ReadMe! (BeeLine & Focus)

Whilst I am happy to see the sync feature added, I am now disgusted to see that the developer wants to charge me every month for its use. I have already purchased the app, and I don't want to have to keep paying for it again and again. What is even worse, is that I updated to the latest release as soon as it became available, and found that my registration was cancelled...I thought nothing of it at the time, so just re registered. Hours later I get a message, saying that I have to pay continuously? Perhaps it was in the small print? I understand the need to be paid for work, and I understand the model of subscription to support that. I am an author, but I can't ask my readers to pay me just a little more every month to have the ability to read a book they already paid for. Instead I have to create more books and hope that they buy those too. The developers of mymovies, created a much improved release and offered it at a one time upgrade cost to get access to the new features, and to fund their work. I can go with that, but will not to it monthly for as long as I want to use it. If I have inadvertently "signed up" to this monthly charge by reregestering, please CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION IMMEDIATELY. Please confirm that you have received this instruction. I love your software, and would have happily paid a one off cost to support its development. I will look for another app that supports the spritz technology. Update October 2022 App kicked me out (I’d paid for lifetime access), my password failed even though it was right (which happens frequently). Clicked reset password 3 times in 2 days…nothing. Emailed support, and got an auto responder. Again, nothing. Brilliant when it works, sadly that’s not very often and support don’t even respond.

The rate that I can go through books using Spritz on this app is astonishing compared to how fast I was reading before. I would suggest having a notebook or note-taking app while using it, so you can remember and revise anything particularly important in each book you read. If exportable clippings like the feature in Kindle could be implemented into the app it might be even better. I also wonder whether having a button to speed up or slow down the current WPM rate might be useful, like +50 -50 etc. As not all passages are equally easy to read. The ePub reader itself works very smoothly, and is good for examining passages at your own pace.

I love this app, it is a must for university. If only it’s possible to 1) be easier to annotate/take notes within app, 2) better management system (i.e. have options to create multiple bookshelves/tags), it’d be perfect!

It’s a vehicle to get you to pay to download books. It seems to go out of it’s way to inhibit you from loading your own PDF’s. Such a shame, because the Sprirz read technology really works very well and I would love to use it.it’s just awkward

Horrible software and very bad customer service paid subscription and can unblock it to use it.

Hey, seems this is the only reader supporting books. Bugs: doesn’t remember last page opened! Why do I have to click on “open a book” (I already clicked on the book). When switching between apps on iOS or lock the phone or you just want to take a break, it looses last page and have to start again. For these reasons it is not suitable for everyday normal use, but the best out there so far.

I was sceptical about the benefit but tried it and was surprised at how this app quickly became my go to for reading anything over the 20 page mark. The new trend for everything being hired into the future is annoying and i ended up buying an old fashioned lifetime licence...so we shall see how the upgrades develop.

I have a short attention span so it’s not easy focusing on books without being easily distracted. ReadMe! changed everything, now I can read for hours, it never happened before! The app has a feature called, Focus, it is a tool that makes my intellectual life a reality. Although I don't know the wonderful people behind this masterpiece app I feel like one of them because I recommend it to everyone. There are some bad reviews here, I just don’t think that they were talking about the same app that I’ve been using since 2017. Last week, I upgraded to a lifetime member; it was the best thing I’ve done in 2019.

I’ve been using ReadMe! for the last few months. I’m completing a doctorate and there never seems to be enough time to read. The app has been a great help in making it easier to concentrate and get into a state of flow while reading. I love the different options too for how the content is presented. Add to that the way each mode can be customised and I’m very happy to have paid for the lifetime subscription.

Completely in love with this app! I have never before felt compelled to review one right after downloading it, but as someone who has always been annoyed at the slowness of my reading pace and the tendency of my mind to wander while reading, this is an invaluable tool. I’m an English lit student as well, so even more so for me. I searched for it after seeing a BBC Facebook news video about the new technology it uses. I’m thinking it would probably be harmful for my eyes to use it too often, but as a tool it’s genius!