Absorb

Spec sheet

Purpose

Absorb is an iPhone RSVP reader that displays books and other text one word at a time with ORP highlighting.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Security

The privacy policy says Absorb relies on the device operating system’s security protections for local app data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Privacy

Absorb says an account is not required and imported content, reading progress, and preferences are designed to stay on the device.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Support

Users can contact the developer about questions, bug reports, purchase issues, import problems, or feature ideas through the support form.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Analytics

The privacy policy says PostHog may process product usage analytics and that Absorb does not include advertising SDKs or use analytics for third-party advertising.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Data handling

The privacy policy says Absorb does not intentionally upload imported book content, full imported website text, scanned page images, or extracted scanned text to an Absorb server.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Imports

It supports EPUB, PDF, and TXT files, websites, articles, and camera scans.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Languages

The site lists support for reading in English, Polish, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Swahili, and Czech.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Platform compatibility

The App Store listing says the app requires iOS 16.4 or later and lists Mac compatibility with macOS 12.0 or later on an Apple M1 chip or later.Read 8 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Reading history

The app tracks progress, goals, words read, and average WPM across the library.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Reading speed

The app advertises adjustable reading speeds from 150 to 1,000 WPM.Read 8 Oct 2026 · absorb-app.com

Plans and prices

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