Comparison

Last First Words vs Reed

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

Head to head
About

Last First Words

Features
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Last First Words is a speed reader that streams text one word at a time, helping you stay focused, read faster, and move through more of what you want to read. Import books, PDFs, and web articles into one library, set reading goals, track your progress with reading stats, and customize the reading experience to match your preferences. Features One-word-at-a-time speed reading Import EPUBs, PDFs, and web articles Set reading goals and build momentum Track reading progress and stats Customize themes and reading preferences Adjust reading speed on the fly Play, pause, rewind, and skip ahead Save bookmarks

About

Reed

Features
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Reed is a calm, focused reader for the books and documents you already own. Open plain text, Markdown, and EPUB files and read them beautifully. • Open your own .txt, Markdown (.md), and EPUB files • Clean, typographic reading with light, sepia, and night themes • Adjustable font, size, margins, and page-turn style • Reading progress, bookmarks, and in-book search • Read aloud with text-to-speech • Reading stats and streaks • iCloud sync keeps your library and progress across all your devices • Smart text-encoding detection for older files No account required. Your library stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. Reed is free with ads — remove them anytime with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Last First Words3 screens
Reed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last First Words at none against Reed's 1. Last First Words also leads on ads (none vs shown). Reed's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Reed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Last First Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Last First Words versus Reed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast First WordsReed
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANDON COLE THORNTONOh Hyeon Kwon

In-app purchases

None

Last First Words

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Reed

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Last First Words free?
Last First Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reed free?
Reed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Last First Words or Reed have ads?
Reed shows ads; Last First Words does not.

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