Devour vs The Complete Wilde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Devour
This app helps you read books and articles significantly faster using a technique that displays words one at a time. Import various file types and web content, then adjust your reading speed. Track progress, set goals, and organize your library with this efficient reading tool.
- RSVP speed reading technology
- Import EPUB, PDF, web articles, and more
- Adjustable speed control (100-1000+ WPM)
- Built-in speed test
- Progress tracking and automatic saving
- Reading statistics and daily goals
- Smart library organization
- iCloud sync
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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 focused—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, RTF—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 — 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 — Discover your baseline reading speed, then see how much faster you read with RSVP technology. Progress Tracking — Resume exactly where you left off. Every document saves your position automatically. Reading Statistics — Track total words read, reading time, average WPM, and daily streaks with beautiful visualizations. Daily Goals & Achievements — Set word count goals, build streaks, and earn milestones as your reading habit grows. Smart Library — Organize with favorites, reading status, and content type filters. Search and find anything instantly. iCloud Sync — Keep your library, reading progress, and statistics synchronized across all your Apple devices. Dark Mode — 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 work—Devour helps you get through it all. Faster. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The Complete Wilde
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Every word Oscar Wilde ever wrote. Every wit, every wound, every wonder — in one beautifully crafted app. The Complete Wilde is the definitive Oscar Wilde companion for iPhone and iPad. Read his complete works, chat with his characters using on-device AI, explore an interactive map of his world, and test your knowledge with 450+ trivia questions. THE FULL LIBRARY Read all of Wilde's major works in a gorgeous, distraction-free reader: • The Picture of Dorian Gray (complete novel) • The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, Lady Windermere's Fan & more plays • The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant & all fairy tales • De Profundis (the prison letter) • Poetry, essays, and short stories • Adjustable fonts, text-to-speech narration, bookmarks & highlights THE SALON — AI Character Chat Converse with 40 characters from Wilde's world, powered by Apple Intelligence: • Chat one-on-one with Lady Bracknell, Lord Henry, Dorian Gray, and Oscar himself • Join multi-character literary salons on Beauty, Art, Love, Society & Suffering • Every character has a unique voice crafted from Wilde's original text • All AI runs on-device — private, fast, no subscription needed OSCAR'S WORLD An interactive map spanning 45 locations across Dublin, London, Oxford, Paris & beyond: • Visit the homes, theatres, courtrooms and cafés of Wilde's life • GPS walking tour through London with stories that unlock as you approach each site • Mark locations as visited and track your progress PRACTICE & PLAY • 450 trivia questions across every category of Wilde's life and work • 30 writing challenges to sharpen your wit • "What Would Oscar Say?" — AI generates Wildean epigrams on any modern topic • Style Analyzer scores your writing for Wildean qualities (0–100) • Aesthetic Journal with AI "Dandy Score" analysis • 3 courtroom trial recreations and 12 famous verbal duels DISCOVER & EXPLORE • 1,023 categorised epigrams with context and source attribution • Concordance: full-text search across all works • 200-term Victorian glossary with pronunciations • 47-event illustrated timeline of Wilde's life • 67 letters with full text • Character relationship maps for every play • Philosophers Comparator: Wilde vs. Nietzsche, Pater, Kierkegaard & more • 18 artworks by Beardsley, Ricketts and contemporaries FAIRY TALES AT MIDNIGHT A gentle bedtime reading mode with warm dark typography, built-in narration, and a sleep timer that whispers "Goodnight" when your time is up. TODAY — YOUR DAILY WILDE • Wit of the Day with share & favourite • On This Day in Oscar's life (387 events) • Reading streak tracker • Daily trivia, artwork, paradox & writing challenge • Commemorative banners on Wilde's birthday, death anniversary & Pride Month GENEROUS FREE TIER Explore 50 quotes, 20 trivia questions, 18 map locations, 3 AI characters, and sample every feature before upgrading. Premium unlocks everything — once, forever. No subscriptions. PRIVACY FIRST All AI features run entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence. No data leaves your phone. No accounts required. No tracking. Built with love for the greatest wit who ever lived. "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." — Oscar Wilde
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Complete Wilde at none against Devour's shown. Devour's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Devour sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and The Complete Wilde sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Devour ships an update weekly, The Complete Wilde every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Devour | The Complete Wilde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brett Cassidy | AppConsult |
In-app purchases
Devour
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$14.991 Year
The Complete Wilde
- The Complete Wilde — Premium$4.99









