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24 alternatives to Velocity

Read faster, one word at a time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Velocity launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Accelerator▲119

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2015 · acceleratorapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Squirt▲130

   Speed read the web, one word at a time

   2014 · squirt.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spreed▲66

   Speed reading in Chrome

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   7 Speed Reading▲95

   Learn to read 3x faster

   2014 · 7speedreading.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slicereader▲62

   Easy focused reading one paragraph at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Experiment.com▲112

   Make science move faster

   2014 · experiment.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Speedette▲60

   See what other people read

   2014 · speedette.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   New Readability▲75

   Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

   2013 · readability.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Waved▲108

   Voxer meets TapTalk: the fastest way to say a lot

   2014 · waved.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ReadQuick▲75

    Speed reading iPhone app

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dash▲24

    Speed read books anywhere

    2014 · tiffanyzhong.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fast Forward Labs▲66

    Reporting on the Recently Possible

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Word Perhect▲59

    the artistic online word processor

    2014 · wordperhect.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Readsy▲77

    The easiest way to speed-read, right in your browser

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rightspeed▲146

    Listen to audiobooks at ridiculously fast speeds

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Markticle▲158

    Mark your reading progress in articles for later

    2014 · markticle.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Read 💩 Faster▲192

    Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Context▲67

    fast visual texting

    2013 · trycontext.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sprintz▲114

    Reading reimagined. Technology for faster communication.

    2014 · spritz.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Preceden▲69

    Make an amazing timeline in minutes

    2013 · preceden.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BeeLine reader▲65

    Read faster with this visual hack.

    2014 · beelinereader.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →