Spree - Speed Reader
$1.99About Spree - Speed Reader
Start speed reading today! Read faster than you have ever read
before!
Spree helps you read your content faster by removing the need to
move your eyes while reading. Just add your text, hit done and
press 'Read'!
Spree is a Speed Reader tool that utilizes RSVP
technology to help you read faster! From wikipedia:
"A presentation method called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation
(RSVP) was developed to diminish the resource cost of readers'
eye movements. RSVP is a method of displaying information
(generally text or images) in which the text is displayed word-
by-word in a fixed focal position. This may be used to increase
reading rate or provide access to long text on small displays."
Spree is great for:
Testing how fast you are able to read by adjusting WPM on the
fly. Read up to 1000 WPM!
Helps focus because you are forced to pay attention or risk not
reading words.
Helps you read faster because you do not need to move your eyes
to read.
Permissions:
Internet - Gets article text from websites when shared via "Add
to Spree"
Read External Storage - Allows you to add epub files to Spree
and read them.
How to add material
• Copy & Paste
Copy the material you want to read. Go to Spree, hit '+' and
then either manually paste it into the text field or hit the
Paste button (a clipboard next to the trash icon). Then hit
done.
• Share to Spree
In most apps you can share material to Spree and have Spree get
all the text for you -- For example, in Chrome if you're reading
an article on CNN.com you can go Menu->Share->Add to Spree and
the article text will be added to Spree. Then hit done.
You can do this from many apps, like Pocket, Reddit News, etc.
• Add an ebook (.epub files with chapters required, and
a compatible File Explorer which can be downloaded for free in
the Play Store)
In Spree, hit the '+' button. Then go Menu->Add EPUB, find your
.epub file that is saved onto your phone. Then select the
chapter you would like to add and hit Ok. Then hit done. You can
return to the '+' screen to change chapter by going Menu->Change
Chapter.
***Common issues****
Can't add ebook saved on device - Try downloading another file
explorer like this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Can't add ebook from dropbox, google drive, etc. - Currently
Spree only supports ebooks stored locally (so just download them
from your app, and then find them in your downloads folder).
Features
Immersive Mode
Tap word to seek through your reading material.
Supports .epub files! (Experimental, requires book has chapters
and proper encoding.)
Click to rewind current sentence, long press to rewind to
previous sentence.
Dark and light backgrounds
Small, medium and large font sizes (for better experience based
on screen size and eye sight)
Variable WPM setting (allows long words to remain on the screen
slightly longer so that you can process them)
On the fly adjustable WPM
Time left at current WPM setting. (Optional)
Short pause on punctuation. (Optional)
Different chunk sizes (1, 2 or 3 words at a time)
Text alignment (Left, right and of course center)
Progress Bar
Word counter
Easy access buttons for adding text, starting over, pasting and
clearing text.
Screen stays on while reading
Orientation locks while reading
Similar to Spreeder, Speedy, Fast Reader, A Faster Reader and
Spritz.
before!
Spree helps you read your content faster by removing the need to
move your eyes while reading. Just add your text, hit done and
press 'Read'!
Spree is a Speed Reader tool that utilizes RSVP
technology to help you read faster! From wikipedia:
"A presentation method called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation
(RSVP) was developed to diminish the resource cost of readers'
eye movements. RSVP is a method of displaying information
(generally text or images) in which the text is displayed word-
by-word in a fixed focal position. This may be used to increase
reading rate or provide access to long text on small displays."
Spree is great for:
Testing how fast you are able to read by adjusting WPM on the
fly. Read up to 1000 WPM!
Helps focus because you are forced to pay attention or risk not
reading words.
Helps you read faster because you do not need to move your eyes
to read.
Permissions:
Internet - Gets article text from websites when shared via "Add
to Spree"
Read External Storage - Allows you to add epub files to Spree
and read them.
How to add material
• Copy & Paste
Copy the material you want to read. Go to Spree, hit '+' and
then either manually paste it into the text field or hit the
Paste button (a clipboard next to the trash icon). Then hit
done.
• Share to Spree
In most apps you can share material to Spree and have Spree get
all the text for you -- For example, in Chrome if you're reading
an article on CNN.com you can go Menu->Share->Add to Spree and
the article text will be added to Spree. Then hit done.
You can do this from many apps, like Pocket, Reddit News, etc.
• Add an ebook (.epub files with chapters required, and
a compatible File Explorer which can be downloaded for free in
the Play Store)
In Spree, hit the '+' button. Then go Menu->Add EPUB, find your
.epub file that is saved onto your phone. Then select the
chapter you would like to add and hit Ok. Then hit done. You can
return to the '+' screen to change chapter by going Menu->Change
Chapter.
***Common issues****
Can't add ebook saved on device - Try downloading another file
explorer like this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Can't add ebook from dropbox, google drive, etc. - Currently
Spree only supports ebooks stored locally (so just download them
from your app, and then find them in your downloads folder).
Features
Immersive Mode
Tap word to seek through your reading material.
Supports .epub files! (Experimental, requires book has chapters
and proper encoding.)
Click to rewind current sentence, long press to rewind to
previous sentence.
Dark and light backgrounds
Small, medium and large font sizes (for better experience based
on screen size and eye sight)
Variable WPM setting (allows long words to remain on the screen
slightly longer so that you can process them)
On the fly adjustable WPM
Time left at current WPM setting. (Optional)
Short pause on punctuation. (Optional)
Different chunk sizes (1, 2 or 3 words at a time)
Text alignment (Left, right and of course center)
Progress Bar
Word counter
Easy access buttons for adding text, starting over, pasting and
clearing text.
Screen stays on while reading
Orientation locks while reading
Similar to Spreeder, Speedy, Fast Reader, A Faster Reader and
Spritz.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Please e-mail me (devDoron@gmail.com) with any bugs or issues or feature requests!
I cannot improve if you leave a rating without a review, e-mailing me before reviewing would be much appreciated.
Version 1.6.x:
New beautiful icon!
.txt file support!
Removed red-letter alignment... stay tuned
Please e-mail me (devDoron@gmail.com) with any bugs or issues or feature requests!
I cannot improve if you leave a rating without a review, e-mailing me before reviewing would be much appreciated.
Version 1.6.x:
New beautiful icon!
.txt file support!
Removed red-letter alignment... stay tuned
More downloads Spree - Speed Reader reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
Version update Spree - Speed Reader was updated to version 1.6.02
More downloads Spree - Speed Reader reached 500 - 1 000 downloads
Price update Price changed from $0.99 to $1.99.
What are users saying about Spree - Speed Reader
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by C####:
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Thank you for chunking! I've been looking for a Spritz-like reader that displays more than one word at a time. Awesome. Integrate with Pocket, please!
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Two things I noticed right from the start. Black theme is gradient. Would love to see a true black non gradient theme. Would also like the option of centering the Red Letter left to right and even top to bottom. That being said, it works as advertised. Keep up the good work.
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When you select an ebook with chapters and then hit the plus button, the top right link changes from "add file" to period ellipsis. You can then change chapter which is great. However. If you reboot your phone the period ellipsis goes back to "add file" and you have to start over again adding the book.
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.. As I'm mainly using this for ebooks, it would be so much more convenient if you could add books to a library, rather than having to go through file manager each time.
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Two things I noticed right from the start. Black theme is gradient. Would love to see a true black non gradient theme. Would also like the option of centering the Red Letter left to right and even top to bottom. That being said, it works as advertised. Keep up the good work.
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Would give it a 5, but it has difficulty loading pdfs. Love out for reading articles, but really wanted it for pdfs.
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I am unable to open the pdf's and it shows me an error. But i see that in the video you tried to open the pdf's . Thatz bad i came to know that after buying the app.
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Two things I noticed right from the start. Black theme is gradient. Would love to see a true black non gradient theme. Would also like the option of centering the Red Letter left to right and even top to bottom. That being said, it works as advertised. Keep up the good work.
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Tried several different apps before making my way to this one. I wish for a couple more features like automatic chapter advancement, and directy integration into email or Web browsers. Otherwise a great product.
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Stars
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It cant seem to recognize epub files without chapters. I'd love to see for this addressed soon as this seems to be the best app of its kind on the market right now apart from that one set back
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by G####:
by G####:
Best speed reader in the market! EDIT: For the experimental red feature, it would be a lot better if the word was at the center rather than at the very left. Otherwise, great!
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Beautiful design and easy to use. It would be nice, however, if the chapters could automatically advance when using epub files.
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Very responsive developer. Emailed me back regarding issue within very short time.
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App is brilliant. Please allow an option to set an added delay.pause between words with commas and periods.
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I like it so far but there doesnt seem to be a bookmarking feature. I was half way through a chapter and decided to change the settings and it made me start from the beginning.
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Tried a few of these apps. This definitely seems to be the best, well worth the purchase
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I select EPUB book and am prompted to choose from only 4 of my apps. Beneath select file to read it shows ....Google Music,Drive,Gallery and Photos , none of which are my reading apps. I would have expected, this being a reader to be able to select books anywhere on my device, but most notably...Moon Reader and Playbooks
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I can't wait to see what this dev has in store for this app. -I would like see compatibility with various types of formats such as epub
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by N####:
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Very useful for getting through a lot of reading and definitely saves a lot of time!
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by N####:
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As a student, this app is great for making studying and reading more efficient. Works well on my galaxy s3 and Asus nexus tablet!
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So happy with this purchase
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by N####:
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App has been put to good use and don't regret buying!
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I can't wait to see what this dev has in store for this app. -I would like see compatibility with various types of formats such as epub
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As a student, this app is great for making studying and reading more efficient. Works well on my galaxy s3 and Asus nexus tablet!
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by G####:
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Best speed reader in the market!
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So happy with this purchase
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App has been put to good use and don't regret buying!
by C####:
Would give it a 5, but it has difficulty loading pdfs. Love out for reading articles, but really wanted it for pdfs.