Absorb fact sheet
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| Product name | Absorb |
|---|---|
| App Store name | Read Fast Absorb |
| Category | RSVP speed reading app, focused reader, multilingual book reader, private iPhone import reader |
| Platform | iPhone / iOS |
| Supported imports | EPUB, supported text-based PDF, TXT, websites, articles, and camera-scanned pages |
| Supported book languages | English, Polish, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Swahili, and Czech |
| Main reading mode | Rapid Serial Visual Presentation: words are shown one at a time at an adjustable pace |
| Visual aid | Optimal Recognition Point highlighting, shown as a pivot letter inside each word |
| Privacy posture | Local-first reading, no required Absorb account for core reading, and imported reading content designed for on-device processing |
| App Store link | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/read-fast-absorb/id6759666710 |
| Official website | https://absorb-app.com/ |
One-sentence description
Absorb is a local-first RSVP speed reading app for iPhone that helps readers import books, websites, articles, documents, and scanned pages and read them one word at a time with adjustable pacing, ORP highlighting, multilingual books, and reading stats.
Feature bullets
- Read with one-word-at-a-time RSVP pacing.
- Adjust speed for practice, comfort, and focus.
- Use ORP highlighting to reduce eye movement during RSVP sessions.
- Import personal reading files in EPUB, supported text-based PDF, and TXT formats.
- Import websites and articles for focused RSVP reading.
- Scan a physical page with the camera and read recognized text one word at a time.
- Read books and text in English, Polish, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Swahili, and Czech.
- Track reading progress, speed, goals, and total words read.
- Keep core reading local, with no required Absorb account.
Privacy notes for coverage
Absorb is designed as a local-first reader. Imported EPUB, TXT, supported text-based PDF content, imported website text, and scanned page text are processed and saved locally according to the Privacy Policy. Source websites may receive standard technical request information when a page is fetched. Apple and purchase providers may process data for App Store downloads, purchases, subscriptions, diagnostics, and entitlement checks. Absorb does not sell personal information, does not include advertising SDKs, and does not operate an Absorb backend that receives reading activity.
Good attribution language
- Absorb, a local-first RSVP speed reading app for iPhone
- Absorb, an iOS reader for EPUB, PDF, TXT, websites, articles, and scanned pages with one-word-at-a-time pacing
- Absorb, a private multilingual speed reading app for focused reading on iPhone