# BeeLine Reader

> Productivity

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id938026867](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id938026867)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id938026867`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BeeLine Reader, Inc.
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 2.30 / 5 (20 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-19
- **First published:** 2014-11-17
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beeline-reader/id938026867)
- **Website:** [http://www.beelinereader.com/individual](http://www.beelinereader.com/individual)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.beelinereader.com/privacy](http://www.beelinereader.com/privacy)

## Description

Read faster and more easily with our digital reading technology, which has has won awards from Stanford and United Nations!

Here's how it works: instead of using plain black text, we display text using eye-guiding color gradients. These gradients flow from the end of one line to the beginning of the next, so that when you move your eyes from right to left, they're automatically drawn to the appropriate line. 

Vision, literacy, and medical experts agree that BeeLine Reader improves reading speed and reading ability for readers of all ages and skill levels. It is particularly helpful for readers with dyslexia, ADD, or vision impairments—some readers are able to read over 50% faster with BeeLine. Find out how much it will help you by taking the BeeLine Reading Challenge on our website: www.BeeLineReader.com.

Included app functionality: Read with BeeLine in Safari using our BeeLine Action Extension; save articles for later using the BeeLine Share Extension; and browse the web with BeeLine on select popular websites (AP News, Reuters, and Medium.com) within the BeeLine app. Never used an extension before? Find out how: http://bit.ly/1vaQaOf

IAP: Add premium news sites to your reading list and read Kindle books with BeeLine (iPad only).

Have epub files you want to read with BeeLine? Grab the ReadMe! app, which supports DRM-free EPUB files.

## Rankings

- #330,488 — Overall

## Review summary

BeeLine Reader provides color-guided text to improve speed and focus, and integrates with share and browser extensions to streamline reading articles. However, users repeatedly report pricing complexities and paywalls, frequent bugs and poor support, compatibility gaps with other apps, a dated user interface, and a lack of consistent updates. These issues dominate recurring feedback, overshadowing the accessibility benefits.

### Pros

- Color-coded lines/gradients help reading speed and tracking, reducing eye strain.
- Accessibility benefits; helps focus and reading speed, potentially life-changing for some users.
- Strong workflow integration via share extension and browser extensions for saving and reading articles.

### Cons

- High and opaque pricing with upfront app cost plus additional charges for PDFs and web extensions; perceived as a cash grab.
- Reliability issues: frequent bugs, app instability, progress loss, and slow or unresponsive support.
- Compatibility and feature limitations: not working with Kindle/iBooks; limited document import; not all sites/pages supported.
- Outdated, confusing UI/UX with a steep learning curve and few updates.
- Limited ongoing maintenance and support from developers; long gaps without improvements.

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