Sequence vs Reader

Sequence turns a busy calendar and a loose task list into a day you can actually finish. See what needs doing alongside the commitments already on your calendar. Bring in tasks from Apple Reminders or capture them in Sequence, estimate the effort, and place the work into realistic focus blocks. When plans change, move unfinished work forward without losing the shape of your day. With Sequence you can: • Build a daily plan from tasks, open time, and calendar events • Import Apple Reminders and keep completion in sync • Create focus blocks with checklists, estimates, and protected time • Give meetings a private workspace for topics, decisions, and action items • Capture meeting minutes with optional on-device voice transcription on supported OS versions • Carry unfinished follow-ups into the next useful block • Save repeatable templates and focus plans for deep work, admin, training, or launch days • View your plan with widgets, Live Activities, and Shortcuts • Use Sequence Guard to block distracting apps and websites during a focus block Sequence Pro adds: • Private iCloud sync for your tasks, plans, templates, action items, and schedules • Unlimited focus plans, week routines, and event templates • Flexible future, multi-date, and recurring scheduling • VariAlarm handoff for focus blocks and alarm-aware routines • Guard reports plus pause and resume controls from Control Center, Siri, and Shortcuts • Minimalist themes across the app, widgets, and Live Activities Sequence is designed for the day that changes after you planned it. Start with what matters, place it where it fits, and keep moving when reality changes. Some features require Sequence Pro. Calendar and Reminders access are optional and used only when you choose to connect them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Reader turns the EPUBs you already own into books read aloud, in a voice you choose, entirely on your iPhone. CLASSIC BOOKS, BUILT IN Open the app and start listening. A shelf of classic novels is included free, with cover art made for them, refreshed for the season. No book purchases, no extra downloads, no account to make. YOUR OWN BOOKS TOO Bring any EPUB from Files, Safari, AirDrop, or another app. Standard Ebooks and Project Gutenberg both offer thousands of free, beautifully prepared books, and Reader points you to them. READ ALOUD, IN YOUR VOICE Reader uses Apple's built-in voices, so you can pick the one you actually want to listen to and change it whenever you like. Every word is highlighted as it is spoken, so you can follow along, look up, and find your place again. BUILT FOR LONG LISTENING • Playback continues with the screen locked, with controls on the Lock Screen • Adjust the reading pace from half speed to double • Your place is saved, and a book reopens where you left it • Jump between chapters, or scrub to any point • Choose your typeface and size, including OpenDyslexic WORKS ANYWHERE Reading and speech happen on your device. Once your books and voices are available, no connection is needed to listen, so Reader works on a plane, underground, or off the grid. Your books stay on your iPhone. FREE TO READ Every reading feature is available to everyone. There are no listening limits, no subscription, and no paid feature tier. Reader is supported by banner ads, with an optional one-time purchase to remove them. Reader is built and supported by one person who reads every message. If something is wrong or missing, write to nick@thefreereader.app.