Comparison

Ingenium vs Lampo Reader

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

Head to head
About

Ingenium

Features
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Short, calm brain training for a few minutes a day. Practice reading faster without losing the meaning, train your memory and focus, or relax with a puzzle. Tell Ingenium what you want to work on and how much time you have, and it plans your session. READING β€’ Word by word: words appear one at a time in the middle of the screen, so your eyes stay still. You choose the speed. β€’ Reading Speed Test: read a short text, answer a few questions, and see how fast you read and how much you understood. Reading fast without understanding won't raise your score. β€’ Guided reading: a highlight moves along the line at a steady pace, or the text comes in short blocks you can take in at a glance. β€’ Real texts: texts written for your language, or Wikipedia articles about space, nature, history, technology, animals and the human body. β€’ Quick eyes: find numbers in order on a Schulte table, look for letters, and recognize words that flash for a moment. MEMORY, FOCUS AND MORE β€’ Memory: remember which squares lit up, repeat sequences, and spot when something repeats from a few steps back (N-back). β€’ Focus: pick the color of the ink, not the word you read (the Stroop test), and find a target among look-alikes. β€’ Reaction: tap as fast as you can, or only when you should. β€’ Words and numbers: build words from letters, find synonyms and opposites, do math in your head, continue number patterns. β€’ Logic: find the missing piece in a pattern, and turn shapes in your head. PUZZLES FOR YOUR DOWNTIME β€’ Sudoku, from a small 4Γ—4 to the classic 9Γ—9, with notes, hints and undo. Untimed boards wait for you if you stop halfway. β€’ Mazes with loops, and Locked Maze with keys and locks. β€’ Tower of Hanoi: move the disks into place in as few moves as possible. MADE AROUND YOU β€’ Choose 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes a day and the skills that matter to you. Reorder, replace or skip exercises in the plan. β€’ Most exercises get harder when you do well and easier after mistakes, and each one remembers your level. β€’ Star your favorites, and keep exercises you don't like out of your plans. β€’ See your streak, your personal bests and how each skill is going. β€’ Reminders, if you want them. β€’ 11 languages, each with its own word games and reading texts. CALM AND PRIVATE β€’ No ads, no account, no leaderboards, no coins. β€’ Your progress is saved on your iPhone, not on our servers. β€’ Crash reports and usage statistics are sent only if you agree. β€’ Light and dark mode, and less motion if you prefer. WHAT IT COSTS Schulte Table, Memory Matrix, Quick Tap and Ink Color are free to play, without a subscription. During setup, you can also take the Reading Speed Test once for free. Everything else needs a monthly or yearly subscription. New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial, and starting it needs a payment method on your Apple ID. If you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, you won't be charged. After that, payment is charged to your Apple ID, and the subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ingenium-brain-training.web.app/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lampo Reader

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Lampo Reader is a fast and focused reading app that lets you view one or more words at a time, reducing the need to constantly move your gaze along the lines. Start with the speed that you find most comfortable and gradually increase the pace as you exercise. READ YOUR CONTENT β€’ TXT texts β€’ PDF documents with selectable text β€’ Web pages via the integrated browser β€’ Text entered or pasted directly into the app TWO WAYS TO READ With the Standard mode you can focus on one or more words at a time. The Line mode instead keeps more words visible at the same time, highlighting the central one to help you keep your reading point and have more context. You can choose to display 1 to 12 words at a time and adjust the speed from 60 to 1200 words per minute. TRAIN AT YOUR OWN PACE It is not necessary to leave quickly. Initially find a comfortable speed, get familiar with the method and gradually increase the pace. While reading, you can pause, go back or forward, change speed, and move freely within the text. A READING THAT SUITS YOU Customize the experience by choosing: β€’ Text size β€’ Spacing β€’ Number of words displayed β€’ Standard mode or Line β€’ Several high readability themes β€’ Enhanced visibility mode Atkinson Hyperlegible and OpenDyslexic are also available, in addition to the system fonts and Verdana. You can choose between the themes Card, Night, Sepia, Contrast and Mint to find the combination that is most suitable for your preferences and the environment in which you are reading. WEB PROTECTION FOR THE YOUNGEST Lampo Reader includes optional PIN protection. When activated, you can block access to search, browser and web content import, leaving the text entered in the app and local TXT and PDF documents available. The function works within Lampo Reader and can be used together with the device’s parental control tools. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Lampo Reader does not require you to create an account. Now with text questions created with Apple Intelligence on supported devices. No login. No advertising. No tracking. Open a text, choose how you want to read it and start.

Screenshots

Ingenium4 screens
Lampo Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lampo Reader at every 3 days against Ingenium's fortnightly. Ingenium's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ingenium ships an update fortnightly, Lampo Reader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Ingenium versus Lampo Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIngeniumLampo Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size55 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBohdan VarchenkoFabio Comelli

In-app purchases

None

Ingenium

No in-app purchases

None

Lampo Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ingenium free?
Ingenium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lampo Reader free?
Lampo Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ingenium or Lampo Reader have ads?
Neither Ingenium nor Lampo Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ingenium or Lampo Reader?
Ingenium ships an update fortnightly, and Lampo Reader every 3 days. Most recently, Ingenium was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lampo Reader on October 4, 2026.

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