Comparison

Speed Reader vs Daymark

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

Head to head
About

Speed Reader

Enhance your reading comprehension and speed with a tool that displays one word at a time. Gradually increase your reading pace from 300 to over 750 words per minute through consistent practice. Customize your experience with various themes and visual aids.

Highlights
  • One-word-at-a-time display
  • Adjustable words per minute
  • Spritz speed reading technique
  • Visual line support
  • Custom text input
  • Text sharing from other apps
  • Dark and light themes
Features
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Read faster without turning reading into a game. Speed Reader is a speed reading app that shows text one word at a time using RSVP and Spritz-style speed reading. Your eyes stay still. You start around 300 words per minute and can work up to 750 WPM or more when the pace feels right. How it works: Paste text, share an article from another app, grab what’s on your clipboard, or paste a website link and the app will try to extract the article for you. Hit play. Words appear in a fixed spot so you spend less time scanning a page and more time actually reading. Use it for: • Articles and news you would otherwise skim on your phone • Study texts and long assignments • Emails, notes, and anything you can share or paste • Full web pages, when you only have the link • Your own writing, when you want to hear the rhythm at speed Special words: Speed reading should match how you read, not the other way around. Add any word or character as a special word — a period, a name, a heading — and decide what happens when it appears: • Extra delay, so the end of a sentence actually lands • Split the text there • Stop the reading Add as many special words as you want and tune each one. That is how you keep 750 WPM from turning into a blur. Features: • Adjustable words per minute • Spritz speed reading with an optional focus point • Speed reading lines for visual support • 1 to 10 words on screen at once • Pause whenever you need to stop • Write or paste your own text • Share text from other apps and start reading immediately • Read from the clipboard • Paste a link and extract the page to speed read • Special words with delay, split, or stop • Light and dark themes This is not a course and not a book library. It is a fast reader for text you already have — in the app, from share, from the clipboard, or from a URL. The more you use Speed Reader, the easier higher WPM feels. Try it when you want a speed reading app that reads your pages, not just a demo paragraph. https://vanniktech.de/SpeedReading/privacy_policy.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daymark

Features
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Daymark turns the things you're looking forward to into beautiful countdowns you can see at a glance — on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in the app. Create a countdown for anything: a trip, a birthday, a launch, a wedding, a due date, or the last day of school. Pick a color theme and an emoji, choose how it counts, and Daymark keeps track for you. WIDGETS THAT ACTUALLY LIVE ON YOUR SCREEN • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • Pin one countdown, or let a widget rotate through all of them • Detailed events show a live, ticking countdown right on the widget DAYS — OR DOWN TO THE SECOND • "Days" mode for a clean "12 days to go" • "Detailed" mode adds a time of day and a live days · hours · minutes · seconds countdown • Count UP mode too — track anniversaries, sobriety, or "days since" any date NEVER MISS THE MOMENT • Reminders before each event: 1 week, 1 day, 1 hour, and when it happens • A little celebration when a countdown hits zero MAKE IT YOURS (PRO) • 18 gorgeous color themes • Set a photo as the backdrop — on the card and the widget — and choose exactly what shows • Unlimited countdowns QUICK ADD • Add holidays in one tap • Pull birthdays straight from your Contacts SHARE THE COUNTDOWN • Send a countdown by text or email — friends can add it in a tap • Photo backdrops travel with the share • Export a gorgeous image for Stories SYNC & PRIVATE • iCloud sync keeps your countdowns on all your devices • No account, no ads, no tracking FREE & PRO Daymark is free with up to 3 countdowns and 2 themes. Daymark Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription — that unlocks unlimited countdowns, all 18 themes, and photo backdrops. Start counting down to what matters.

Screenshots

Speed Reader4 screens
Daymark3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daymark at daily against Speed Reader's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Speed Reader sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Daymark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Reader ships an update every 2 months, Daymark daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Speed Reader versus Daymark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed ReaderDaymark
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNiklas BaudyAdam hollett

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Speed Reader

One-time7
  • Unlimited Spritz option$1.99
  • Unlimited colors$1.99
  • Unlimited Speed Read files$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlimited history$1.99
  • Unlimited Speed Read links$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • Premium - Unlock everything$11.99
1 purchases

Daymark

One-time1
  • Daymark Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Speed Reader free?
Speed Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daymark free?
Daymark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speed Reader or Daymark have ads?
Neither Speed Reader nor Daymark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speed Reader or Daymark?
Speed Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Daymark daily. Most recently, Speed Reader was updated on November 3, 2026 and Daymark on November 10, 2026.

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