Iris Reading review

Iris Reading is the option for people who want to be taught rather than just paced. Its core online sequence has three levels: Speed Reading Foundation, a 4+ hour course on replacing habits that slow you down; Speed Reading Mastery, 8+ hours on adapting pace to the material; and Advanced Comprehension & Memory for dense material and recall. Online courses come with lifetime access, and the company also runs live classes, 1-on-1 coaching and workshops for schools and employers, plus exam-prep courses for the LSAT, bar exam, SAT and CFA. Iris Reading says it has reached more than 1 million learners. The trade-off is format and cost: courses are video lessons with drills, not a tool that paces your daily reading, and prices are one-time course fees rather than a few dollars a month. Course prices on irisreading.com load in the browser, so our checker could not confirm them; check the current price before buying.

Who it is for

readers who want an instructor-designed course instead of an app

Price

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Key features

• Three-level course sequence: Speed Reading Foundation, Speed Reading Mastery and Advanced Comprehension & Memory
• Speed Reading Foundation runs 4+ hours and Mastery 8+ hours of self-paced lessons
• Lifetime access to purchased online courses
• Live classes, 1-on-1 coaching and group workshops
• Exam-prep courses for the LSAT, bar exam, SAT and CFA

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: A structured curriculum that adds memory and comprehension techniques
• Strength: Live and private instruction is available if self-study does not stick
• Strength: Courses tailored to exams and professions
• Weakness: Courses are a larger one-time cost than any app subscription here
• Weakness: Video lessons do not pace your own reading the way an RSVP app does
• Weakness: Online prices load in the browser, so we could not confirm a USD figure with our checker

Key facts

• Course levels: 3
• Foundation course length: 4+ hours
• Access: Lifetime for online courses
• Reach: 1M+ learners, per Iris Reading

Where it ranks

Iris Reading is No. 8 in our Best Speed Reading Apps verdict.