Comparison

Reading Trainer vs SpeedReader

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

SpeedReader

Enhance your reading efficiency with guided exercises and scientific methods. Track progress, customize settings, and test comprehension to read more content faster.

Highlights
  • Guided speed reading exercises
  • Adjustable words per minute (WPM)
  • Scientific training methods
  • Progress tracking with statistics
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Comprehension tests
  • Daily challenges and goals
Features
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Speed Reader Fast is a powerful speed reading training app designed to dramatically increase your reading speed while maintaining comprehension. Perfect for students, professionals, and avid readers who want to consume more content in less time. Key Features: • Guided speed reading exercises with adjustable WPM (words per minute) • Scientific training methods proven to boost reading speed • Track your progress with detailed statistics and charts • Customizable reading settings for optimal comfort • Practice with your own texts or built-in content • Comprehension tests to ensure retention • Daily challenges and goals to stay motivated Whether you're preparing for exams, keeping up with industry news, or simply want to read more books, Speed Reader Fast helps you achieve your reading goals faster than ever before. Start your journey to becoming a speed reading master today!

Screenshots

Reading Trainer4 screens
SpeedReader2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpeedReader at none against Reading Trainer's 10. SpeedReader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Reading Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 1). 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. Reading Trainer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. SpeedReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeedReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Trainer has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Reading Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpeedReader's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reading Trainer versus SpeedReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading TrainerSpeedReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (220 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings220 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeKu IT GmbHLiveDispatcher s.r.o.

Customer experience

Reading Trainer

All ratings214 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.1%

SpeedReader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

SpeedReader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Reading Trainer

Subscriptions10
  • Synchronisation$6.991 Month
  • Premium Access$13.991 Month
  • Synchronisation$23.496 Months
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  • 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
None

SpeedReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Trainer free?
Reading Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeedReader free?
SpeedReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reading Trainer or SpeedReader?
SpeedReader is rated higher. Reading Trainer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while SpeedReader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reading Trainer or SpeedReader have ads?
Neither Reading Trainer nor SpeedReader shows ads.

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