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Velo compared with Fokus
DetailVelo logo VeloFokus logo Fokus
What it doesPremium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching Unified daily planner and AI task manager that auto-schedules tasks into a realistic day and replans when things change
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree 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 during public beta. After beta: Pro plan €15/month (annual) or €19/month (monthly) includes all base features. Optional add-ons: Meeting Scribe €12/month (annual) or €15/month (monthly); Email Triage & Responder €9/month (annual) or €12/month (monthly); Voice Agent €6/month (annual) or €8/month
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
  • Auto-scheduling tasks into realistic daily calendar around meetings
  • Captain Fokus AI assistant that learns from habits and adapts to workflow
  • Crew of six specialized AI agents handling Morning Brief, End of Day Review, Task Enrichment, Objective Decomposition, Data Ingestion, and ETA Scheduler
  • Optional Meeting Scribe add-on for bot-free meeting recording with transcripts and action items
  • Email Assistant add-on for inbox triage and voice-matched reply drafting
  • Voice Agent add-on for hands-free task capture and plan reshuffling
  • Integrations with 25+ tools including Jira, Asana, Todoist, Google Tasks, Slack, Notion, GitHub
  • Multi-view organization with Day View, Kanban, Calendar, and Objectives
  • Crew Tasks: 35 ready-made automation jobs triggered by schedules, emails, or events
  • Unified knowledge graph connecting tasks, people, projects, deadlines, and events
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
  • Intelligent auto-scheduling rebuilds when day changes, not manual replanning
  • Calendar-first planning protects execution time from meeting overload
  • EU-hosted with GDPR/CCPA compliance, TLS 1.3 encryption, data never used to train models
  • Smart rollover keeps unfinished tasks visible and higher priority next day
  • Semantic intelligence from vector embeddings understands context across all connected work
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check23 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)08
Citation Flow (Majestic)1628
Referring domains (Majestic)1042

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