Premium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching
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Pricing model
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Freemium
Pricing
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.
Free: 3 holds a month, 48-hour holds, unlimited polls and votes, nightly check-in and streaks, circle, 30 days of history. Jury Plus: $3.99/month or $29.99/year for unlimited holds, every hold length (24h, 48h, 72h, 7 days), full history, and pause every shopping app (coming soon).
Key features
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
Send one link to friends to vote Buy or Skip without requiring the app
Friends can vote anonymously
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Companion animals (cat or dog) that keep you company during holds
Nightly no-spend check-in and streak tracking
Private circle to share streak counts with friends
Shareable proof cards for reaching milestones
Never connects to bank or card
Pause shopping apps using Apple's Screen Time framework (Jury Plus, coming soon)
What makes it different
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
Friends vote without downloading the app or creating an account
No bank or financial connection required
Streak accountability with friends without revealing spending details
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