Why we built a speed reading game

Two people, one hamster, and a plan to make reading practice something you look forward to.

The short answer

We’re a programmer and an artist. Reading practice is usually dull, and dull practice doesn’t last, so we made it a game: a few minutes a day, a hamster called Nibs, and medals for the habits that help. It still measures what matters: how fast you read and how much you understood.

Who we are

Squeekly is made by two people. One of us writes the code. The other draws Nibs and every sticker you see.

We like small, playful tools that fix an everyday problem. Reading faster is the first one we’re taking on.

Why make reading practice a game

Most reading courses run on willpower. Games run on “one more round”. Squeekly keeps what works in games: short rounds, a clear next step, and a reward for showing up. It leaves out what doesn’t: no leagues, no guilt, and no streak you lose in one bad day.

Medals go to the practice that helps, like checking what you remembered. Speed on its own never earns one.

Why reading matters to us

Reading is how we learn almost everything else. Our mission is literacy: helping more people read well, and enjoy it. That includes readers who find it hard, so text size, spacing and typeface (Atkinson Hyperlegible among them) are free for everyone.

What we won’t promise

You won’t find “read 1,000 words a minute” here, because the research doesn’t back it. Every session counts your speed together with what you understood, so the progress you see is real.

Not convinced yet?

Fair. Look around first, no email needed:

Early access

Get in early.

Squeekly opens to readers in small groups. Leave your email and your invite comes as soon as there’s a place for you.

  • Your invite before the public launch
  • Founding reader perks, saved for the first on the list
  • Your speed test waits on this device and joins your account

Or take the free reading speed test first

One email when your invite is ready, and the odd launch update. Leave the list any time. Privacy

Start by finding your starting point.

A speed test and three quick sight drills, so every number after has something to compare with.

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