Ledor vs Outread
Ledor
ledor.app
Outread
outreadapp.comSide by side
| Figure | Ledor | Outread |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Speed Reading Apps | 8.7 (#3) | 8.2 (#7) |
| Customization | Reader colors, fonts, sizes, layout positions and focus-line placement have live preview controls. | Readers can adjust speed, chunk length, contrast, theme, and font. |
| Offline use | The app says it works without internet, with syncing optional and books and progress stored on the device. | The App Store listing says content is available even offline. |
| Reading modes | It includes RSVP, text-to-speech narration, and a traditional e-reader mode. | It offers a Guide mode that highlights text and a Flash mode based on Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. |
| Sync | Optional Google Drive sync can carry the library, reading progress, bookmarks, ratings, sessions, and display settings across devices. | An optional Outread account syncs content, reading history, and preferences between devices. |
Plans
Outread
- Outread FreeFree
- Outread+ Monthly$4.99 a month
- Outread+ Monthly Family$8.49 a month
- Outread+ Annual$29.99 a year
- Outread+ Annual Family$49.99 a year
- Outread+ Lifetime$119.99, paid once
- Outread+ Lifetime Family$149.99, paid once
In their own words
Ledor
Ledor is a free, open-source reader for RSVP, EPUB files, and web articles, available on Android, iOS, Linux, and the web. It offers RSVP, text-to-speech narration, and a traditional e-reader mode. Readers can import EPUBs or save articles by URL; Android users can also share a page with the app. Text-to-speech uses system voices, provides lock-screen controls, and supports speeds from 0.5× to 3×. Appearance settings cover colors, fonts, sizes, and positions, with light and dark themes and a live preview.
Ledor works offline, storing books and progress on the device. Optional Google Drive sync can carry the library, progress, bookmarks, ratings, sessions, and display settings across devices. The privacy policy says the app collects no data and has no analytics, ads, tracking, accounts, or servers of its own. Weekly and monthly reading charts and a shareable monthly recap are calculated on the device. The MIT-licensed free plan includes all features, with no ads or account required.
Outread
Outread is a speed-reading app for websites, ebooks, and documents that displays text in small chunks. Guide mode highlights text, while Flash mode presents it using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. Readers can adjust speed, chunk length, contrast, theme, and font, and use exercises for peripheral vision, eidetic memory, short-term memory, and chunking. Content can be imported from a URL, pasted, or shared from Safari and other apps; Outread also integrates with Pocket and Instapaper. An optional account syncs content, reading history, and preferences between devices, and the App Store listing says content is available offline. Supported file types are DRM-free ePub, PDF, DOC, RTF, and TXT; DRM-protected ebooks such as Kindle books are not supported. Outread is available on iOS, macOS, and as an extension. Its free plan provides basic features. Outread+ unlocks all features, including speeds up to 1,500 words per minute, unlimited bookmarks and notes, and additional themes. AI summaries, key points, quizzes, and tag suggestions require Apple Intelligence-capable devices running the newest operating system.