Comparison

Reading Trainer vs Memory Training

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

Head to head
About

Reading Trainer

Enhance your reading speed, comprehension, and memory with engaging exercises. This app offers a structured approach to improve your ability to process and retain information from texts, making reading more efficient and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • Increase reading speed
  • Improve reading comprehension
  • Enhance memory retention
  • Eye exercises
  • Track progress with statistics
  • Reading speed tests
Features
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Reading Trainer improves your reading speed and reading comprehension with many challenging and fun exercises. App Store Rewind Award Winner – App of the Year DE, CH, AT - Significant increases in your reading speed - Eye-exercises and improvements in your mental capacity - Improves reading comprehension and memory This app provides everything you need to read texts of all types faster, more effectively and most of all, with better retention. The PowerReader allows you to get your daily work done while practicing important reading skills. Learning reading techniques has never been this much fun! Double your reading speed in just a few days. Trial users have used this software to increase their reading speed by an average of 143% in 10 days. Do you currently need 30 minutes to read the daily paper? Soon you will read two papers and, in addition, another chapter in an interesting non-fiction book – within the same time period. Combining the iPhone with this entirely new app provides the ideal platform to achieve measurable results with a minimum of effort. But that’s not all: You will have fun mastering the skills you need to attain effective reading techniques and significantly increase your reading speed; this means: - Rapid recognition of numbers, letters and words - Flexible eye movements - Improved ability to concentrate - Increased vision span The app guides you through the individual training steps. The software immediately recognizes your strengths and weaknesses. The statistics function lets you see and track your progress. The results of each training exercise are charted for your review. More stars mean that you are getting closer to your objective: more effective reading skills and with it extremely high reading speeds. You can check your reading speed at any time using different reading tests from a variety of topics. Questions about the text are used as a secondary test to assess your retention ability. This is the ideal combination for mastering effective reading skills and high retention rates. But beware: you might get hooked since early progress will motivate you to work on your skills regularly. It is fun and you are doing something to stay mentally fit at the same time. We recommend that you train regularly but not excessively to ensure best results. Who needs this app? - Anyone reading more than half an hour a day - Executives - Secretaries - High-School and College students - Purchasing and Sales Professionals Who can benefit from this app? - Do you often feel that you take too long to read something? - Do you return to previous passages because something was not clear? - Are you easily distracted while reading? - Do you have difficulty recalling what you read? If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, then this app is what you need. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) – https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Terms of Service – https://readingtrainer.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy – https://readingtrainer.com/privacy-policy

About

Memory Training

Enhance your cognitive abilities with daily, effective memory exercises. Improve focus, clarity, and mental sharpness through engaging games designed to keep your brain active and memory strong. Suitable for all ages, it offers quick sessions with no distractions.

Highlights
  • Dozens of unique memory games
  • Exercises for Visual, Working, and Spatial Memory
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Quick daily sessions
  • Calm, minimal design
  • Offline play
Features
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Many people notice improved memory and focus within the first week. Train your memory with short, effective daily exercises designed to fit into any routine. Simple, focused, and easy to follow. This app helps you stay mentally fit with memory exercises for daily use. Whether you’re working, studying, or just want better focus and clarity, you’ll notice the difference after a few sessions. No complicated setup. No distractions. Just simple, engaging tasks to keep your brain active and your memory strong. What You’ll Get: • Dozens of unique memory games - from recalling emoji grids to solving fast number patterns • Exercises grouped into 3 skill zones: - Visual Memory - Working Memory - Sequence & Spatial Memory • Multiple difficulty levels - so you can start easy and level up • Quick sessions that take just a few minutes a day • A calm, minimal design to help you focus Improve Your: • Memory and recall • Concentration and attention • Thinking speed and accuracy • Mental clarity and productivity Train anywhere — no internet needed. Progress is saved automatically so you can always see how far you've come. No pressure. No stress. One short session a day. Real results. Start today. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reading Trainer4 screens
Memory Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reading Trainer at none against Memory Training's shown. Reading Trainer also leads on ratings volume (214 vs 18) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). Memory Training's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reading Trainer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Memory Training sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memory Training holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Trainer has 214 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Reading Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Memory Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Trainer ships an update every 5 weeks, Memory Training monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reading Trainer versus Memory Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading TrainerMemory Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (214 ratings)4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeKu IT GmbHOlena Gotsulyak

Customer experience

Reading Trainer

All ratings214 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative12.6%

Memory Training

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reading Trainer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to answer comprehension questions
  • Exercises getting stuck on loading screens

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow custom text uploads for practice
  • Provide more personalized recommendations
  • Add British English spelling option
  • Offer lifetime subscription option

Memory Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Reading Trainer

Subscriptions11
  • Synchronisation$6.991 Month
  • Premium Access$13.991 Month
  • Synchronisation$17.993 Months
Show 8 more
  • Synchronisation$23.496 Months
  • Synchronisation$32.991 Year
  • Premium Access$35.993 Months
  • Premium Access$45.996 Months
  • Premium Access$66.991 Year
  • 15th Anniversary Offer1 Year trial$66.991 Year
  • Premium Access1 Year trial$66.991 Year
  • Premium Access1 Year trial$69.991 Year
13 purchases

Memory Training

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly plan$1.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual plan$5.991 Year
Show 4 more
  • Monthly subscription$7.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$14.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$29.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$49.991 Month
One-time6
  • Full Access #1$3.99
  • Premium Access$7.99
  • Full Access #2$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Full Access #3$19.99
  • Full Access #4$29.99
  • Full Access #5$39.99

Questions

Is Reading Trainer free?
Reading Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Training free?
Memory Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading Trainer or Memory Training?
Memory Training is rated higher. Reading Trainer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 214 ratings, while Memory Training averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Reading Trainer or Memory Training have ads?
Memory Training shows ads; Reading Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Reading Trainer or Memory Training?
Reading Trainer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Memory Training monthly. Most recently, Reading Trainer was updated on September 27, 2026 and Memory Training on September 22, 2026.

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