Guided page Premium
Normal text, the current word highlighted, the page moves on its own.
Just one chapter?
Ten minutes is all it takes.
Blitzchapter shows your book word by word, at the speed you set. One session a day, a streak that keeps growing, and books you actually finish.
- 31 French classics, 3 of them free
- Your own DRM-free EPUB books
- A reminder at the time you pick
Free on iPhoneWithout moving your eyes.
You're reading these words without moving your eyes. No line to follow, no page to turn: the next word just shows up. Keep your eyes on the red letter. Ten minutes like this every day, and you'll finally finish your books.
300 words/min
Don't read this page. Watch the phone.
How it works
Three quick minutes to get started!
Then ten minutes a day.
- 01
We measure your speed
One minute of reading and two questions. The app starts from there: not too slow, and never faster than you can follow.
- 02
You pick your slot
How many minutes, which days, what time. The reminder shows up at the right moment, not before.
- 03
One chapter, and you're done
The timer stops and your streak grows by a day. Tomorrow, you pick up at the exact word you left.
How many books will you read this year?
Pick your time per day and your speed. Blitzchapter does the rest: a short session, a reminder, and the book moves forward.
In a year
11books
Here, an average book is 80,000 words, about 300 paperback pages. The app measures your real speed in one minute.
Free, 3 classics included31 French classics in the app
The book you've been meaning to read for years. Finished in a few days.
At 10 min a day and 250 words/min, the simulator settings just above:
- Le Horla
Done in 4 days
- L'Étrange Cas du Dr Jekyll et de M. Hyde
Done in 11 days
- Candide
Done in 13 days
- Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours
Done in 27 days
- L'Île au trésor
Done in 28 days
- Your imported book
Done in 32 days
Maupassant, Voltaire, Hugo, Verne, Dumas, Stevenson, Sand… All 31 are in French for now, more languages are coming. Pick 3 for free, get all 31 with Premium. Plus all your DRM-free EPUBs.
Four ways to read
Not into word by word? Keep the page.
Chunks Premium
2 or 3 short words at a time, more natural.
Word + neighbors Premium
The words before and after, faded.
Single word Free
One word, a fixed colored letter. The fastest.
More than a reader
What you read stays with you.
blitzchapter
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two CitiesShare your favorite lines
A sentence becomes a card, ready for your stories.
Every morning, Lucie climbed the hundred and twelve steps of the lighthouse. She loved the moment when the sea, still gray, hovered between night and day. That Tuesday, something had changed.
- Quotes
- Characters
- Ideas
- To reread
Highlight and take notes
Four markers, like categories you choose. A note on every passage.
Your streak, day after day
Every session lights up a square. The reminder arrives at your time.
Fact of the day
The average adult reads about 238 words per minute silently.
Brysbaert, 2019 · meta-analysis of 190 studies
135 verified studies
What the science says
We won't promise you 1,000 words a minute.
Other apps do. The research says otherwise. Blitzchapter is built on what it actually shows: read at the speed where you understand everything, a little every day.
1970
Researchers have been studying word-by-word reading (RSVP) for more than fifty years.
Forster, 1970, Perception & Psychophysics
~300
words per minute: past that, comprehension drops. The app measures your speed in one minute and starts from there.
Primativo et al., 2016, PLoS One
135
studies on reading, each checked against its source. One a day in the app, with its limits spelled out.
Health, brain, language, habits
Reading more books doesn't mean reading twice as fast. It means reading every day.
Pricing
Free to start. Less than a paperback a month for everything.
Free
€0forever
- Single-word reading
- Your DRM-free EPUB books
- Streak, timer and reminders
- 3 classics of your choice
Premium
7 days free€39.99per year, that's €3.33 a month
- All four ways to read
- All 31 French classics
- Notes and shareable cards
- Colors and your “year in reading”
We'll remind you before the trial ends. Or €7.99 a month, no trial and no commitment. The App Store shows the price for your country.
Your questions
Do I really understand what I read?
Yes, at your speed. The app measures it at the start, you adjust it with one swipe, and if a sentence slips past you, just go back and reread it. Past about 300 words per minute, comprehension drops: the right speed is the one where you understand everything.
Can I read my own books?
Yes, DRM-free EPUB files. Books bought from the big online stores are often protected: those only open in the store's own app.
Do I need an account?
No. Your books, notes and progress stay on your phone.
How does the free trial work?
7 days free on the yearly plan. We send you a reminder before it ends, and you can cancel anytime in your iPhone settings.
What if I don't pay?
Single-word reading, your own books, the streak, the timer and 3 classics stay free, with no time limit.
Just one chapter?
Your first session takes a minute. Your first book, a few days.