Flash Reader vs Flash Reader FR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flash Reader
Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with this app. It presents text one word at a time, in chunks, or as a traditional reader, allowing you to adjust speed and track progress. Supports various file types and offers a free tier with an optional Pro upgrade.
- Word-by-word reading mode
- Chunk reading mode
- Traditional reader mode
- Adjustable reading speed
- Supports PDFs, EPUBs, Word files
- Camera scanning for text
- Siri integration
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Flash Reader is back, and better than ever. It read you one word at a time years before that was a trend. On the App Store since 2010, rebuilt from scratch for version 4, and everything happens on your device. Paste it, share it from any app, open a PDF, EPUB or Word file, or point the camera at a page, and you're reading. Every document keeps your place, and a widget, Control Center or Siri takes you straight back in. THREE WAYS TO READ • Flash: one word, one spot, and the pages fly. One letter in red holds your eye. • Chunk: a few words at a time, for when you would rather stroll. • Reader: the whole text, for a look back. Tap to pause. Play picks the sentence back up, so you never lose the thread. SPEED, WITH RECEIPTS Understanding holds to about 350 words a minute, then it slips. Flash Reader starts you at 250, the ruler shows which zone you are in, and your real speed counts the pauses too. Go faster whenever you like; the ruler tells you what it costs. Little words pass quickly, long or rare ones get a beat more, and a full stop gets its pause. Rest breaks when you want them. READ ANYTHING, START ANYWHERE • Copy anything, anywhere. Tap the clipboard chip, or the button in Control Center, and it flashes. • Share text, a web page or a link from any app: articles, mail, messages, notes. • Open PDF, EPUB, Word and text files from the Files app. • Point the camera at a page, or pick a photo or a screenshot. The text is read on your device. • Drop in a link and get the article, with none of the clutter around it. • Say "Flash my clipboard" or "Resume reading" and Siri does the rest. • Every document keeps its place, its mode and its speed. • Search, sort and rename. Deleted documents wait in Recently deleted. BACK IN ONE TAP Continue Reading and Streak widgets for the Home and Lock Screens. Flash clipboard and Resume reading in Control Center. Stats keep words read today, your streak and your real speed, pauses and all. ROOM TO READ Four themes (Paper, Ink, Sepia and High Contrast), a choice of fonts, an adjustable word size, and reading in landscape. On iPad, the library sits beside the reading view and a keyboard drives both. Designed for iPhone Duo: open it and the page unfolds beside the words. The whole app speaks 50 languages. FREE AND PRO Free to start. Text you paste, copy or share reads free, forever, at full quality: every mode, every speed, every theme, links, TXT and Markdown files, and three documents on the shelf at a time. Pro opens PDF, EPUB, Word, RTF and HTML files, scans and photos, and an unlimited shelf. One purchase covers iPhone and iPad, and your library and your place travel between them through your own iCloud. Choose Pro by the year with a 14-day free trial, by the month, or pay once and keep it. Annual and monthly Pro renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple Account settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends. No account. No ads. No analytics and no tracking. COMING BACK? Your books, your speed and your bookmark come along from the old version. If you bought Pro inside Flash Reader before, it is still yours: Restore purchases in Settings brings it back on any device. If you bought the separate Flash Reader Pro app, write to us and we will sort it out. More formats and modes are coming as free updates. Flash Reader 4 needs iOS 26 or later. On an older iPhone or iPad, the App Store keeps offering the last version that runs there. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://flashreaderapp.com/privacy Questions: support@flashreaderapp.com
Flash Reader FR
Enhance reading speed and comprehension using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP). Import documents, paste text, or fetch articles from the web. Customize reading experience with adjustable speeds, themes, and breaks.
- RSVP speed reading
- Import EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and web articles
- Adjustable speed up to 1500 WPM
- Safe Ramp mode for gradual speed increase
- Full-text view alongside RSVP
- Customizable themes and blink breaks
- Reading statistics and history tracking
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Read faster with RSVP speed reading. Flash Reader FR uses Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) to display words one at a time, eliminating eye movement and helping you read up to 3x faster without losing comprehension. IMPORT YOUR WAY Bring in content from EPUB, PDF, and Word (DOCX) documents, paste text directly, or fetch articles from any web URL. Large imports run in the background with progress tracking, so the app never freezes while you wait. READ YOUR WAY - Adjustable speed up to 1500 words per minute - Safe Ramp mode eases you into a session at a comfortable pace instead of jumping straight to full speed - Full-text view lets you read your document as normal scrollable text alongside RSVP mode, with your current position highlighted - Dark, Light, Sepia, and Night themes for comfortable reading in any lighting - Customizable blink breaks to reduce eye strain during long sessions STAY ORGANIZED - Multi-select and bulk delete documents from your library - Rename documents right from your library - Bookmark your place and search within any document - Track your reading stats, streaks, and history over time CHOOSE YOUR PLAN Flash Reader FR is free to start. Upgrade to Premium for full EPUB, PDF, and DOCX import, URL import, 1500 WPM speed, premium themes, blink break customization, and full statistics. Premium is available as a Monthly subscription, a Yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase, whatever fits how you read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flash Reader FR at 5.0 against Flash Reader's 4.2. Flash Reader FR also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Flash Reader's advantage is ratings volume (163 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Flash Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Flash Reader FR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flash Reader FR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Reader has 163 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flash Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, Flash Reader FR every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Reader | Flash Reader FR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (163 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 163 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Didstopia | OTTO GUTIERREZ |
Customer experience
Flash Reader
Flash Reader FR
Bugs and requests
Flash Reader
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes when switching modes
- Loses reading progress
- Inaccurate resume times
Requested features
10 requests- Fancy text like newer video captions
- Bookmarks and navigation
- Support for Google Drive
- Quick rewind option
- Table of contents
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- Search option
- Ability to go backward/forward
- Choose page to go to
- Dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Flash Reader FR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flash Reader
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Flash Reader Pro$0.99
- Flash Reader Pro2 variants$1.99
- Flash Reader Pro$2.99
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- Flash Reader Pro$3.99
- Flash Reader Pro$4.99
- Pro Lifetime$39.99
- Pro Lifetime$79.99
Flash Reader FR
- FocusReader Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- FocusReader Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Flash Reader FR$49.99
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