Outread: Speed Reading

Name: Outread: Speed Reading
Rating: 4.7 (1359 reviews)
Author: Arkadiusz Holko

By: Arkadiusz Holko App

Faster Book & Article Reader

Overview

Version:

2.9.2

Last updated: 2026-09-13

Ranking

#47,905 ▲ 79

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Outread is a speed-reading app for websites, ebooks, documents and articles on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow a moving highlighter in Guide Mode or keep phrases centered with Flash Mode, while adjusting reading speed and text chunk size to match your preferences.

Build focus, comprehension, peripheral vision and memory with reading exercises, speed tests and detailed progress stats. Save webpages, add notes and bookmarks, translate text with AI, read offline and customize fonts and themes. Outread+ adds classic novels, DRM-free EPUB, PDF, Word, RTF and TXT support, Instapaper syncing and speeds up to 1,500 words per minute.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Books Accessibility Content Writing

By:

Arkadiusz Holko

Rating:

4.70

(1,359) 9 new ratings

Version:

2.9.2 Last updated: 2026-09-13

Version code:

888188554

Creation date:

2014-01-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

37.67MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 47,905 ▲ 79

For Developers

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Developed by:

Arkadiusz Holko

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outread-speed-reading/id778846279

Website:

https://outreadapp.com/

User Reviews

User reviews consistently reward Outread for its daily training that boosts reading speed and comprehension, plus strong PDF/long-form content support, focus/pacing tools, and accessibility options. Recurrent drawbacks include a costly, purchase-driven model, difficulty importing external books, and missing annotation features (highlighting, bookmarks, quotes) with requests for export capabilities. Ongoing updates are valued, but pricing and importability remain the main sticking points.

Pros

Daily guided training and daily exercises drive measurable speed and comprehension gains.
Excellent support for PDFs, long articles, and various content types (e.g., PDFs, GPT chats, Bible).
Pacing and time-tracking features help focus, stay engaged, and quantify reading effort.
Accessibility options such as Open Dyslexia Font improve readability and retention.
Active updates and improvements with positive user reception (including lifetime license options for some users).

Cons

Difficulties importing external books and content; importing from Apple Books or Amazon is often unsupported or fails.
Pricing model perceived as expensive; in-app purchases are required and some users view it as a money grab.
Lack of highlighting/annotation features (highlighting, underlining, saving quotes) and bookmarking; users request export capabilities.
Reliability issues with imports (e.g., PDFs freezing or loading problems) and inconsistencies in external content support.

Recent reviews

This app is great and I figured out that I can actually read at a pace of 416 words per minute however there are a few things I would like you to fix about it. First, please add more interesting books I can almost never find anything interesting and second, please make it so that the non-pros don’t only get one book at least add a few more. If these get fixed I would rate it a 5 star however for now I will rate it a 3 star for these reasons

by Lu*****, 2026-06-19

the app is a useful tool, the range of speed and opportunities to incorporate increased reading speeds can be improved- the current greatest words per minute is roughly 1,500 words per minute the Outread speed reading training app could easily increase this to 15,000 words per minute or greater