Comparison

SwiftRead vs Circa by Colin Oreilly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily time-slice calendar
  • Visual "time pie" view
  • Traditional calendar grids
  • Share daily schedule
  • Delegate tasks
  • Pixel-art design
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SwiftRead4 screens
Circa by Colin Oreilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SwiftRead versus Circa by Colin Oreilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftReadCirca by Colin Oreilly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwiftReadColin Oreilly

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SwiftRead

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Quarterly$44.993 Months
  • Annual$119.991 Year
None

Circa by Colin Oreilly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwiftRead free?
SwiftRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circa by Colin Oreilly free?
Circa by Colin Oreilly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SwiftRead or Circa by Colin Oreilly?
Circa by Colin Oreilly is rated higher. SwiftRead averages 4.2 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Circa by Colin Oreilly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SwiftRead or Circa by Colin Oreilly have ads?
Neither SwiftRead nor Circa by Colin Oreilly shows ads.

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