Fireside
Get Fireside
Your books, on pages that feel like paper. Turn on a gentle reading guide when you want it. Pause whenever you don’t.
A recording of the app in Paper mode. A tap starts guided reading, which moves through the text phrase by phrase. Another tap pauses it, and the reader scrolls manually. Guided reading is optional.
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Phrasing ends every line where you’d naturally pause. Guided Reading moves through the page one phrase at a time, at your speed. So you stop hunting for your place, and just read.
Fireside ends lines at natural pauses, keeping related words together so sentences are easier to follow. The words and text size stay the same; only the line breaks change.
They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable.
Choose your speed, and Fireside brings each phrase forward for just the right amount of time, holding a little longer on the words that take longer to read. Pause with a tap. Pick up right where you left off.
They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable.
Fireside’s phrasing and pacing are machine learning, built on the way real people read and a deep understanding of language. All of it runs right on your iPhone, so every page is ready the moment you turn to it.
Studies of phrase-based layouts have found better comprehension for some readers, including people learning English. Results vary, and those studies tested reading layouts rather than Fireside itself. 2020 study ↗ 2005 study (PDF) ↗
Choose your font, text size, spacing, and theme.
Import your books, organize your library, and pick up where you left off.
Find your next read among the free classics from Standard Ebooks.
Mark a passage. Add your thoughts. Export both whenever you want.
Track reading time, streaks, and books finished.
Make every page easier to read, in the way that works for you.
Import EPUB, DRM-free Kindle files (MOBI and AZW3), FictionBook, comic archives, Markdown, HTML and plain text. Share a file from another app or add it from Files. Books protected by a store’s copy protection can’t be opened.
Yes. Browse and download free public-domain classics from Standard Ebooks in the Discover tab. You can also add other compatible book catalogs by their address.
Once a book is on your device, you can read, use guided reading, highlight and take notes without a signal. You’ll need a connection to browse Discover and download new books.
Fireside doesn’t support PDF. It’s made for books whose text can adapt to your font, spacing and reading preferences. EPUB is a great place to start.
Your place is saved automatically on the device you’re reading on. Reading positions and libraries don’t currently sync between devices.
The rest of the world can wait.
Find your favorite spot. We’ll keep your place.