Reading Trainer

Wonderful, even if just used for a game, but the strategies you can learn seem to be useful for increasing reading speed. I'm left off one star because there are changes that can be made to some of the activities to both improve their effect and to gather additional information about particular problem areas for the reader.

I think the science behind this app is sound and techniques are effective. The only negative feedback I have is that there is too little variety in the words and sentences used in the exercises. Because there is limited variety, the exercises become too predictable and instead of improving general ability, I find I am only learning to recognize those words and phrases. Fix that shortcoming and I will give you 5 stars, especially since I have paid for the app!

Awesome. I've used this daily for a few months now, and my reading speed has gone from 160 to 250wpm, with full comprehension. You can't expect great results in days. It takes awhile with consistent practice. And you need to remember to use the techniques when you read outside the app. I've taught myself to speed read before, but always struggled with reading comprehension. This approach works wonders.

I've always hated reading ever since I could remember. Now that I'm older I want to read more and more to learn about different topics. But that is very time consuming. I've been using this app for a few days now and can already tell a difference in what I retain and WPM.

I love this app. My reading speed started as weary 100wpm. Now it is a solid 135wpm with 100% comprehension. Every individual that like to expand their mind should invest into this app. The activities responds and adapts to each person's learning style and speed. I Highly recommended this app!!!!

Very useful application. There is a thing that annoying me though - please take away the feature that helps you to find the words or numbers by making them blink. At least make it optional. I don't want a "helping hand" to increase my Wpm. I apologize if such option is already there..I could not find it.

Great idea but needs improvement. I really want to learn speed reading and these exercises are well designed but not great. There are many word misspellings in exercises in my language (Polish) that are making it more difficult or impossible to improve when mistakes still appear. But I am practicing a lot with other exercises in app than text. Some of exercises included are exactly what I was looking for, unfortunately few others are failed.

I like the short little exercises that they give. However, I am a little skeptical about the nature of the exercises. I have used in the past the program "7 speed reading", on my PC, and I believe that my reading speeds have increased more with that program then with this app. Having said that, I can practice my reading speeds on my cell phone, with this app, anywhere I go.

The app is enjoyable to use. It feels like you are playing a game. I am not sure it will actually improve my reading ability, for now, I can only see growth within the app itself.

Great app for faster reading. This free app has helped me read faster and find important information quickly. I have to do go through legal documents for work and I have seen a big improvement. Years ago I paid a lot of money for a speed reading program and this free app is just as good if not better.

My reading speed has gone down after 72 exercises, and my self-esteem is getting killed. I especially hate the exercises where I have to type a full sentence on this tiny in-app keyboard.

A well thought out and enjoyable way to focus the mind on increased reading speeds and retention. I find the exercises to be gamified enough to make me look forward to coming back to them each day. One suggestion would be to pick up on what some of the brain training apps do when they share global stats, such as you are not in the top 20 percent for this exercise, or you in the 10 percent of best improves this week. Those kind of things can be motivating.

I have doubts. I've been using the app regularly for a week now and my reading ability has not improved a tiny bit. The result might be affected by a fact that English is a foreign language for me (there is not a course in my mother tongue available). Nonetheless I don't think that my English is so bad that it would justify no reading improvement at all. I'll continue training and I'll see. I might come back with more stars later on.

This app seems to train many different aspects of speed reading eye movements and short - term memory. I'm now on day 2 of using it and it seems to be increasing my reading speed. Only problem is the flashing prompts... Very annoying. Please, please remove it or give us an option to turn it off. You'd have gotten 5 stars of it weren't for that

Very useful application. There is a thing that annoying me though - please take away the feature that helps you to find the words or numbers by making them blink. At least make it optional. I don't want a "helping hand" to increase my Wpm. I apologize if such option is already there..I could not find it.

This app has slotted itself neatly into my daily routine and my reading speed has tripled in under a week. An unexpected side effect is that I seek out more written articles online because I'm enjoying speed reading. The app is packed with a range of interesting exercises designed to improve specific aspects of speed reading, such as saccades and fixations, concentration and retention, with separate exercises for words and numbers. Thoroughly recommended.

It's an amazing app, however I don't think it's going to help me much. I tend to subvocalize in my mind to comprehend what I'm reading. And sure this will make me faster to look at words.. But I won't actually understand whatever is I'm reading by just looking at them swiftly.

So far, I'm really enjoying the practices. They do seem to increase focus, reduce regression, and build retention speed. It'll be fun to see how reading speed really improves once I've practiced regularly.

Slow reader seeing progress, cannot wait to see how fast I can go if I push myself to the limit. Btw try using Spreeder (app) for reading, using these two apps are helping me read faster.

As a slow-reading high schooler, preping for the ACT, I found this app to be extremely helpful. The exercises are definitely difficult and a bit disorienting, but all in all very well constructed.

I have been using this for a week now and it doesnt just make you better at reading. It improved my drivimg awarness and my video gaming.

It's good to kill time and improves your reading a good amount. However, the power reader feature has limited texts, and it offers more texts if you like them on facebook or tweet them on twitter. On a paid app!

Loved this app when I had it on my Iphone and Ipad...but for years I have switched to android and really missed this. been searching a few times if it had been ported to the android and was extatic when I found it here :) This app really helped boost my reading speed and comprehension and I am happu that I get to do that again on my android. The app works well in my note 5, same sleek interface although I notice some updates to the game icons which are very well put together :) thanks guys!!!

Haven't gone too far (finished unit 6). Do far I think there is a difference. Can't quite tell if I'm reading faster or if it is more I'm getting better at the exercises. Going to keep going.

I've been using it for a week or so (many times a day) and I'm already noticing positive results. I'm happy with the purchase, but the app has this little annoyance that really gets to me... As a gamer, I can't stand when the answer for a question, riddle or game is given to me. This should be optional; not everyone learns the same way. That's so infuriating that is worth one less star for me.

It really works, with patience and perseverance I reach the goal and go on. From 180 to 250 wpm in just 3 days, using it twice every day, it's addictive, just awesome. I can't wait to get better and better.

I had not realized that I was a slow reader or that there was an option to increase my speed. My husband showed me Reading Trainer and already I've seen improvement! I enjoy the mental workout that this app provides.

I'd recommend to add a saving data, I usually restore my phone for space and I start from the beginning when I do so, besides that, it's awesome. Also a reminder so when the breaks over, you can keep it going

I like the training exercises... with motivation and focus you really have the ability to improvw quickly... take no shortcuts and this is a sure best buy for reading improvement

This app does exactly what it should. I've been training on it from 5 days now and my reading speeds have peaked drastically.

All of the exerises really improves the speed of your reading skills as well as your understanding and retention. From Schulte table to word finder to RSVP exercises and other exercises you need to push forward for your fast reading training needs are here in one good application.

You know that pleasant pain that your muscles emminate after exercise? This does that to your mind. More specifically, I can almost feel the synapses linking my eyes to the neural network.

I still have my doubts about the effectiveness of this method. The screen rotation for full keyboard does the opposite intended effect. There should be an option to disable it.

So far I'm not positive I've noticed any improvements. I'm ranked as a reading know it all within the app and will get back to the rating if I notice any changes.

if I could give it more stars I would. I just started using it so as for its effectiveness is hard to say right now but I have high hopes

Great app, only thing i dont like is how they highlight certain words/numbers if you cant find them

Honestly, I love it. It works and its fun amd even explains how the methods work before so you get the most out of each exercise.

This app made me aware of the issues I have with reading. The exercises are pretty good for improving reading skills. Definitely recommended.

I practice every mornig in my bed before a start my day.It is helping me a lot. It will be nice to have more extended variaty of exercises. :)

I was only able to read 180 wpm and after a day of training my eyes i was able to efficiently and comprehensivly read at 300 wpm. This is a pretty neat app and now that I've used it, I can honestly say I'd easily pay $10 a month for this. The skill of speed reading is crucial if you want to stay highly competitive within school and the work place! I'm confident this program will help me reach my goal of 1000 wpm! Try it out folks!