SwiftRead vs Circa by Colin Oreilly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwiftRead
Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with focus modes and natural text-to-speech narration. Import content from various sources and customize your reading experience across devices.
- Import PDFs, EPUBs, web articles
- Visual focus modes (RSVP, pacing)
- Human-like TTS narration (90+ languages)
- Sync across devices
- Customizable fonts, themes, speed
- Works with Kindle Cloud Reader & Libby
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Read any text up to 3X faster with research-backed visual and audio speed reading techniques, like RSVP and text-to-speech. Loved by students, professionals, and language-learners everywhere. Import text from PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, even external ebook readers like Kindle Cloud and Libby. Then read with visual focus modes or listen with human-like text-to-speech that improve reading speed, focus and comprehension. KEY FEATURES • Import documents in seconds — PDF, EPUB, web links, and pasted text • Works with web-based ebook readers — including Kindle Cloud Reader and Libby • Improve reading focus with research-backed visual reading modes — paced highlighting, different guided word displays, and RSVP with a patent pending eye anchor • Improve reading comprehension with natural text-to-speech — follow along with human-like text-to-speech and synced word highlighting in 90+ languages • Customize your reading experience — fonts, colors, spacing, and target reading speed • Sync across devices — pick up where you left off on phone, tablet, or computer PERFECT FOR • Finishing a long article PDF before a meeting • Getting through research papers for class • Improving reading fluency in a new language • Finally completing that ebook you started YOUR CONTENT, YOUR CONTROL • Your documents stay private. See swiftread.com/privacy for details. • Internet required for use. • Need help? Contact me (Troy, the developer) anytime at swiftread.com/help. PRICING SwiftRead is free to use within limits. Upgrade to Pro to remove limits and unlock advanced features. Payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://swiftread.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://swiftread.com/privacy-policy
Circa by Colin Oreilly
This app visualizes your day as a "time pie" or calendar grid, offering a unique pixel-art interface to track your schedule. Easily share your day, delegate tasks, and coordinate with others for better organization.
- Daily time-slice calendar
- Visual "time pie" view
- Traditional calendar grids
- Share daily schedule
- Delegate tasks
- Pixel-art design
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Circa is a daily time-slice calendar with a pixel-art twist. Your day becomes a visual wheel, a time pie, so you can see exactly where your time goes at a glance with traditional calendar grid views also available. • My Day wheel — your whole day as one clear circle • Weekly & Monrhly view — plan the days ahead • Share your day with friends and family • Delegate tasks and coordinate with others • Charming retro pixel-art design Whether you’re organizing work, school, or life, Circa makes time visible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circa by Colin Oreilly at 5.0 against SwiftRead's 4.2. Circa by Colin Oreilly also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). SwiftRead's advantage is ratings volume (38 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
Both are free to download. SwiftRead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Circa by Colin Oreilly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Circa by Colin Oreilly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SwiftRead has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SwiftRead | Circa by Colin Oreilly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SwiftRead | Colin Oreilly |
In-app purchases
SwiftRead
- Monthly$19.991 Month
- Quarterly$44.993 Months
- Annual$119.991 Year
Circa by Colin Oreilly
No in-app purchases
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