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Flincth Speed Reader for iPhone and iPad

Read faster. Still understand.

Flincth Speed Reader is a speed reading app for iPhone and iPad.
It shows your own books and documents one word, phrase or short sentence
at a time, in one fixed spot, at the pace you set.

Coming soon to the App Store
See how it works

iPhone and iPad · iOS 17 or later · No account · No subscription

ONE SPOT. YOUR PACE.INTERACTIVE PREVIEW

Alice

300 wpm
Word, phrase or short sentence.Choose a mode above

Illustrative preview, not an app screenshot. Sample text: Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (public domain).

Speed, without losing the thread.

RSVP reading keeps your eyes still and moves the text instead. Flincth splits it so that it still makes sense at speed.

One word at a time, or a whole phrase.

Read one word at a time, or let Flincth group words into meaningful phrases and short sentences, so you go fast without losing the sense of the text.

  • Word
  • Phrase
  • Sentence

Your own books and documents.

Open DRM-free files from Files or another app, share a web article from Safari, or paste text.

  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • DOCX
  • TXT
  • RTF
  • Markdown
  • Web articles

Pause for context.

Pause at any moment to see the whole paragraph you are in, and tap any sentence to carry on from there.

iPhone and iPad, in step.

With Pro, iCloud sync lets you stop on one device and pick up on the other, exactly where you left off.

What you read stays yours.

Documents are processed on your iPhone or iPad and never sent to Flincth. With Pro sync on, they travel only to your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no AI.

NEVER YOUR DOCUMENTS, TITLES OR FILE NAMES. Read the privacy policy

Open it. Set the pace. Read.

Three steps from a file to your fastest page yet.

01

Add a document.

Open an EPUB, PDF or DOCX from Files, share a web page from Safari, or paste some text.

02

Choose how it moves.

Pick word, phrase or sentence mode and set your speed in words per minute.

03

Read, pause, continue.

Tap to pause and see the context. Your place is saved for the next time you open it.

Free to start. Pro, once.

No subscription, now or later.

Free

Free download

  • Every reading mode and every format
  • Daily reading time, a few saved documents and a speed cap, enough to try it properly
  • Light and dark themes, and a dyslexia-friendly font
  • Accessibility settings, always free

Pro

One-time purchase

  • No daily limits, higher speeds and as many documents as you like
  • Themes, fonts, focus letter and pause tuning
  • Reading statistics and goals
  • iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad
  • A 7-day free trial that asks for no payment and never turns into a charge
  • Family Sharing included

Good questions.

When can I get it?+

Flincth Speed Reader is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Press Notify me at launch on this page and you will get one notification when it is out.

Can it open Kindle or Apple Books purchases?+

No. Those books are protected with DRM, which the app cannot open. It reads DRM-free files: EPUB, PDF with a text layer, DOCX, TXT, RTF and Markdown, plus web articles and pasted text. Scanned PDFs without a text layer are not supported.

Can I speed read PDFs and EPUB books?+

Yes, if they are DRM-free. EPUB 2 and 3, PDFs with a text layer, DOCX, TXT, RTF and Markdown all open, and a book’s table of contents becomes its sections. Scanned PDFs without a text layer and DRM-protected books cannot be read; see can you speed read Kindle books?

What is RSVP reading?+

Rapid Serial Visual Presentation: the text appears one short piece at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stop jumping along the line. Flincth adds natural pauses at punctuation and gives long words a little more time.

Is there a subscription?+

No. The app is free to download, with daily limits. Pro is a one-time purchase that removes them. The 7-day Pro trial asks for no payment details and never turns into a charge.

Do speed reading apps actually work?+

For many kinds of text, yes, within limits: research finds that comprehension drops as speed rises, especially with dense material. Phrase and sentence modes, natural pauses and a context view when you pause are there to soften that. We wrote up what the research says.

Does it use AI?+

No. There are no AI features of any kind, in the cloud or on the device. Text is split by punctuation and simple rules that work in any language.

Does it collect data?+

Your documents, their titles, file names and the text you paste never leave your device, except to your own iCloud when sync is on. The app counts anonymous usage events, such as a finished reading session, to improve it: in the EU, the UK and Switzerland only if you agree, and elsewhere with an off switch in Settings.

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Read your next book faster.

Coming soon to iPhone and iPad.

Coming soon to the App Store
iOS 17 or later · No account · No subscription