Words that come with a sentence attached.
A word list gives you a definition. A book shows you how a good writer actually uses the word. Read Rebel saves the word with that sentence, so you remember how to use it, not just what it means.
Read Rebel · Your daily growth habit
Become the person who speaks well, thinks clearly and reads daily.
Better English for your next interview. Clearer thinking for your next meeting. It starts with 10–15 minutes of the right book a day, new words you actually get to use, and a coach that keeps you going when life gets busy.
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- 2-minute diagnosis
- 7 days of Plus free, no card
- No account needed
Free forever to read, with no ads. Works offline and your books never leave your device. Install it on Windows, macOS or Linux from Chrome or Edge, get it on Android, or add it to your iPhone’s home screen from Safari.
See how it works
Sound familiar?
Which one sounds like you?
The everyday things that stand between you and the person you want to become. Read Rebel has a specific fix for each one, built in.
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“I know English, but in interviews the right words don’t come.”
The fix: save words from your book with their sentence, use each one in a line of your own in the sentence gym, and review them with flashcards, so they come easier when you speak.
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“I understand everything, but I’m not confident speaking.”
The fix: read-aloud highlights every word as it’s spoken, from 0.5× to 3×. Listen and read along to hear how fluent sentences sound, then try the lines yourself.
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“I want to read more, but I never find time.”
The fix: 5–15 minute sessions, placed in a slot you already have: the commute, lunch, or the ten minutes before bed that usually go to your phone.
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“I start books and drop them halfway.”
The fix: one book matched to your interests and level, with two alternates. Feels slow? Tap “This book isn’t working” and swap it, no guilt.
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“I read, but I forget it or can’t explain it.”
The fix: highlights and notes in one Notebook, a “Previously on…” recap when you return Plus, and a weekly reflection that asks for one idea you’ll apply.
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“I can’t focus for 10 minutes without picking up my phone.”
The fix: start with 5 minutes. Focus mode, a focus lens that dims everything but your paragraph, and a focus garden that grows while you stay on the page.
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“I don’t know which books will actually help me grow.”
The fix: a 2-minute diagnosis picks one book for your goal from a curated English and Hindi list, like Word Power Made Easy for vocabulary or The Psychology of Money for career and money.
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“I keep starting good habits and breaking them.”
The fix: never miss twice. Miss a day and the next session shrinks and moves. Rest days don’t break your streak, and a reading buddy can check in weekly on WhatsApp.
The experience
One evening with Read Rebel.
No dashboards to learn. Here’s what growing ten minutes at a time actually feels like, from the nudge to the win.
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9:58 pm · The nudge
Read Rebel
Your 10 minutes are ready
Tonight: chapter 4 of Atomic Habits. Pick up where you left off.
A friendly reminder lands at the time you chose in the 2-minute diagnosis, the night before a big day or any other. Playful or calm: your call.
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10:00 pm · The page
One tap and you’re exactly where you left off, in a book picked for your goal. Immersive mode sets a calm scene, so ten minutes feel like a break, not homework.
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10:04 pm · The word
concise adjective giving a lot of information clearly, in few words ✓ Saved with its sentence
A word worth owning? Double-tap it for the meaning and save it. Later, the sentence gym has you use it in a line of your own: “I’ll keep my update concise.” That one’s ready for tomorrow’s meeting.
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10:10 pm · The win
Session done ✓ 10 minutes · 14 pages 3 words saved 🔥 4-day streak · 🌱 your plant grew
Ten minutes, a few new words, and proof you showed up for yourself tonight. Your streak grows, your focus garden grows, and so does the habit.
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Next day · Life happens
Missed yesterday? No stress. Tonight: just 5 minutes, at 10:15 pm. Never miss twice
No guilt trip, no broken streak panic. Your coach makes the next session smaller and moves it to a time that fits.
What’s what
A quick tour of the app.
Tap a number to see what it does · swipe the screen to look around.
The app shows you the same short guide the first time you open it.
Why reading is the shortcut.
Speaking well starts before you speak. The words, the phrasing, the way a good point is built: you pick them up from good sentences, one page at a time.
- Read daily
- Meet words in context
- Clearer sentences in your head
- More confident speaking and writing
Clear sentences in, clear sentences out.
Following a well-built argument every day gets you used to the shape: point, reason, example. It’s the same shape you want in an interview answer or a meeting update.
Small today. Big in a year.
Fifteen minutes a day is roughly 90 hours a year: around a dozen books or more, plus every word you saved and practised along the way. Small, daily, and it adds up.
Why Read Rebel
Not another e-reader. A coach that plans for the day you slip.
E-readers give you pages. Summary apps give you the gist. Habit apps give you a streak to lose. Read Rebel gives you a plan built around why you stopped and where you want to go.
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It asks why you stopped.
A 2-minute diagnosis covers the real reasons: no energy after work, the phone pulling you away, losing interest, forgetting what you read, starting strong then stopping, not knowing what to read, reading alone. Your plan is built on your answers.
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One book. Not a list of a hundred.
One first book matched to your reasons, interests, minutes and language (English, Hindi or both), plus two alternates. If it isn’t working, one tap swaps it. Quitting a book is allowed here.
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It fits into time you already have.
The diagnosis asks when you usually end up on your phone. That’s exactly where your 5–15 minute session goes. You’re not hunting for new time. You’re putting a few minutes you already have to better use.
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Built for your worst day, not your best.
Miss a session and the next one shrinks and gets a realistic new time: never miss twice. Planned rest days don’t break your streak. Invite a reading buddy for a private weekly check-in on WhatsApp.
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Remember it. Then use it.
Words are saved with the sentence you found them in, then you practise using them in a sentence of your own, with instant offline feedback, and review them with spaced-repetition flashcards. A weekly reflection asks for one idea you’ll actually apply.
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Ten minutes that feel like a break.
Immersive mode reads a book’s mood and sets the scene: rain for a mystery, fireflies for a fantasy, a crackling fire for something cozy, with calm music to match Plus. All private: no account, works offline, your files stay on your device.
| Feature | Read Rebel | E-reader apps | Summary apps | Habit apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asks why your reading stops | Yes | No | No | No |
| One matched book, English or Hindi | Yes | Store picks | No | No |
| Sessions at a time you already have | Yes | No | No | Reminders |
| A recovery plan after a missed day | Yes | No | No | Varies |
| Whole books, not summaries | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable |
| Words kept in context, used in your own sentence | Yes | Some | No | No |
| No account, works offline | Yes | Varies | Varies | Varies |
Categories, not specific products; features vary from app to app. This is our honest read of what’s typical. Read Rebel opens files you already own (EPUB, PDF, TXT, Markdown) and doesn’t sell books.
How it works
Your reading coach, in four gentle steps.
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Diagnose
Two minutes: what usually stops you, your language (English, Hindi or both), your interests, the time you realistically have, and and when you usually end up on your phone.
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Your book
One first book that fits you, from a curated English and Hindi list, plus two alternates. Not the same bestseller everyone gets.
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Small sessions
5 to 15 minutes in your scroll slot. One tap to check in: Read, Missed, or This book isn't working. After a consistent week, sessions grow by just 2 minutes.
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Reflect & recover
A short weekly reflection on what helped. Missed a day? Never miss twice: the next session shrinks and moves to a time that fits.
Why it’s built this way
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If-then plans. Deciding in advance when and where you’ll act (“when X happens, I’ll do Y”) helped people follow through on goals across many studies.
So your session is tied to a time you already have.
Gollwitzer, 1999; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006 (meta-analysis)
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Tiny, well-prompted habits. A behaviour happens when motivation, ability and a prompt meet. Make it small and give it a cue.
So you start at 5–15 minutes, not an hour.
BJ Fogg, Tiny Habits, 2019
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Habits take weeks, and one miss is okay. In one well-known study, new daily habits took a median of about 66 days to feel automatic, and missing a single day didn’t derail the process.
So the coach expects misses and plans for them.
Lally et al., 2010, European Journal of Social Psychology
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Spaced review. Reviewing material at spaced intervals is one of the most replicated findings in memory research: it beats cramming for long-term recall.
So your saved words come back as flashcards on a schedule.
Cepeda et al., 2006 (meta-analysis)
We cite these to show where the design comes from, not to promise results. Your mileage will vary, and that’s fine.
What's inside
Everything a reader needs, nothing that shouts.
Read Rebel borrows the best ideas from e-readers, study tools and habit apps, then turns the volume down.
Serene reading
A page that gets out of the way.
Import EPUB, PDF, TXT or Markdown and read in a distraction-free space with calm themes and carefully chosen fonts, including the highly legible Atkinson Hyperlegible.
- Focus lens dims every paragraph except the one you're reading.
- Bionic emphasis for easier scanning, and RSVP speed reading when you want pace Plus
- Smooth page turns or scrolling, and full screen. Hands-free auto-scroll Plus
- Shelves for Reading, Want to read and Finished.
Immersive mode Plus
Every book gets its own weather.
Read Rebel senses a book's mood, whether that's mystery, romance, adventure, the sea, nature, fantasy, sci-fi, a classic or something cozy, and quietly sets the scene around it.
- A matching colour theme for the page.
- A gentle animated atmosphere: rain, snow, fireflies, stars or drifting leaves.
- An ambient soundscape and soft music to match.
Listen & music
Rest your eyes. Keep the story going.
Read-aloud follows along sentence by sentence and word by word, so you can listen, read along, or drift between the two.
- Pace from 0.5× to 3×, shown as approximate words per minute, with your choice of voice.
- Sleep timer, with the page following the voice as it reads.
- Peaceful generative music (piano reverie, ambient pads, music box) or your own playlist, softened automatically under the voice Plus
- Ambient soundscapes: rain, ocean, fireplace, wind and gentle noise Plus
Remember what you read
Keep the lines that change you.
Highlight in five colours, add notes, and find it all again in your Notebook. With Plus, coming back to a book starts with a short "Previously on…" recap.
- Notebook with search, review mode and Markdown export. Turn any quote into a shareable card.
- Double-click a word for its meaning and save it with the sentence you found it in.
- "Explain" any name, place or idea with a Wikipedia summary.
- Spaced-repetition flashcards (up to 50 cards free, unlimited with Plus), chapter reflections, bookmarks, in-book search, and a rating and review journal when you finish.
- A spoiler-free "Who's who" character tracker Plus
Habit engine
A little progress every day.
Tell Read Rebel whether you're just starting, getting back into reading, a regular reader or a bookworm, and it suggests goals that suit you. Then it helps you keep showing up.
- Daily goal ring, streaks and a reading heatmap. Every 7-day streak earns a streak freeze for busy days (hold one free, two with Plus).
- 13 rebel ranks, three daily quests, and 29 achievements to discover (three are secret).
- A focus garden where a plant grows while you stay in your book.
- Yearly challenge, reading alarms with snooze, and a gentle evening streak guard.
Your future self
A year from now, you’re the one who reads.
Goals fade. Identities stick. You’re not “trying to read more”. You’re becoming the person who reads daily and has better words ready when it counts. Here’s what fifteen minutes a day adds up to.
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Day 30
~7.5 hours read
About one book finished, maybe a second one started, and your first saved words turning up in sentences of your own.
Your evening has a new default, and it has a bookmark in it.
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Day 90
3–5 books
About 22 hours of reading. In that habit study, daily habits took a median of about 66 days to feel automatic, so you’re past the hard part.
“I used to be a reader” quietly becomes “I’m reading something good right now.”
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Day 365
12+ books
Roughly 90 hours: somewhere around 12 to 20 books, plus a year of saved words and weekly reflections.
You became the person who reads daily. Fifteen minutes at a time.
Estimates, not promises. They assume 15 minutes a day, a silent reading pace of about 200–260 words a minute (typical adult averages; Brysbaert, 2019), and books of 70,000–90,000 words. Your pace, books and days will differ.
Earn your rank. You can’t buy it.
13 rebel ranks, earned only by reading — not even Plus can skip one. 29 achievements to unlock along the way. Three of them are secret. We’re not telling.
- Scroll Survivor
- Page Recruit
- Chapter Cadet
- Plot Insurgent
- Margin Outlaw
- +7 more
- Rebel Legend
Pricing
Free to read. Plus, when you want more.
Every new reader gets 7 days of Rebel Plus, free, with no card. When the trial ends you keep everything in Free.
Free
₹0 forever
For building the habit
A complete, calm reader and coach that’s yours to keep. No ads.
Included free
- The full reading coach: diagnosis, matched book, daily plan, recovery
- Unlimited books, highlights and notes
- Read-aloud with word highlighting, at every speed
- Streaks, ranks, quests, goals and reading alarms
- 3 core themes: Paper, Sepia and Night
- Up to 50 vocabulary cards
Not in Free Unlock with Plus
- Immersive mode: the book’s mood sets the light, colours and sound around you
- Soundscapes and calm music: rain, ocean, fireplace, or your own playlist
- All 12 reading themes plus a warm comfort light for late nights
- Speed reading (RSVP) and hands-free auto-scroll
- “Previously on…” recaps: pick up the plot after any break
- Who’s who: a spoiler-free character tracker
- Unlimited word bank and flashcards (Free stops at 50)
- 2 streak freezes, so one bad week doesn’t cost your streak
- Clean quote cards to share, with no watermark
Try all of these free for 7 days →
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Rebel Plus
₹67 / month
₹799 paid once for 12 months · save 33%
The full, immersive Read Rebel experience.
Everything in Free, plus:
- Immersive mode: the book’s mood sets the light, colours and sound around you
- Soundscapes and calm music: rain, ocean, fireplace, or your own playlist
- All 12 reading themes plus a warm comfort light for late nights
- Speed reading (RSVP) and hands-free auto-scroll
- “Previously on…” recaps: pick up the plot after any break
- Who’s who: a spoiler-free character tracker
- Unlimited word bank and flashcards (Free stops at 50)
- 2 streak freezes, so one bad week doesn’t cost your streak
- Clean quote cards to share, with no watermark
- Coming later: an AI book companion
No card needed · 7-day refund on paid plans
Free vs Plus, side by side
Everything you need to build the habit is free. Plus adds the extras that make it a joy.
| Feature | Free | Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Your coach and habit | ||
| 2-minute diagnosis, matched book, daily plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reminders, streaks, goals, focus mode and focus garden | ✓ | ✓ |
| “Never miss twice” recovery, weekly reflection, reading buddy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streak freezes you can hold | 1 | 2 |
| Words and English | ||
| Tap any word for its meaning, save it with its sentence | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sentence gym: use new words in your own sentences | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spaced-repetition flashcards | 50 cards | Unlimited |
| Read-aloud with word-by-word highlighting, 0.5×–3× | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading | ||
| Unlimited books: EPUB, PDF, TXT, Markdown | ✓ | ✓ |
| Highlights, notes and Notebook export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading themes | 3 | All 12 |
| “Previously on…” recap when you return to a book | — | ✓ |
| Who’s who: spoiler-free character tracker | — | ✓ |
| Speed reading (RSVP) and hands-free auto-scroll | — | ✓ |
| Atmosphere | ||
| Immersive mode: the book’s mood sets theme and scene | — | ✓ |
| Calm music, ambient soundscapes, or your own music | — | ✓ |
| Shareable quote cards | With watermark | Clean |
| Always | ||
| No ads, works offline, no account, your books stay on your device | ✓ | ✓ |
Try every Plus feature free for 7 daysNo card needed. When the trial ends, you keep everything in Free.
Why go Plus? The honest math.
A small price for a daily habit
₹2.2 a day
On the annual pass: ₹799 once, about ₹67 a month. Less than one café coffee.
Now the time. Thirty minutes of reading is about 7,000 words, or roughly 25 pages, of well-built sentences to learn from. The same thirty minutes of short videos is about 60 reels. (Estimates.)
You risk nothing. Literally.
- 7 days of Plus free. No card, no sign-up.
- Nothing to cancel. Passes are prepaid and never auto-renew.
- Changed your mind? Ask for a refund within 7 days of buying.
- Nothing held hostage. Your books, notes and progress stay yours, Plus or not.
What day 8 takes back
Your trial gets you used to these. When it ends, they go quiet unless you keep Plus:
- The rain behind your mystery novel
- Calm music under the read-aloud voice
- 9 of your 12 themes
- Every flashcard after the 50th
- “Previously on…” recaps and Who’s who
- Room for a second streak freeze
Free stays a complete reader and coach. Plus keeps the atmosphere.
Why charge at all? Read Rebel has no ads, and there’s no data to sell: it stays on your device. Plus passes are how Read Rebel pays its bills.
Subscriber perks
- Founding Reader badge and achievement for early subscribers
- A bonus streak freeze with your first pass
- Early access to new features
- New soundscape and music drops every month Coming soon
- Refer a friend: give a month, get a month Coming soon
Prices include applicable taxes. Fair regional pricing: we show Indian and US prices here, and your local price is applied at checkout based on your country, so readers everywhere pay a fair amount.
Plus is a prepaid pass. Pay with UPI, cards, netbanking or wallets through Razorpay, or with an international card. Passes don't renew automatically, so you're never charged again unless you choose to buy another. If Plus isn't for you, ask for a refund within 7 days of purchase. See the refund policy and terms.
Still on the fence?
Good. Let’s argue it out.
The voice in your head has objections. Fair enough. Here are straight answers.
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“I don’t have time.”
Sessions start at 5 to 15 minutes and go into a slot you already have: the commute, lunch, or the few minutes before bed that usually go to your phone. We’re not asking for new time, just a better use of a little of it.
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“I’ve tried before. I always stop.”
Most apps are designed for your best day. This coach expects misses: the next session shrinks and moves, rest days don’t break your streak, and “start strong, then stop” is literally one of the diagnosis answers.
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“Another app on my phone?”
It’s a swap, not an addition. Same phone, same thumb, same ten minutes, with a book at the end instead of a feed. It also runs on your PC, works offline and needs no account.
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“Is it worth paying for?”
You don’t have to decide today. The core reader and coach are free forever. Plus is free for 7 days with no card. If you buy a pass and regret it, there’s a 7-day refund, and nothing ever auto-renews.
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“Will this fix my English for interviews?”
No app can promise that, and we won’t. What Read Rebel does is make daily reading easy to keep, and help new words become ones you use: save them with their sentence, write your own, review them. Pair it with speaking practice, with a friend or out loud, and it all adds up.
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“I’ll start on Monday.”
Honestly? Fresh starts are real: people are more likely to begin a goal at a new week or month (Milkman et al., 2014). So do the 2-minute diagnosis tonight, and your plan will be waiting on Monday.
Start my 2-minute diagnosis — free
2 minutes. No card. No account. Nothing to cancel.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What does the reading coach actually do?
It starts with a 2-minute diagnosis of why your reading stops, your language, your interests, how much time you really have and when you usually end up scrolling. Then it suggests one first book (with two alternates), schedules short sessions in that slot, and asks for a one-tap check-in. If you miss a day, the next session gets smaller and is rescheduled realistically. Once a week, it asks a short reflection. If a book isn't working, you can swap it: quitting a book is allowed.
Can Read Rebel help me prepare for interviews?
It helps with the reading side of it: a daily habit, words saved with the sentence you found them in, practice using each word in a sentence of your own (the sentence gym), flashcard review, and read-aloud so you can listen and read along to hear how fluent sentences sound. It isn’t a speaking course: it doesn’t listen to you or grade your pronunciation, and it can’t promise interview results.
Does Read Rebel give me the book? Can I read in Hindi?
Read Rebel recommends books from a curated English and Hindi list, but it doesn't sell them. Get your book wherever you like: a bookshop, a library, a DRM-free ebook store, or free public-domain sources. Then import the file into Read Rebel. You choose English, Hindi or both during the diagnosis.
How does the 7-day free trial work?
After onboarding, every new reader gets all of Plus for 7 days automatically. You don't need to sign up or enter a card. When the trial ends, you keep the Free plan, and Plus features show a gentle prompt instead. Your books, highlights and progress are never locked away.
How do I pay, and does it renew automatically?
Plus is sold as a prepaid pass for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months. In India you can pay with UPI, cards, netbanking or wallets through Razorpay, and elsewhere with an international card. Passes don't renew automatically: when yours ends, you choose whether to buy another. You can ask for a refund within 7 days of purchase by writing to hello@readrebel.app.
Where do I get books?
Read Rebel opens files you already have: EPUB, PDF, TXT and Markdown. You can use DRM-free books you've bought, public-domain classics from sites like Project Gutenberg, or your own notes and study material. Read Rebel doesn't sell books, and it can't open DRM-protected files such as Kindle purchases.
Are my books uploaded anywhere?
No. Books, highlights, vocabulary and progress are stored in your browser or on your phone. There's no account. The only things that go online are word and "Explain" lookups when you ask for them (sent to dictionaryapi.dev and Wikipedia), the web fonts, and checkout if you buy Plus. See the privacy policy.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once it's installed, the reader, read-aloud and habit tools all work without a connection, and so do Plus features you've unlocked. Definitions and "Explain" need the internet.
How do I install it on my PC?
Open Read Rebel in Chrome or Edge, then choose Install desktop app in the sidebar, or Install Read Rebel from the browser menu. It then opens in its own window, like any other app.
Is there an iPhone or iPad app?
Yes, from Safari. Open app.readrebel.app on your iPhone or iPad, tap Share (the square with an arrow) and choose Add to Home Screen. Read Rebel then opens full screen from its own icon, like any app, and syncs with your other devices when you sign in. Reading reminders work best in the Android app or on PC for now.
Why do the read-aloud voices sound different on different devices?
Read-aloud uses the voices built into your device, so quality varies. On Windows, Microsoft Edge offers very natural "Online (Natural)" voices. On Android, you can install extra voices in your phone's text-to-speech settings.
How do I move my progress to another device?
Create a free account (Settings → Account) and sign in on the other device with your email or username. There's no password: we email you a one-time code. Your progress, streak, highlights, notes and words sync automatically. The books you're reading come along too, opening at the same page (up to 5 at a time). For any other book, just add the file and you'll be back where you left off. Prefer no account? Use Settings → Export backup and import the file on the other device.
Tonight is page one.
Better words, clearer thinking and a habit you’re proud of all start the same way: one good book, ten minutes, tonight. Read daily. Speak better. Grow.
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