read bro

Swipe through the classics

You pick up your phone to read and end up scrolling for an hour. Read Bro points that thumb at the classics.

Coming soon to the App Store

For iPhone, iOS 18 or later

The Read Bro home screen with Today's read, The Call of Cthulhu, and a Start reading button

The words are the author's

Nothing is summarised, shortened or rewritten. Every word of every book is the author's, in the author's order.

Only the screen breaks are ours.

Inside the app

  1. Onboarding question 2 of 5, What do you actually like, with a grid of genres
    5 questions, then you're reading
  2. Home screen with Today's read, The Call of Cthulhu, and a Start reading button
    A pick for today, and why
  3. The reader showing the first screen of Pride and Prejudice with a swipe up cue
    One short screen at a time
  4. A saved highlight on a screen of Pride and Prejudice
    Save a word, a line or a paragraph
  5. The share composer with Ink, Cover and Light card styles
    Share a passage in 3 styles
  6. The You tab with a 1 day streak, the week row and 1 grace day left this month
    A streak with a grace day
  7. Pride and Prejudice book page with length, 62 chapters, difficulty and the reason it was picked
    Every pick says why
  8. Explore with search, collections and a grid of genres
    More than 400 classics

What you can do

Swipe to read
The full book, one short screen at a time. Swipe up for the next one.
Streaks with grace days
1 grace day covers a missed day each month. Pause for up to 14 days.
Define
Press and hold a word to see what it means, from your iPhone's dictionary.
Highlights
Save a word, a line or a paragraph. Library takes you back to the spot.
Share cards
Send a passage as an image in Ink, Cover or Light, with the book and author.
Picks that explain themselves
Tap “Why am I seeing this?” on any recommendation.

Start without an account

Answer 5 quick questions about what you like and start reading. No sign-up needed.

When you want your place, your streak and your highlights kept, create an account with Apple, Google or email. You can delete it any time from Settings.

More than 400 public-domain classics. Austen, Dickens, Shakespeare and Twain. Novels, short reads, plays, poetry, philosophy and history.

Put the feed down. Pick a book up. Touch grass later.