UpRead AlternativesSpeed Reading Tools and other similar apps like UpRead

UpRead is described as 'An iOS app to read faster. Without effort nor any special training. Based on scientific studies on a technique called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, it offers a brand new way to read on mobile devices' and is a Speed Reading tool in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to UpRead for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Linux, iPhone and Windows apps. The best UpRead alternative is Spreeder. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try stutter or SwiftRead. Other great apps like UpRead are Eyeq, Reasy, Reedy and iReadFast.

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  1. Spreeder icon
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    Spreeder.com is free online speed reading software designed to improve your reading speed and comprehension.

    29 Spreeder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Spreeder is the most popular Web-based alternative to UpRead.

    • Spreeder is the most popular commercial alternative to UpRead.

    • Spreeder is Paid and ProprietaryUpRead is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. stutter icon
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    Read web content faster and easier with this open-source Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) extension and its two reading modes:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Firefox
     
    • stutter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to UpRead.

    • stutter is Free and Open SourceUpRead is Paid and Proprietary
  3. SwiftRead icon
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    SwiftRead (formerly known as Spreed) uses a technique called rapid serial visual presentation, or RSVP, to help you read text faster. By presenting text this way, you reduce sub-vocalization ("sounding the words" out), unconcious re-reading, and eliminate eye...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
     
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    The eyeQ program uses dozens of scientifically proven exercises to train your eyes and your brain to read and process information faster. See yourself improve as the program automatically adjusts based on your performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Reasy icon
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    Reasy is a Firefox and Google Chrome extension that enables to read using Rapid Sequential Visual Presentation (RSVP).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
    • Reasy is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to UpRead.

    • Reasy is Free and Open SourceUpRead is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Reedy icon
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    Read e-books, articles, any texts and web pages fast and comfortably. Switch easily between Regular Reading, Speed Reading and Text-to-Speech.

    24 Reedy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Reedy is the most popular Android alternative to UpRead.

    • Reedy is Freemium and ProprietaryUpRead is Paid and Proprietary
  7. iReadFast icon
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    iReadfast is a text reading program which lets you read and comprehend text much faster by displaying just one word per time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • iReadFast is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to UpRead.

    • iReadFast is Freemium and ProprietaryUpRead is Paid and Proprietary
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    Read faster and more easily with our digital reading technology, which has won awards from Stanford and United Nations!

    27 Beeline Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
    • Beeline Reader is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to UpRead.

    • Beeline Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryUpRead is Paid and Proprietary
  9. Sprint Reader icon
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    Speed reading made easy, train yourself to read 1800+ words per minute. Rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) at its best!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  10. Spritz icon
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    The time consuming part of reading lies mainly in the actual eye movements from word to word and sentence to sentence. In addition, traditional reading simply takes up a lot of physical space. Spritz solves both of these problems.

    27 Spritz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    AceReader is speed reading software, reading improvement software, reading assessment software, online reader software, reading fluency software, and vision training software. Includes timed reading comprehension tests, eye pacing drills and fun eye exercises. Free Demo!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Extensively configurable speed reading software based on the rapid serial visual representation (RSVP) method (and possibly other methods in the future).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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