Readlax vs SpeedyRead

Readlax combines habit tracking, brain training, speed reading, touch typing, smart notes, a reader view, and a focus timer. Its brain games cover memory, focus and concentration, mental math, and speed reading. Reading practice combines games with mini books and news, plus tests for reading speed and comprehension. Smart Notes supports Markdown, linked-note graphs, attachments, folders, tags, and change tracking. The Chrome and Edge Reader View extension removes distractions, highlights phrases, and reads articles aloud using text to speech. The focus timer sets 25-minute work periods followed by five-minute breaks. Habit tracking includes a to-do list and daily records for mood, sleep hours, and water intake. Readlax says its brain-training product is available on the web, iPhone, and Android, with progress syncing across devices; the platform also lists browser-extension access. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime subscriptions are described; monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically until canceled.

SpeedyRead is an iPhone speed-reading app that presents text one word at a time using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. It imports PDFs, Word documents, ePubs, Markdown, HTML, and other content, and can open files from the Files app. Readers can also paste a web address for article extraction or scan printed pages with live OCR and torch support. The reading pace can be adjusted from 300 to 725 WPM with a speed wheel and haptic feedback. An audio mode speaks each word in sync with the display, with adjustable audio speed from 50 to 450 WPM and multiple voices.

The app includes comprehension exercises, guided training, dark and light modes, five accent colors, automatic session saving, and reading-position resumption. Its library and progress are stored locally; personal files are not synced to servers unless a future cloud backup is enabled. The privacy policy says anonymous usage statistics are collected, with device model and OS version potentially collected for diagnostics. Support requests may involve an email address. SpeedyRead requires iOS 18.0 or later. It has a free download, and Monthly Premium costs $1.99 a month with a 14-day free trial.