Read in phrases.
Finish books in hours.

Flitread shows your books and articles one natural phrase at a time, right where your eyes already rest. Most readers comfortably double their pace within a week, without the frantic word-by-word treadmill.

$3.99 once · No subscription · No ads, ever · Works fully offline

Words Read

0

Words Remaining

182

Demo text, the opening of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells: The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision. And he put it to us in this way—marking the points with a lean forefinger—as we sat and lazily admired his earnestness over this new paradox (as we thought it) and his fecundity. "You must follow me carefully. I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted. The geometry, for instance, they taught you at school is founded on a misconception." "Is not that rather a large thing to expect us to begin upon?" said Filby, an argumentative person with red hair.

The Time Machine

By H. G. Wells

320 WPM

How it works

A book’s detail page in Flitread showing its info, reading position, and estimated reading time

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Bring in anything

Paste text, import a file (EPUB, PDF, DOCX, HTML, TXT), or share straight from Safari.

The Flitread reader mid-flow, displaying one phrase with bolded anchor letters at 320 words per minute

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Press play

Flow Mode feeds you one natural phrase at a time, at your pace, with each word’s anchor letter bolded.

Flitread’s speed panel with the words-per-minute slider, Flow Mode toggle, and typeface choice

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Get faster every week

Nudge the speed up as it gets easy. Flitread remembers everything: position, pace, and progress, per book.

Why phrases beat single words

Single-word speed readers

  • Every word gets equal, metronomic time: “the” and “photosynthesis” alike.
  • Your eyes fixate on one point until it aches.
  • Miss a word and it’s gone.

Flitread’s Flow Mode

  • Your brain reads in chunks, so Flitread shows chunks.
  • Long phrases stay up longer; sentence ends breathe.
  • Rewind is one tap, and your place is always saved.

Reading researchers have known for decades that skilled readers take in 2–4 words per glance and that rigid word-by-word display fights natural reading rather than helping it. Flitread’s Flow Mode is built on that research.

How fast do you read now?

Read a short passage, answer three questions, and get your words-per-minute speed with a comprehension score — so the number means something. Then see how long your next book would take.

Test my reading speed

Free · No signup · About a minute

Built for readers, not dashboards

Everything is readable

Books (EPUB), PDFs, Word docs, web articles, pasted anything.

Never lose your place

Every book reopens exactly where you stopped.

Your pace, per book

A thriller at 500 WPM, a textbook at 280.

See yourself get faster

Streaks, time read, and a live WPM readout.

Reads like print

Sans or serif, plain text: no gradients, no glow, no drop shadows.

Private by design

On-device reading, no account, no tracking.

A calm reading room in your pocket

The Flitread library with a favorites shelf and a grid of books
Everything is readable: your whole backlog in one library.
A book detail page showing reading position and estimated time left
Never lose your place: position and reading time, per book.
The reader paused, previewing the upcoming phrase
Pause anywhere. The next phrase waits for you.
The reader mid-flow showing one phrase with bolded anchor letters
Flow Mode: natural phrases with bolded anchor letters.
The speed panel with WPM slider, Flow Mode toggle, and typeface picker
Your pace, per book: speed, Flow Mode, and typeface.

Pay once. Own it forever.

One-time purchase

$3.99

  • The full Flow Mode reader, no speed cap
  • Unlimited library: books, PDFs, articles
  • File & URL import
  • No ads, ever
  • Every future update, free
Get Flitread for $3.99

No subscription · No account · Billed once by the App Store

Questions, answered

Is this just skimming?

No. You see every word. Flitread controls when, not whether. Skimming skips; Flitread paces.

Will I actually understand what I read?

Flow Mode exists because single-word flashing hurt comprehension. Phrases preserve the units your brain already uses. Start at a comfortable pace and raise it only when it feels easy.

What can I import?

Paste any text, import EPUB/PDF/DOCX/HTML/TXT files, pull articles from a URL, or share straight from Safari. (Kindle files are DRM-locked by Amazon and can't be imported.)

Does it work offline?

Completely. Your library lives on your phone.

I have a hard time focusing when I read. Will this help?

Many readers with wandering attention tell us pacing keeps them anchored; the moving display gives your eyes one calm thing to follow.

How is this different from other speed readers?

Older RSVP apps flash one word at a time at a fixed rhythm. Flitread shows natural phrases with human timing, closer to how you already read, just faster.

Is Flitread a subscription?

No. Flitread is a one-time $3.99 purchase, with everything unlocked from the start. No account, no recurring charges, and no features held back for later. Buy it once and it's yours on that iPhone for good.

Are there ads?

Never. No ads, no sponsored content, no data to sell. The $3.99 purchase is the entire business model.

Your next book is 4 hours long.

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