Read faster. Remember more.
Simply Read guides you through any book, holding each word on screen just long enough, and a little longer for the tricky ones. Start gently or read at full speed.
Free on the App Store · iOS 17+
- 250+
- free classics
- 25-400
- wpm guided pacing
- 100%
- on-device insights
Showing: the Library tab
A preview of the Simply Read app: your library of books, a cloud library of free classics, your reading insights, the settings, and the guided reader that paces you word by word.
Tap the tab bar to explore, or open a book to see guided reading.
Everything you need
to read your way
Guided speed reading
Set your pace from 25 to 400 words a minute across four highlight modes. Harder words linger a little longer, so you never lose the thread.
Standard eBook mode
Prefer your own rhythm? Turn pages, drag the chapter scrubber, and adjust text size and paper tint whenever you like.
Bionic Reading
Bold the lead letters of every word in the eBook reader. It’s a proven aid for focus, dyslexia and distraction-free reading.
Eye-tracking insights
Your iPhone’s TrueDepth camera reads attention and fatigue while you read, entirely on-device. Screening insight, never a diagnosis.
Cloud library by age
250+ free classics from Project Gutenberg, organised into age bands from under 13 to 18+, with a parental blocklist and offline reading.
Goals, streaks and Game Center
Set a daily word goal, keep a reading streak alive, and unlock Game Center achievements and leaderboards.
Starting pace
60
wpm
Toddler
100
wpm
Young kids
180
wpm
Teenagers
250
wpm
Adults
350
wpm
Speed readers
Pick a starting pace by age during setup. Then fine-tune it any time with the in-app speed stepper, from 25 to 400 wpm, or up to 1,200 letters a minute in Letter mode.
Every screen, at a glance
The guided reader, the eBook mode, your insights, and the cloud library, all in one private app.
Guided, word by word
One highlight paces you through the page, as gently or as fast as you like.
Read at your own pace
Page turns, a chapter scrubber, and paper tints for comfortable reading.
Your reading, understood
Attention, fatigue and pace, measured privately on your device.
A library for every age
250+ free classics organised by age, ready to download and keep offline.
A closer look, session by session
Dig into a single session, then export it as a clean PDF report.
See how you’re really reading
Simply Read’s optional eye tracking uses your iPhone’s TrueDepth camera to notice attention and fatigue while you read, entirely on your device. It’s a private screening signal, not a medical diagnosis, and no video is ever recorded or stored.
Your books. Your data.
Everything you read stays on your device. No account, no analytics, no ads. Nothing about your books or your reading insights ever leaves your iPhone or iPad.
A report worth sharing
Simply Read Premium turns a tracked session into a clean PDF, generated entirely on your device. It captures pace, focus and fatigue trends you can keep for yourself or share with an optometrist.
Good to know
Guided and eBook reading, the built-in classics, the cloud library, Bionic Reading and daily goals are all free, with no account needed. Simply Read Premium is optional. It adds the full Reading Profile, your complete insights history and the PDF specialist report. Choose an annual subscription (US$29.99/yr, with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase (US$59.99 once).
No. With your permission, Simply Read watches where your eyes move using your device’s camera, but never records or saves video or images. The camera feed is analysed on-device, in the moment, and only numeric results are stored, and only on your device. Eye tracking is entirely optional.
Simply Read runs on any iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later. Eye-tracking insights additionally need a TrueDepth (Face ID) camera. Every other feature works fully without one.
Start reading today
Download Simply Read and start on a classic in seconds, or bring a book of your own.