Readmical vs Kanso Reader
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.
Kanso Reader
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Kanso Reader is trying to be distraction-free reading app for saving web articles and PDFs to read later. It try to remove clutter like ads, promos, related links, and other unnecessary page elements so you can focus on the content that matters. Save from a shared link or pasted URL, import PDFs, and read in a clean, comfortable view designed for focus. Kanso Reader helps you build a private reading library on your device, with simple tools to organize and revisit what you save. Features: • Save web articles and PDFs to read later • Clean reader view for reading • Import from shared links or pasted URLs • Add notes to saved content • Organize with tags • Search your library quickly • Export saved content when needed • Local-first storage or icloud sync Free users can keep 1 saved item at a time. Delete it anytime to save another. Unlock Kanso Reader Lifetime to save unlimited articles and PDFs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Readmical at none against Kanso Reader's 1. Readmical also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Kanso Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Kanso Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Readmical asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Readmical | Kanso Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HFX Lab | Michael Lee |
In-app purchases
Readmical
No in-app purchases
Kanso Reader
- Kanso Reader$7.99









