Readmical vs ReadFast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readmical
This app offers an experimental reading method that scrolls text at a consistent pace, allowing users to read quickly and efficiently without eye movement. It's designed to help absorb more information in less time.
- Experimental scrolling text reader
- Consistent text pace
- Efficient information absorption
- Reduces eye movement
- Useful for quick reading
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Did you know that eye movement can affect reading speed? In the Readmical app, we offer an experimental reading experience. By scrolling the text at a consistent pace, it allows users to read quickly and efficiently without moving their eyes. While speed reading isn’t always the best solution, this experimental method can be helpful when you want to absorb more information in a shorter time or within the same amount of time.
ReadFast
Enhance your reading speed with a unique word-flashing technique. This utility app presents words sequentially at a rapid pace to improve comprehension and efficiency.
- Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP)
- Word-by-word flashing
- Improved reading speed
- Enhanced comprehension
- User-friendly interface
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ReadFast lets you read faster by flashing words at you using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Readmical at 50% against ReadFast's 0%. Readmical also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). ReadFast's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Readmical holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Readmical's written reviews are positive against 0% of ReadFast's.
Readmical ships an update every 7 months, ReadFast every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Readmical | ReadFast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HFX Lab | Leo Cui |
Customer experience
Readmical
ReadFast
In-app purchases
Readmical
No in-app purchases
ReadFast
No in-app purchases
