RapidReader is described as 'Takes the effort out of reading on any size screen. RapidReader's patented software will double or triple your on-screen reading speed in less than 5 minutes. It's easy, but you have to see it to believe it' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to RapidReader for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best RapidReader alternative is Spreeder. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Reasy or iReadFast. Other great apps like RapidReader are Beeline Reader, 7 Speed Reading, Dictator and Spedread.
Most reading calculators guess with a generic average. MyReadingSpeed lets you test your actual speed by genre (fiction, academic, technical, legal, and more), then converts word count into realistic reading time. Free, no signup.
