Readpace vs SprintRead

Most reading apps count pages. ReadPace counts whether you actually understood them. Start a session, read the way you normally read, then scan the pages you finished. ReadPace turns that into a real words-per-minute number — not an estimate, not a guess. Then it asks you questions about what you just read, written from those exact pages. Speed means nothing if none of it stuck. ReadPace measures both. TIME IT. SCAN IT. KNOW IT. Hit start, read, hit "Finish & scan." Your session becomes a precise WPM number, logged against the book you're reading. No manual page counts, no stopwatch math. READ IT. THEN PROVE IT. Every session can end with a comprehension test built from the pages you just covered. Real questions about the actual ideas — not trivia. Not sure? Tap "No idea." Honest answers make your data honest. GET SCORED, THEN GET BETTER. See your comprehension percentage, your WPM, and how many you got right — side by side. Then review every question: what you answered, what was correct, and why. Misses get explained, so the test teaches you something too. FIND THE SPEED WHERE YOU REMEMBER MOST. This is the one no other reading app can tell you. ReadPace groups your tested sessions into speed bands and averages your recall in each, revealing your personal sweet spot — the pace where you're fast and you retain it. It also shows you where recall starts to fall off, so you know exactly when you're reading too fast to learn anything. WATCH THE LINE CLIMB. Your WPM trend over 7 days, 30 days, or all time, with your goal line drawn right across it. Weekly session goals, personal bests, and a running average that proves the last three months weren't your imagination. INSIGHTS THAT CHANGE HOW YOU READ. • Your most productive time of day — morning, afternoon, or evening • Which categories you read fastest, and which you remember best • Week-over-week change, personal best, total sessions at a glance EVERY BOOK ON YOUR SHELF, MEASURED. Your library tracks each title separately: lowest, average, and highest speed, average comprehension across every tested session, a speed curve across the whole book, and a full session log with words read, time spent, WPM, and recall score. WHO IT'S FOR Students who need it to stick. Professionals reading to stay sharp. Anyone with a shelf of non-fiction and a nagging suspicion they're not retaining much of it. And anyone who just wants to read faster — with proof they haven't sacrificed understanding to get there. Stop guessing how fast you read. Start knowing what you keep. Terms of Use (EULA): https://readpace.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://readpace.org/privacy Premium is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.

You hate speed reading apps. We get it. They flash words at you like a slot machine. Your eyes hurt after 5 minutes. You retain nothing. It's exhausting. SprintRead is different. The Science: ORP Technology We built this around Optimal Recognition Point (ORP) research—the exact spot in a word where your brain processes it fastest. Here's what actually happens: - Your eye naturally wants to land slightly left of center in each word - Traditional speed readers ignore this. They blast words at you centered. - Your brain fights to adjust every single time - Result: Fatigue, headaches, giving up SprintRead highlights the ORP in every word. Your eye knows exactly where to look. No fighting. No fatigue. What You Get Read Faster, Effortlessly - 3x your normal reading speed within days - Adjustable WPM—start at 250, work up to 1000+ - Your eyes will thank you Your Library, Your Rules - Import any EPUB or PDF - Synced progress across all your books - Pick up exactly where you left off Actually Good Design - Black background, minimal UI (your eyes again) - Customizable highlight colors - Built for reading, not looking pretty in screenshots Zero B******t - No accounts - No subscriptions hidden behind "free trial" - No "gamification" or achievement badges - Just you and your books The Reading Experience SprintRead uses a technique called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP)—presenting one word at a time. But unlike other RSVP apps, we don't center-align words like idiots. We offset each word based on its length and structure. Your eye lands on the ORP automatically. You read faster without trying harder. It's like the difference between: - Fighting through traffic (other speed readers) - Highway with no exits (SprintRead) Who This Is For You if: - You have 47 books in your "to read" pile - You hate that you're a slow reader - You've tried other speed reading apps and rage-deleted them - You actually want to retain what you read Not for you if: - You read 2 books a year and that's fine - You think "the journey is the destination" about reading - You prefer audiobooks (no judgment, just wrong app) What's Inside: • ORP Highlighting - Words offset to your eye's sweet spot. Read 3x faster without trying. • EPUB/PDF Support - Import any book. Proper chapter detection. No weird parsing bugs. • Customizable Speed - Start at your comfort zone. Push to 1000+ WPM when you're ready. • Dark Mode Native - Black background. Easy on your eyes during those 2am reading sessions. • Progress Syncing - Pick up where you left off. Every book. Every time. • No Account Required - Download, import, read. That's it. This is version 1.0. It's not perfect. But it works, it's fast, and it won't make your eyes bleed. Try it. Read a chapter. See if you can double your speed by next week.