Bionic Reading® is the real deal. I already read quickly and this doubled it.” Reaction from Daniel: “Holy smokes you’re not kidding!” Carla: “WOW! I could read quickly and fluently using Bionic Reading®. Doing this helped me understand the context of the paragraph much better than when I have to squint and focus on each word, which tires me out and I lose focus. Bionic Reading® is brilliant!” Nestor: “Your tool is gorgeous, It’s helping me a lot. My sight is reduced because one of my transplanted corneas has become opaque and Bionic Reading® is helping me a lot to read easier and comprehend faster.” TYPOGRAPHY. DESIGN. SWITZERLAND. With over 26 years of experience in typography, we know how important it is to get text right. It’s the small details that matter enormously to make you read better. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR BIONIC READING®. • German Innovation Award 2023: Gold (highest distinction) • German Design Award 2023: Gold (highest distinction)

Screenshots

Literary4 screens
Bionic Reading®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Literary at 3.7 against Bionic Reading®'s 2.4. Literary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.1). Bionic Reading®'s advantage is ratings volume (151 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Bionic Reading® sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per month. Literary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Literary holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bionic Reading® has 151 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Literary's written reviews are positive against 26% of Bionic Reading®'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Literary versus Bionic Reading®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiteraryBionic Reading®
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (13 ratings) — better2.4 (151 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better26.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13151 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJonathan BanksBionic Reading AG

Customer experience

Literary

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

Bionic Reading®

All ratings151 ratings
Positive30.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative62.9%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative68.1%

Bugs and requests

Literary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bionic Reading®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Subscription issues (unable to upgrade, cancel, or get refunds)
  • Conversion errors and failed file uploads

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integrate with more platforms (Kindle, web browser)
  • Offer one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Improve customer support and communication

In-app purchases

None

Literary

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Bionic Reading®

Subscriptions4
  • Bionic Reading® Premium$2.951 Month
  • Bionic Reading® Premium Plus$12.991 Month
  • Bionic Reading® Premium$30.491 Year
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  • Bionic Reading® Premium Plus$128.991 Year

Questions

Is Literary free?
Literary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bionic Reading® free?
Bionic Reading® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Literary or Bionic Reading®?
Literary is rated higher. Literary averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Bionic Reading® averages 2.4 from 151 ratings.
Do Literary or Bionic Reading® have ads?
Neither Literary nor Bionic Reading® shows ads.

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