# Outread: Speed Reading

> Faster Book & Article Reader

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id778846279](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id778846279)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id778846279`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Arkadiusz Holko
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,359 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2014-01-15
- **Size:** 38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outread-speed-reading/id778846279)
- **Website:** [https://outreadapp.com/](https://outreadapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://outreadapp.com/privacy\_policy.html](https://outreadapp.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #47,907 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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