Can You Read Faster With ‘ReadQuick’?

It’s rare that any modern-day app can take me back to my childhood, but the brand new and rather intriguing ReadQuick speed-reading app for the Apple iPad did just that — and in a good way.
Back in the 70’s when there were no personal computers or giant LCD screens, I sat in my elementary classroom staring at a projector screen, rapt by the image streaming before my eyes. It was a single line of text, whizzing by as fast as my eyes and brain could take them in. In other words, it was a very early speed-reading device for grade school kids. I have no idea how it worked. All I do know is that competitive, little 9-year-old Lance wanted to read faster than any of his classmates.
Fast forward to today when I downloaded the new ReadQuick app from Action Now. This black and white, iPad-only app is for the speed readers — and those who wish to become speed readers — in all of us. It’s not a beautiful app. The App icon and most of the interface is black, white and gray, but it does work rather elegantly.


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