CLUSTER READING-TEXT-WORD · 35 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2014-01-15
Speed reading training apps
This cluster comprises speed reading applications that often present text one word at a time (RSVP) with adjustable pace, along with a few reading-assistance tools for dyslexia and reading comprehension practice. Dated member entries span from early 2014 through mid-2026, with sporadic early appearances, a small grouping in late 2020, and a more regular cadence from mid-2025 onward. Traction leaders are Courier (1 star), followed by rsvp-reading and freereadingtracker.com (0 stars each).
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 2 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled
Operator · 5 hobby · 2 indie · 2 commercial · 6 open source · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01oneword1★2 daysliveindieSpeed-reading app for iOS and macOS that displays text one word at a time, imports books and PDFs, and offers OCR, translation, and reading statistics.
- 02ReadCheck0★28 days—hobbyMobile app that assesses children's oral reading fluency offline by listening to them read aloud and reporting per-word accuracy and reading speed.
- 03pivot-reader0★7 days—hobbySpeed-reading web app that shows pasted text one word at a time with a fixed highlighted focus letter to help users read faster.
- 04rsvp-reading1★1 mo—Mobile app that enables speed reading by displaying words one at a time at a user-controlled rate with automatic pauses and reading statistics.
- 05Courier1★1 mo—hobbySpeed-reading web app that streams text word by word at adjustable rates so readers can consume documents without moving their eyes.
- 06Stasis: RSVP Speed Reader0★1 moliveSpeed reading app that displays ebooks one word at a time at adjustable pace and tracks reading progress and statistics.
- 07Stutter0★2 moliveopen sourceMobile app that displays pasted, shared, or linked text one word at a time at an adjustable pace to enable faster reading.
- 08fixpoint0★2 moliveBrowser-based speed reader that displays text one word at a time for focused, distraction-free reading of documents.
- 09iReadr — Speed Reader0★2 moliveindieSpeed reading app that displays text one word at a time to help users read books, articles, PDFs, and web pages faster.
- 10Glance - Epub Speed Reader0★1 moliveSpeed-reading app that displays EPUB books one word at a time to help readers focus and read faster with customizable fonts and colors.
- 11Fast Reader0★26 daysliveopen sourceDesktop reading tool that flashes text one word at a time with adjustable speed and formatting to train faster reading.
- 12Outread: Speed Reading0★28 dayslivecommercialSpeed-reading app that displays small text chunks sequentially or highlighted to help users read ebooks and web pages faster.
- 13Spedread0★3 moliveopen sourceDesktop application that flashes text one word at a time to help readers move through material faster with fewer eye movements.
- 14eye-training1★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyAn eye training app that helps users improve reading speed.
- 15Readly: EPUB Speed Reading0★8 mostaleliveEPUB reader app that displays books with speed-reading modes, bookmarks, notes, and progress tracking to help users read faster.
- 16Ebooks Reader - Books to Read0★2 yrabandonedlivecommercialSpeed reader that imports web articles, documents, and ebooks to enable faster reading with adjustable pace.
- 17tspreed0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceSpeed reading application that displays text one word at a time using RSVP technique.
- 18shirah-reader0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceTerminal speed reading app that presents text one word at a time to help users read faster.
- 19Ctrl-Alt-Read0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbySpeed reading tool that displays text one word at a time to help users read faster and stay focused.
- 20speedreader0★2 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop application that helps users read faster by displaying text at adjustable speeds.
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