Premium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching
A Mac menu bar app that shows sale notifications with a pixel monkey
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Pricing model
Freemium
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 forever with one payment connection. Unlock everything for US$19 once, no subscription. 7-day trial of paid features.
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
Real-time sale notifications with pixel monkey animation
Integrations with Stripe, Paddle, RevenueCat, Shopify, Polar and Dodo Payments
Shareable milestone cards for first sale, $100, $1k and $10k clubs
Read-only API key security stored in Mac keychain
Revenue window showing Today, This Week, This Month and All Time totals
MRR and ARR charts
Custom notifications from scripts via JSON inbox
Weekly sales wall with scheduled notifications
Multiple sound options including cha-ching and cash register sounds
App Store sales integration with daily summaries
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
Integrates multiple payment platforms in one app with read-only keys that never leave your Mac
No subscription required, one-time $19 purchase includes everything
Shareable milestone and revenue cards with your company logo
Custom notification support for events beyond sales via JSON files
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