Lookiz vs Tachysophe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lookiz
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Here is the app to configure Ary, your learning friend. Inside, you’ll find a wide variety of topics to choose from so you can customize the discussions.
Tachysophe
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Reading aloud is one of the dearest gifts we pass on. Tachysophe helps a child grow into it. Tachysophe is a kind, simple stopwatch for reading practice—whether for kids learning to read or for practicing a foreign language. It times the page, paces the session, and can count words per minute entirely on your device. Reading aloud is one of the dearest gifts we pass on, and my son and I made Tachysophe to help a child grow into it: open the book, tap to start, and read. It times the page like a stopwatch, paces the session with timers you set, and (if you like) counts words per minute, so you can follow a young reader's fluency as it grows from week to week. That's the ·sophe family's idea here: adding a little wisdom (sophía) to the way we prepare to enjoy reading, the dearest treasure our civilisation hands down. The same app runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with widgets to start a session and see the last result. Word counting is optional (Tachysophe is a full timer and stopwatch without it) and reads in many languages: for every language with an on-device model (the vast majority), audio and recognised text never leave your device. A wider panel of languages (Hebrew, for example) is now available through Apple's online speech service: strictly opt-in, off by default, with results at the end of the session. No account, no ads, no tracking, just time and words. A single purchase: no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lookiz at Free against Tachysophe's $0.99. Lookiz also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Tachysophe's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On 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
Lookiz is free to download; Tachysophe costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lookiz ships an update every 10 days, Tachysophe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lookiz | Tachysophe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Data Driven Company | THOMAS MAURICE LEWINER |
In-app purchases
Lookiz
No in-app purchases
Tachysophe
No in-app purchases









