Reading Trainer App Review

Reading Trainer: Better pace & retention – An app for iOS, Android

Reading Trainer is a multiple award-winning application that will help you to increase your reading pace while, at the same time, improving your retention.

It is NOT one of those “one-word-at-a-time-flashed-on-the-screen” apps that claim to increase your pace by increasing the speed at which the words are flashed.

Reading Trainer is compatible with most platforms, including all the various Apple iOS devices, Android and Microsoft Windows.

Reading Trainer App – Overview

This app makes excellent use of all the best features of Spritzer technology, originally designed to help beginners and those with learning disabilities to read faster and to remember what they’ve read. It is a popular and comprehensive speed reading app that allows for the creation of multiple user profiles. This means that more than one person can use the app on a single device.

Reading Trainer employs solid theory, fun games, exercises and quizzes to not only improve your pace but also improve your retention. You can measure your own progress at all times. It is ideal for use by students, teachers, parents, beginners and those with learning disabilities.

Features

Solid scientific foundation. The Reading Trainer app employs all the most popular and proven reading efficiency and retention techniques. It combines a wide variety of activities, backed up by a very solid and very impressive record-keeping system in order to achieve its aims.

Skill training – Apart from that, the developers aim to boost the recognition of numbers, symbols, letters or words. The user’s eye movements should become more flexible resulting in an increased vision span.

Clean interface. The user interface is intuitive, easy to use and surprisingly comprehensive. Unfortunately, our viewing habits can change quickly, so some graphics might look a bit old-fashioned.

Purely educational. The Reading Trainer app has not been designed for general reading and it does not support the import of fictional or non-fictional text. It is meant as an educational aid and that is the only thing it does.

Unique user assessment. Every user is assessed in terms of their pace and their retention before instruction starts. This means that the activities and techniques in each lesson is based solely on the established level of each user.

Total user control. Reading Trainer does not follow a linear path. Instead, it is interactive and users can jump from one activity or lesson to another easily without ever getting lost. Progress is tracked and reported at all times.

Eye movements. The Reading Trainer app also helps you to increase the flexibility of your eye movements, the span at which you can recognize text and your ability to comprehend entire sections of text at a single glance.

Progress. You will be guided through various steps to identify strengths and weaknesses. Statistical data can be accessed in order to evaluate your progress. Testing is also part of the journey. Assess your pace and retention skills at any time.

Useful for learning other languages. Reading Trainer for iOS and Android supports nine (some reviews say only six) different languages. It is, therefore, a very useful learning tool for people trying to master one of these languages, especially because of the many quizzes test comprehension.

Reading Trainer – Pros and Cons

Proven app. Any app that has been the top educational app in more than 20 countries and in the top chart position in 70 other countries must mean something. It is simple: it works and it delivers upon its promises.

Affordable. At just over two quid this app is truly affordable. This even includes quick and extremely efficient support!

Can a con be a pro? If the very worst criticism is the fact that the app does not display the native flag of the user next to his profile (such as a USA flag instead of a UK flag), then you must know that critics are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Reliable. No user has ever complained of crashes, bugs and inconsistencies. This is a polished app, well designed and professionally managed. However, the apps seem to be aging though. Don’t expect frequent updates.

Alternatives. The market for RSVP services is quite versatile and there is a range of good alternatives available. Spreeder CX is a popular one and it is being updated with new features annually. It uses RSVP and offers tracking, monitoring, games and expert video tutorials. Outread or QuickReader are two other options.

Reading Trainer App – Review Verdict

One of the biggest benefits of Reading Trainer is that you get the best of both worlds. You can run through web content at higher speeds but also learn some of the principles behind it and use it to improve your other literacy skills too.

Reading Trainer has been living on my laptop as well as my tablet for a while now. I am still impressed by it and I have benefited from it. If you want to process digital content faster, learn how to remember what it is you read and improve your concentration, the Reading Trainer app might be for you.

While being suitable for many people alike, Reading Trainer biggest pro is its availability in many languages. Right now, it supports English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese as well as German, French, Russian, Turkish and Polish.

Note: Due to infrequent updates, it might be possible that certain features or resolutions do not work as expected on the latest OS iterations of iOS (12 upwards) and Android. Please skim user reviews for any potential issues before downloading.

Availability: All systems, Windows, iOS, Android, Mac.
Pricing: Purchase from $2.99.
Reviews: Based on user reviews the current rating is 4.7 out of 5.
Android: View in Play Store
for iOS: View in store.

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