What is Wisp used for?

Wisp is an iPhone reader that scrolls books, PDFs and saved web articles at a pace you set, like a teleprompter, with focus mode, offline reading and optional read-aloud. It is a good fit for readers who lose their place on a normal page and catching up on saved articles in spare minutes.

Yes. Wisp has a free plan. Free to download with your first 5 books and 5 web articles a month; Wisp Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription.

No. Wisp is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Foqos, BentoPDF and NetNewsWire.

What are some alternatives to Wisp?

Wisp competes with Instapaper, Matter and Readwise.

Wisp: features, pricing and alternatives

About Wisp

Wisp is an auto-scroll reader for iPhone and iPad. The text rises at a speed you set in words per minute while your eyes stay near the center of the screen, so there are no page turns or taps. It describes this as a continuous natural flow rather than flashing single words, and it is marketed for ADHD, dyslexia, study sessions and readers who do better when the text moves to them. Speed and place are remembered for every book, and after a pause the text eases back to pace.

Your library accepts TXT, EPUB and PDF files of your own, and Safari's share sheet or a pasted URL turns a web article into clean text that reads offline, and bookmark spots with notes. Four paper tones, a choice of typefaces and an optional session goal are included, and a focused mode spotlights the active line. Everything stays on the device with no account.

Wisp Pro, a monthly or yearly subscription, adds unlimited books and articles, focus-strength tuning and Listen, an offline on-device read-aloud with the spoken sentence highlighted and narration speed from 0.5x to 2x. The free tier covers your first five books and five web articles a month.

Key features

Auto-scroll at an adjustable words-per-minute pace
Focused mode that spotlights the current line
Import of TXT, EPUB and PDF files
Web articles saved from Safari for offline reading
Bookmarks and notes at any spot
Four paper tones and choice of typeface
Offline read-aloud with Pro
No account, local-first storage

Good fit for

Readers who lose their place on a normal page
Catching up on saved articles in spare minutes

Tags: reader; auto-scroll; ios; epub; focus; dyslexia; adhd; offline

Wisp: questions and answers

What is Wisp used for?: Wisp is an iPhone reader that scrolls books, PDFs and saved web articles at a pace you set, like a teleprompter, with focus mode, offline reading and optional read-aloud. It is a good fit for readers who lose their place on a normal page and catching up on saved articles in spare minutes.
Is Wisp free?: Yes. Wisp has a free plan. Free to download with your first 5 books and 5 web articles a month; Wisp Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription.
Is Wisp open source?: No. Wisp is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Foqos, BentoPDF and NetNewsWire.
What are some alternatives to Wisp?: Wisp competes with Instapaper, Matter and Readwise.