Dogear vs LumaRead

Dogear is a speed-reading trainer for iOS that measures comprehension after each passage. It offers word-by-word RSVP and guided highlighting, with adjustable pacing from 100 to 900 words per minute. Its comprehension-safe speed is the fastest pace at which a reader scores at least 80% comprehension. Readers can paste articles, notes, or book excerpts from the clipboard, and Dogear saves their place. Progress tools include a daily-goal ring, a seven-day streak strip, and charts that pair pace with comprehension. Controls cover chunk size, rewind, a scrubber, haptics, text appearance, pausing at punctuation, and pivot guides. On supported iPhones, Apple’s on-device foundation model can create passages and quizzes; devices without Apple Intelligence use built-in passages and quizzes, without transmitting user text. Dogear says it collects no personal data, needs no account, and has no third-party advertising or analytics SDKs. It works offline apart from its launch-time settings-file download. The App Store listing requires iOS 26 or later and also lists compatibility with iPadOS 26, macOS 26 on Apple silicon, and visionOS 26. The app is free, with no ads, subscription, or account.

LumaRead is a web-based speed reading app that presents text one word at a time using rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). It accepts PDF and DOCX uploads and includes a free reading speed test that measures words per minute. The reader removes headers, footers and page numbers, anchoring words at an optical center point; readers can adjust speed, with pacing that responds to punctuation. The free plan saves progress and allows 1,500 words per day, one book in the library and speeds up to 600 WPM. Monthly costs $3.99 a month and allows unlimited reading, 10 library books and speeds up to 900 WPM, with reading statistics. Yearly costs $39.99 a year and adds an unlimited library, custom speeds up to 1,500 WPM, statistics, streaks and priority support. Login, library sync and session statistics require an internet connection. A loaded book can continue in an active session if it remains open on the page. LumaRead can be installed as a PWA for quicker access on mobile or desktop, though the supported platform is web.