I've been an early adopter of speed reading tools. I have tried to maximize my use of speed reading tools for browsing.
But, I travel a lot and I couldn't find any such free app for my iPhone. So, I built one for iOS - 1000 WPM (http://1000wpm.in)
I have received positive feedback from users and people are finding it useful. I just hope that you guys will find it useful too.
Here are some promo codes for HN early adopters.
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Feedback/comments are always appreciated.
tl;dr - http://1000wpm.in
Here's some feedback:
1. Would be nice if I could swipe left/right or up/down anywhere on the screen to adjust the speed. Hitting the tiny buttons in the corner is hard when I'm trying to focus on that one spot in the center of the screen.
2. Swiping to scrub forward/back could be nice too, in case I missed something important or want to skim a section. (One swipe direction could adjust speed, the other could adjust position.)
3. I would appreciate a setting to adjust the number of words (or characters) displayed on screen at once. I imagine the optimal amount varies per person (and I seem to recall reading somewhere that the ideal might be more than a single word).
4. The progress indicator still looks draggable while reading. I actually thought it was a speed adjustment slider at first, and I tried to drag it a few times unsuccessfully. I'd suggest either removing the nub while reading, or allowing it to be dragged even while reading.
5. I don't find the name to be very memorable or even searchable. I actually lost this post, the app was buried inside my desktop iTunes and I had a pretty hard time finding the app again.