Comparison

Devour vs Anthologized

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

Head to head
About

Devour

Features
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DEVOUR YOUR READING LIST Download free and start speed reading in seconds. Devour uses RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) to display words one at a time right where your eyes are focusedβ€”so you read 2-3x faster without learning any special technique. Just import, tap play, and devour. HOW IT WORKS Traditional reading wastes time on eye movements. Devour eliminates that by presenting each word at a fixed point with the Optimal Recognition Point highlighted, so your brain processes text faster instantly. IMPORT ANYTHING EPUBs, PDFs, web articles, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTFβ€”if you can read it, Devour can speed-read it. Paste text or extract content from any URL. Your entire reading list in one app. POWERFUL FEATURES Speed Control β€” Adjust from 100 to 1,000+ words per minute. Start at your comfort zone and gradually increase as your brain adapts. Built-In Speed Test β€” Discover your baseline reading speed, then see how much faster you read with RSVP technology. Progress Tracking β€” Resume exactly where you left off. Every document saves your position automatically. Reading Statistics β€” Track total words read, reading time, average WPM, and daily streaks with beautiful visualizations. Daily Goals & Achievements β€” Set word count goals, build streaks, and earn milestones as your reading habit grows. Smart Library β€” Organize with favorites, reading status, and content type filters. Search and find anything instantly. iCloud Sync β€” Keep your library, reading progress, and statistics synchronized across all your Apple devices. Dark Mode β€” Automatic system theme matching or manual light/dark selection for comfortable reading anywhere. THE SCIENCE RSVP has been researched for decades as a method to increase reading speed. By presenting words at a fixed focal point with ORP highlighting, your visual system processes text more efficiently. Most readers see significant speed improvements from their very first session. PREMIUM Devour is free to use with ads. Go premium to remove all ads for an uninterrupted reading experience and support independent app development. START READING FASTER Import your first document and feel the difference. That article you bookmarked last week, the novel on your shelf, the PDF report for workβ€”Devour helps you get through it all. Faster. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Anthologized

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Anthologized You've read hundreds of stories across dozens of anthologies. But ask yourself which book "The Lottery" was in, or which collection had that perfect essay about grief, and the answer is gone. Anthologized fixes that. Anthologized is the only app built for readers of short-form literature. Track, rate, and remember every story, poem, essay, and play inside your anthology collections β€” not just the books themselves. What you can do: Track every story inside every anthology you own. Rate them individually. Write notes on the ones that stayed with you. Mark what you've read, what you want to read, and what you abandoned halfway through. If we don't have the book or story you're reading it is easy to add new books by scanning the barcode or searching by title. Anthologized pulls in the cover, publication details, and lets you build out the table of contents at your own pace. Organize your reading with custom lists. Keep a wishlist for anthologies you want to pick up next. Track magazines and journals alongside your books. Built for anthology lovers: The Best American series. The Norton anthologies. Year's Best collections. Prize anthologies. Themed collections. These books don't fit neatly into apps built around novels β€” Anthologized was designed specifically for them. No more losing track of who wrote that story about the lighthouse. No more buying an anthology only to realize you've already read half of it elsewhere. No more forgetting that haunting tale from page 47. Your reading, your way: Keep your library private or share it publicly. Follow other readers and see what they're discovering. Earn badges as your collection grows. Anthologized is free to download.

Screenshots

Devour4 screens
Anthologized4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anthologized at none against Devour's 2. Anthologized also leads on ads (none vs shown). Devour's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Devour sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Anthologized asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Devour versus Anthologized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevourAnthologized
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrett CassidyTim Peysar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Devour

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Anthologized

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Devour free?
Devour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anthologized free?
Anthologized is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Devour or Anthologized have ads?
Devour shows ads; Anthologized does not.

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