Readlax
Readlax is a paid productivity platform combining habit tracking, brain training, speed reading, touch typing, Smart Notes, Reader View, and a focus timer.
What Readlax is
Readlax is a paid productivity platform combining habit tracking, brain training, speed reading, touch typing, Smart Notes, Reader View, and a focus timer. Its brain games address memory, speed reading, concentration, and mental math. Speed-reading practice combines games with mini books and news, plus tests for reading speed and comprehension. Smart Notes supports Markdown, linked-note graphs, attachments, folders, tags, and change tracking. The Chrome and Edge Reader View extension removes ads and distractions, highlights phrases, and reads articles aloud with text to speech. Its Focus Timer uses 25-minute work periods followed by five-minute breaks. Habit tracking includes a to-do list and daily records for mood, sleep hours, and water intake. Readlax lists web, iOS, Android, and browser-extension access, with progress syncing across devices for its brain-training product. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime subscriptions are described; monthly and yearly plans renew automatically until canceled.
Good
- Combines habits, brain games, reading, notes, and focus timing
- Includes reading-speed and comprehension tests
- Smart Notes supports Markdown and linked-note graphs
- Reader View works with Chrome and Edge
- Progress syncs across web, iPhone, and Android
Watch out
- No free plan is listed
- Monthly and yearly subscriptions auto-renew
- Payments for the current period are non-refundable
Who it suits
Readlax suits people combining reading practice, cognitive exercises, notes, habits, and timed work in one service. It also fits users wanting browser-based reading tools across web, iOS, and Android.
Verdict
Readlax brings several study and productivity functions into one paid platform, with browser reading tools and cross-device progress. Check its subscription terms and data practices before starting a plan.
The facts
Each one read from Readlax's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Brain training
- Its online brain games and workouts cover memory training, speed reading, focus and concentration, and mental math.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cancellation
- The terms say subscriptions renew automatically until canceled and that already-paid current-period fees are non-refundable.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Focus timer
- The Focus Timer page describes 25-minute focused work sessions followed by 5-minute breaks, with monthly and daily productivity statistics.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Habit tracking
- The habit tracker includes a to-do list and daily tracking for mood, sleep hours and water intake.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site offers sign-up or trial continuation with Google and links to Chrome and Edge extension stores.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says collected information may include name, email, social profiles, payment information and platform usage data; it also says users can request deletion.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Readlax describes itself as an all-in-one productivity platform with habit tracking, brain training, speed reading, touch typing, smart notes, reader view and a focus timer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Reader View
- The Chrome and Edge extension removes ads and distractions, highlights phrases, and reads webpage articles aloud using text to speech.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Reading exercises
- The speed-reading training combines brain games, mini books and news, and reading-speed and comprehension tests.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Readlax uses commercially acceptable safeguards but does not guarantee absolute data security.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security and data rights
- The privacy policy describes commercially acceptable safeguards, says it cannot guarantee absolute data security, and lets users request access, portability, correction, or deletion of personal data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Smart notes
- Smart Notes supports Markdown, a graph of linked notes, file attachments, folders and tags, and change tracking.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Speed reading
- The speed-reading page describes exercises, mini books, news, and reading-speed and comprehension tests.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Subscriptions
- The terms say enhanced features are available through monthly, yearly or lifetime subscriptions; amounts are shown before an order is placed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The terms provide [email protected] as a contact for questions.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- The Reader View extension is offered for Chrome and Edge and includes distraction removal, phrase highlighting, and text-to-speech read aloud.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Platforms and sync
- The brain-training FAQ says Readlax is available on iOS, Android and web, with progress synced across devices.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The terms identify Readlax, Inc. as a Delaware corporation; the pages reviewed do not state its headquarters or founding year.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free trial
- The site offers a free trial and says no credit card is required; it does not state the trial duration on the opened product pages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The site advertises a free trial and says no credit card is required, but the page does not state its duration.checked 9 Oct 2026
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