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NewsBlur is a personal reader for RSS and web feeds, syncing feeds across web, iOS, Android, API, and self-hosted use.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
Best Reading Apps in 2026
A reading app can support different learners, formats, and practice goals, so it helps to start with what the reader needs. Compared on age range and content format, the entries also include distinctions such as comprehension practice, fluency practice, and phonics instruction. Offline access and supported platforms may matter for where and how a learner reads. Duolingo, ReadTheory, and Skybrary are among the…
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ReadTheory is a web-based platform for personalized reading comprehension practice.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
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FreshRSS
FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator for following websites, podcasts, and video channels.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI7.9Free plan - 5
Inoreader
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.9From €7.50 a month - 6
Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs is an online reading program for children ages 2–13, with lessons in phonics, phonemic awareness, sight words, vocabulary, comprehension…
AndroidiOSWebmacOS7.9From $99.99 a year - 7
Duolingo
Duolingo is a learning app for languages, chess, and math, with brief lessons that adjust to a learner’s level and pace.
Free planAndroidiOSWebmacOS7.7Free plan - 8
FBReader
FBReader is an ebook reader for desktop and mobile devices, with versions for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS7.6$14.99 one-time - 9
CommonLit
CommonLit is a nonprofit literacy program for teachers and schools, with free reading materials and a full-year English language arts curriculum.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.5From $4,200 a year - 10
Epic
Epic is a digital reading platform for children 12 and under, with books, audiobooks and learning videos from more than 250 publishers.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.4From $7.25 a year - 11
Instapaper
Instapaper saves articles, videos, recipes, song lyrics, and other internet content so you can read and manage it later.
Free planAndroidiOS7.4From $59.99 a year - 12
JW Library
JW Library is a free app produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses for Bible reading and personal study.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.4Free plan - 13
Olive Tree Bible App
Olive Tree Bible App is Bible software for reading and studying Bible texts across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.4From $2.99 a month - 14
Libreture
Libreture is a cloud library for DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and other reading material.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.3From £3 a month - 15
Readwise Reader
Readwise Reader brings articles, newsletters, RSS feeds, PDFs, EPUBs, YouTube videos, and X threads into one reading app.
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.2From $5.59 a month - 16
Skybrary
Skybrary is a reading app for children ages 3–9, with eBooks and virtual field-trip videos on Android, iOS, and the web.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.2From $49.99 a year - 17
AceReader
AceReader is software for assessing and improving reading speed, comprehension, and fluency from 3rd grade through adulthood.
AndroidiOSWebmacOS7.1From $39 a year - 18
Headway
Headway provides more than 2,500 nonfiction book summaries in text and audio, with each summary taking about 12–20 minutes.
Free planAndroidiOSWebmacOS7.0Free plan - 19
Magzter
AndroidiOSWebmacOS7.0From $74.99 a year - 20
Hooked on Phonics
AndroidiOS6.9From $23.96 a month - 21
Lalilo
iOSWeb6.9From $250 a year - 22
Listen
Listen turns articles and selected text into audio and summaries, with tools for saving articles and reading positions.
Free planiOSWebExtensionmacOS6.9From A$194.99 a year - 23
Starfall
Starfall is a reading and learning program for children, with a four-step Learn-to-Read sequence covering phonics, fluency, and comprehension.
AndroidiOSWeb6.9From $35 a year - 24
Teach Your Monster to Read
Teach Your Monster to Read is a phonics and reading game for children aged 3–6, available on web, iOS and Android.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb6.9Free plan - 25
One Minute Reader Live
iOSWebmacOSWindows6.8From $26 a year