Speed Reading iOS App

Mobile app
iOS app helping users read faster with RSVP speed reading, comprehension quizzes, text imports, and AI-powered learning insights
Published on
July 13, 2026
Main Metrics
$4,400
ARR
90
Customers
2026
Launched

$15,000

Asking Price
Already Sold
Main Metrics
$4,400
ARR
90
Customers
2026
Launched

Overview

<p><b>Startup description</b></p><p>My product is a polished, near-passive iOS speed-reading app. It shows text one word at a time (RSVP) with Optimal Recognition Point / bionic-reading highlighting, four reading modes (sprint, cruise-scroll, simple read, listen), comprehension quizzes (on-device Apple Intelligence + optional cloud AI), a catalog of classics, and import from clipboard, files, URLs, and the share sheet. Built solo in Swift 6 / SwiftUI on iOS 26, launched January 2026.</p><p><b>Key highlights</b></p><ul> <li>ARR run-rate ~$4.4K (MRR ~$368, Superwall-verified)</li> <li>Net proceeds ~$440/mo trailing 30 days, ~99% margin</li> <li>~92% organic traffic, US-dominant revenue, ~27 installs/day</li> <li>90 active paid subscribers (~80% annual plans)</li> <li>Owner time under 2 hours/week; rating 4.0 stars</li> </ul> <p><b>Tech stack</b></p><p>Swift 6, SwiftUI (iOS 26), SwiftData, Superwall + StoreKit, Mixpanel, and an optional Cloudflare Worker for cloud comprehension AI. Full extension suite (Share/Action/Safari/iMessage) + widgets. Clean repo, builds from a clean clone.</p><p><b>Assets included</b></p><p>iOS app + App Store listing (official Apple transfer; ratings/reviews carry over), full Swift 6 / SwiftUI source repo, the domain + Cloudflare Pages landing site, Superwall + Mixpanel configs, the optional ai-proxy Cloudflare Worker, and a complete HANDOFF guide.</p><p><b>Risks</b></p><p>~6 months old; MRR currently flat; the first annual-renewal cohort reads out Jan 2027 (unproven). The June softening was a self-inflicted, already-reverted pricing experiment (raised price + removed trial), not organic decay. Full data room provided.</p><p><b>Summary</b></p><p>A profitable, near-passive, ~92%-organic iOS app with a modern iOS 26 codebase, verified revenue, and a clear unexecuted growth path — sold clean and all-cash.</p><p>✅ $4,400 TTM revenue</p><p>✅ 90 customers</p><p>✅ Business model: SaaS</p><p>✅ Built with Swift, Cloudflare, SwiftUI</p>

$4,400

Annual Revenue

90

Number of Customers

Expenses

Runs on free tiers (Cloudflare, CloudKit) — effectively $0/mo fixed infra. Only variable cost is minimal, capped AI tokens. ~99%+ margin.

Business Model

Auto-renewable subscriptions via Apple In-App Purchase, sold through a Superwall paywall. The lead offer is an annual plan at $39.99/year with a 3-day free trial; monthly ($4.99) and weekly ($7.99) options are also available.

Target Audience

Adults who want to read faster and get through more material — primarily US-based (US drives the large majority of revenue). They arrive almost entirely through organic App Store search for terms like "speed reading," "read faster," and "bionic reading".

Asking Price Reasoning

~2.3x verified ARR / ~2x trailing SDE for a ~99%-margin, ~92%-organic iOS app with a modern iOS 26 codebase, domain, landing site, and comprehension AI included. Full data room provided; priced to leave room for a fair negotiation.

Reason for Selling

Focusing on other apps in my portfolio. the app is stable and near-passive, but I'm not the right operator to push the reading niche further. Someone with experience in organic growth, paid short form ads, can likely grow this.

Growth Opportunity

Organic ASO/keyword optimization, review velocity (~12 ratings today), ADHD/focus positioning, and an already-scoped AHA-onboarding build to lift trial-to-paid. All identified, none yet executed. We have also not invested in organic social.

30 days free support from seller

Competitors

Outread, Readrrr, FocalRead, Spreeder, Spritz.

Tech Stack

Swift, Cloudflare, SwiftUI.

Traffic Metrics

Revenue Metrics

How it works

Main Metrics
$4,400
ARR
90
Customers
2026
Launched

$15,000

Asking Price
Already Sold
Founder Details
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Main Metrics
$4,400
ARR
90
Customers
2026
Launched

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