Comparison

Last First Words vs Linea Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Linea Reader

Features
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Linea is a calm reading workspace for difficult material. Import PDFs, EPUBs, MOBI files, DOCX documents, Markdown, images, scans, and web pages. Read with thoughtful typography, highlight and annotate passages, listen from your current position, and ask questions without losing your place. Your library stays organized around the work in front of you. Resume where you stopped, move between chapters, and keep your reading progress together. Features: โ€ข Import documents and URLs โ€ข Read PDFs, ebooks, Markdown, and more โ€ข Highlight passages and add notes โ€ข Listen from your current reading position โ€ข Ask document-aware questions while reading or listening โ€ข Keep reading progress and annotations together โ€ข Choose from four reading palettes AI and your data: Linea uses AI only when you ask it to. It does not run your documents through AI in the background. Eligible signed-in Linea accounts can use Linea's rate-limited managed Ask without a personal API key: the question and relevant document context are processed by Linea, which may call an upstream model. For a user-owned cloud provider, Linea sends your question and relevant document context directly from your device to that provider using the API key you supplied; Linea's developer does not receive those direct-to-provider requests. When available and selected, on-device Apple Intelligence requests stay on your device. Linea is built for sustained attention: fewer distractions, better context, and a clear path back to the thread.

Screenshots

Last First Words3 screens
Linea Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

Last First Words and Linea Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Last First Words versus Linea Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast First WordsLinea Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLANDON COLE THORNTONArach Tchoupani

In-app purchases

None

Last First Words

No in-app purchases

None

Linea Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Last First Words free?
Last First Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linea Reader free?
Linea Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Last First Words or Linea Reader have ads?
Neither Last First Words nor Linea Reader shows ads.

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