The shortcut
“Give me the whole book in five bullets.”
Efficient, maybe. But the language, ideas, tension, and discovery are gone.
Reading, protected.
Finish the books that keep calling you back.
Actually Read is an iOS reading app that protects your attention, gives you a beautiful place to read, and brings in AI only when it helps you understand more deeply.
30Deep Focusmin reading session
Book-aware recapAsk for the story so far without leaving the page.Grounded in your book
One thoughtful loop
01
Focus protects the time.
02
You do the reading.
03
AI helps you go deeper.
A quieter phone
Make a place for reading to happen.
Start a defined focus session, settle into the built-in reader, and let the rest of your phone wait. Optional Deep Focus can use iOS Screen Time controls to block the apps, categories, and websites you choose while you read.
- ✓ Choose a session length that fits your day
- ✓ Keep selected distractions out of reach
- ✓ Turn reclaimed attention into finished chapters
AI-assisted, not AI-replaced
Don’t let AI read the book for you.
Actually Read shares NotebookLM’s ability to explore a source, but starts from a different belief: the point is to read the book. Your companion explains, connects, and recaps without turning the experience into a shortcut around reading.
The Actually Read way
“Help me understand what I just read.”
Get a grounded explanation, see the evidence, and return to the page with a clearer mind.
Answers with a paper trail
Ask the book, not the internet.
Ask about a confusing argument, a character you half-remember, or the meaning of a passage. Answers are grounded in the selected book and can point you back to supporting excerpts and citations.
Explain thisRecap so farNo spoilers
Made for Apple platforms
Powerful assistance, with more happening on your device.
On compatible Apple devices, Actually Read can use Apple Intelligence and on-device processing for supported experiences, without requiring a separate AI subscription for those experiences.
Compatibility and processing may vary by device, OS version, and feature. Final device support will be shared before launch.
From intention to understanding
A reading ritual that holds together.
01Add
Bring in an EPUB
02Choose
Pick your next book
03Focus
Protect the session
04Read
Stay with the page
05Ask
Get grounded help
06Return
Review what mattered
The next chapter