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 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
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5 questions, then you're reading -
A pick for today, and why -
One short screen at a time -
Save a word, a line or a paragraph -
Share a passage in 3 styles -
A streak with a grace day -
Every pick says why -
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.