Tempo vs Epub Reader for Dyslexia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempo
This app presents text one word at a time, helping you maintain focus and progress through reading material. It offers adjustable pacing, rewind capabilities, and a distraction-free reading environment. Save your content locally and track your reading habits.
- RSVP reading mode
- Adjustable reading pace (WPM)
- Pause, rewind, and review text
- Import text and supported files
- Local reading library
- Reading progress tracking
- Customizable themes and typography
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Tempo is a calm focus reader for people who want to keep moving through books, notes, articles, and study material without losing their place. The reader uses RSVP reading: it shows text one word at a time, with simple controls for pace, pause, rewind, and review. Instead of filling the screen with distractions, Tempo keeps the current word centered and gives you just enough context to continue confidently. Use Tempo to: * Paste text or import supported files * Read one word at a time in a focused RSVP view * Adjust your words-per-minute pace * Pause, rewind, and jump back into context * Save reading material in your local library * Track reading sessions, progress, stats, and streaks * Choose themes and typography that feel comfortable * Unlock unlimited local reading with a one-time purchase Tempo is built for focused reading, not fake productivity. It does not promise magic speed gains or replace careful reading. It gives you a calmer way to move through text, stay engaged, and finish more of what you start. Your reading material stays local by default in this release. Tempo is designed for content you own, created, or otherwise have the right to read.
Epub Reader for Dyslexia
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Epub Reader opens the ebooks you already have and makes their text easier to read. It works completely offline. No account, no ads, and no analytics of any kind, so your library stays completely private. READING SUPPORT • Syllable highlighting: every second syllable gets its own colour, so long words break into parts you can see. Currently available for 10 languages. • Line focus: the page dims except for a band around the line you are reading, and you drag that band with your finger. • Easy reading: wider letter, word and line spacing, a warm off-white page instead of stark white, and bold instead of italics. It applies to the whole app, not only to the book text. • Read aloud with read-along highlighting in its own colour, so it is never mistaken for one of your own highlights. • Full typography control: font size, spacing, margins, page transition, light and dark reading themes. FORMATS EPUB, FB2, MOBI, AZW3 and TXT. Non-EPUB files are converted when you import them, so they really open instead of only appearing in the list. YOUR LIBRARY • Import from Files, iCloud Drive or any app that can share a file. • Covers generated for books that have none. • Highlights, notes and bookmarks. • Reading statistics, daily goals and streaks. • Export and backup of your library data. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No tracking. No analytics. The app has no way to send your library anywhere. The interface is available in 65 languages. Syllable highlighting currently covers 10 of them. Word lookup needs a connection and is available on iOS only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Epub Reader for Dyslexia at none against Tempo's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tempo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Epub Reader for Dyslexia asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tempo | Epub Reader for Dyslexia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Hoffman | lapnito.cz s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
Tempo
- Unlimited Reading2 variants$7.99
Epub Reader for Dyslexia
No in-app purchases









