Premium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching
Stage
Startup
Not given
Founded
2026
Not given
Based in
FR
US
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free to download. Daybard Pro optional: monthly or yearly subscription with 7-day free trial on yearly plan.
Free tier with 3 personal books and unlimited classics. Velo Pro Annual: $69.99 USD per year. Velo Pro Monthly: $8.99 USD per month. Additional Enhanced Processing credits: 10 for $4.99 USD, 50 for $19.99 USD. 7-day free trial available.
Key features
Optional cloud integrations with Google Calendar, Todoist, Notion and others
Focus Mode displaying one word at a time at 50-1,000 WPM
Three reading modes with instant switching at same position
Intelligent PDF processing with chapter detection and OCR
Read-aloud with word-by-word tracking and voice picker
Cloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac
Velobrary with unlimited free public-domain classics
Catch Me Up on-device Apple Intelligence recap
Offline library with no internet required
Highlights in multiple colors, notes and dictionary lookup
Enhanced Processing for academic and scanned PDFs
What makes it different
Evening ritual with guilt-free choices: no outcome is ever punished
Real RPG game with hero, loot, daily boss and pixel-art kingdom, not just tracking
Designed for busy parents and adults with full calendars
Made by independent developer in France with no ads or tracking
Three intelligent reading modes with one synced position instead of switching contexts
Transforms difficult PDFs into readable books through automatic structure detection and OCR
Real typography and faithful rendering preserving code blocks and diagrams in technical content
Complete privacy with books stored on-device and optional encrypted cloud sync
Fully offline reading with no account required for the free tier
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