Comparison

Reading Arena vs Impossible Speed Reading Game

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

Head to head
About

Reading Arena

This is a reading game designed to improve reading speed and reaction time. Compete against friends or players worldwide in single-player or split-screen multiplayer modes. Utilize jokers and upgrades to gain advantages and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Reading speed and reaction time challenges
  • Single-player leaderboard
  • Split-screen multiplayer mode
  • Jokers and power-ups
  • Achievements and energy system
  • Intuitive sound cues
Features
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The reading game based on the internationally successful App of the Year “Reading Trainer”. Challenge your Facebook and Game Center friends, or compete against them face to face in split screen mode. Use your jokers wisely to gain advantages competing for the best ranks. SINGLEPLAYER CHALLENGE – Score best results and compare them to those of your friends and opponents worldwide on the Facebook leaderboard. MULTIPLAYER CHALLENGE (for iPad) – Compete against your friends in split screen mode – who is more concentrated and spots more? Be the best and tap the answer before your opponent does. JOKERS AND UPGRADES – They can provide you with the small but important advantage. Use the Freeze Joker in order to stop the time and the Highlight Joker to reveal the correct answers. Gain Achievements and exchange them for energy. WAY TO VICTORY – Combine reading speed and reaction time. Your opponent’s mistakes will be penalized on the spot and credited to your account. According to Caesar: “Veni, legi, vici.” – “I came, I read, I conquered.” SOUND – Intuitional sounds help you to find the right answers and to recognize mistakes. READING ARENA – Based on the award-winning app “Reading Trainer”, App of the Year. PLEASE NOTE You will need a subscription in order to get access to all premium features. Each subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s features will expire at the end of the current payment period. You'll get access to all premium features for the following durations: 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months Privacy policy: https://www.reading-arena.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of service: https://www.reading-arena.com/terms-of-service.html

About

Impossible Speed Reading Game

Test your reading speed with this challenging game. It's a simple yet difficult exercise designed to push your comprehension abilities to their limits. See how fast you can truly read.

Highlights
  • Extreme speed reading exercise
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Skill-based testing
  • Simple interface
  • Impossible difficulty
Features
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THE ULTIMATE EXTREME SPEED READING EXERCISE GAME! The simplest and yet the most impossible game ever! Put your skills to the test because this game will challenge you like never before! Good luck reading!

Screenshots

Reading Arena4 screens
Impossible Speed Reading Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Impossible Speed Reading Game at free with in-app purchases against Reading Arena's subscription. Impossible Speed Reading Game also leads on ratings volume (139 vs 22) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Reading Arena's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Arena sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per year and Impossible Speed Reading Game sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reading Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impossible Speed Reading Game has 139 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Reading Arena's written reviews are positive against 79% of Impossible Speed Reading Game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Arena ships an update every 2 months, Impossible Speed Reading Game every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reading Arena versus Impossible Speed Reading Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading ArenaImpossible Speed Reading Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (22 ratings) — better4.2 (139 ratings)
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews79.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeKu IT GmbHGammaLateral LLC

Customer experience

Reading Arena

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative18.9%

Impossible Speed Reading Game

All ratings139 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative13.2%

Bugs and requests

Reading Arena

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Impossible Speed Reading Game

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads play over questions
  • Duplicate or multiple correct answers
  • App doesn't start

Requested features

5 requests
  • Progressing by stages of difficulties (short/medium/long sentences, slow/medium/fast speed)
  • Way to discover reading speed within the app
  • Sentences that make sense (historic facts, social studies, etc.)
  • Option to change font and size
  • Indication of actual word speed

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Reading Arena

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Pack XL$11.491 Year
One-time10
  • Energy Pack medium$0.99
  • Energy Pack small$1.99
  • Energy Pack medium$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Turbo Charger$1.99
  • Turbo Charger$3.99
  • Energy Pack large$3.99
  • Energy Pack medium$4.99
  • Energy Pack large$9.99
  • Energy Pack large$19.99
  • Energy Pack ultra$49.99
3 purchases

Impossible Speed Reading Game

One-time3
  • Get 30 Hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Get 90 Hints$1.99

Questions

Is Reading Arena free?
Reading Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Impossible Speed Reading Game free?
Impossible Speed Reading Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading Arena or Impossible Speed Reading Game?
Reading Arena is rated higher. Reading Arena averages 4.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Impossible Speed Reading Game averages 4.2 from 139 ratings.
Do Reading Arena or Impossible Speed Reading Game have ads?
Neither Reading Arena nor Impossible Speed Reading Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Arena or Impossible Speed Reading Game?
Reading Arena ships an update every 2 months, and Impossible Speed Reading Game every 10 months. Most recently, Reading Arena was updated on October 14, 2026 and Impossible Speed Reading Game on October 12, 2026.

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