Comparison

Reedy vs Speed Reading

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

Head to head
About

Reedy

Discover thousands of eBooks and audiobooks, including bestsellers and renowned authors. Easily access your favorite stories anytime, anywhere, and potentially receive free books monthly through partners. Gain knowledge and enjoy engaging, inspiring content.

Highlights
  • Thousands of eBooks and audiobooks
  • Bestsellers and renowned authors
  • Read or listen anywhere
  • Monthly free books via partners
  • Acquire knowledge and quality content
Features
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Reedy é o app ideal para quem ama livros, com milhares de eBooks e audiobooks, incluindo best-sellers e autores renomados, para você ler ou ouvir quando e onde quiser. É simples começar: baixe o app, faça seu cadastro e verifique se já tem direito a receber livros gratuitos todos os meses através dos parceiros da Reedy. Depois, é só aproveitar para mergulhar em suas histórias favoritas a qualquer hora e em qualquer lugar. Com a Reedy, você adquire mais conhecimento e tem acesso a conteúdos de qualidade em leituras envolventes e inspiradoras.

About

Speed Reading

Enhance your reading speed and focus with a word-by-word presentation method. This app helps you process text faster by keeping your eyes stationary and highlighting words. It supports various file formats and offers customization options for a personalized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Word-by-word reading at adjustable speeds
  • RSVP method for improved focus
  • Supports PDF, ePub, DOCX, and more
  • On-device text recognition for scanned PDFs
  • Customizable highlight colors and fonts
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Paste an article, open a PDF or send a page from Safari, and SpeedyReader plays it back one word at a time, anywhere from 100 to 1,200 words a minute. Your eyes stay put, so you stop re-reading lines. Most people read about 250 words a minute. At 500, a 5,000-word article takes 10 minutes instead of 20, and a 300-page book takes about 2½ hours instead of 5. You see your speed after every read, and Metrics keeps your streak, your personal records and a running total of the time you've saved. The method is RSVP, rapid serial visual presentation. In normal reading your eyes jump from point to point and drift back over lines you've already read. Here every word lands in the same place, lined up on its optimal recognition point: the letter your eye locks onto first, shown in color. Import PDF, ePub, DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT, Markdown, HTML and CSV files. Share links from Safari, News, X, Mail or Messages, or paste anything you've copied. Scanned and image-only PDFs go through on-device text recognition, and on devices with Apple Intelligence, Magic Wand repairs the broken lines and hyphenation a scan leaves behind. Books and long PDFs open with a chapter list, so you can go straight to the section you need. Warm-Up starts you slower and ramps up to your target speed. SmartFlow adds a short pause at the end of each sentence. Choose from six highlight colors and four fonts, and pinch to resize the word. Your library and reading history sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac. On Mac, Space and the arrow keys control playback, and Keep Window on Top holds the reader over whatever you're working in. There's no account to create. What you read stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mahanticorp.vercel.app/speedreader/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Reedy4 screens
Speed Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reedy at none against Speed Reading's 3. Reedy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Speed Reading's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Speed Reading sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Reedy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reedy ships an update every 2 months, Speed Reading every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reedy versus Speed Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReedySpeed Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB17 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperReedy EditoraMahanti Corporation

Customer experience

Reedy

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Speed Reading

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reedy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Speed Reading

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Reedy free?
Reedy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speed Reading free?
Speed Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reedy or Speed Reading have ads?
Neither Reedy nor Speed Reading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reedy or Speed Reading?
Reedy ships an update every 2 months, and Speed Reading every 3 days. Most recently, Reedy was updated on November 5, 2026 and Speed Reading on November 9, 2026.

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