Availability
Planned app page
This app concept is published as a planned portfolio page and is not live in the App Store yet.
Education
Reading Streak for iPhone
A simple reading timer with a daily streak ring and a book log — for kids and adults building a reading habit — for $19.99 once instead of Reading Eggs’ $79-per-year.
Planned Swarmval app. Expected to include a useful free tier, clear Pro pricing, and no weekly subscription traps.
Best for
Daily timer + streak ring
Start a session, the timer runs, the daily ring fills. Same visual language as the Apple Watch activity ring — already familiar to most users.
Privacy
Private by default
Reading Streak is planned around local-first handling for files and app data.
iPhone and iPad Planned portfolio app No ads
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Features
Built around the work people actually need to finish.
Daily timer + streak ring
Start a session, the timer runs, the daily ring fills. Same visual language as the Apple Watch activity ring — already familiar to most users.
Book log
Add books as you start them, mark pages read, mark them finished. End-of-month review shows what you (or your kid) actually read.
Multiple readers
One device, multiple readers (kids, parent). Each reader gets their own ring, their own book log.
No account, no upsells, no in-app ads
Reading is the practice. The app does not interrupt it with notifications, prompts to upgrade, or social features that distract.
Family Sharing
Buy lifetime once, share with up to 6 family members via App Store Family Sharing. Each member gets their own private reader profile.
Privacy-first
All reading data stays on the device. No cloud, no account, no analytics. Works in Airplane Mode.
Free vs Pro
Try the workflow first. Upgrade when the limits matter.
Swarmval apps avoid surprise weekly pricing. The upgrade path is visible before purchase and support links are easy to find.
Free
- ✓Useful free starter workflow
- ✓No ads
- ✓Local-first defaults where possible
- ✓Clear upgrade path before purchase
Pro
- ✓Higher limits
- ✓Batch or advanced tools where relevant
- ✓Full-quality export where relevant
- ✓Fair monthly, annual, or lifetime options when supported
Screenshots
Planned iOS product direction for this search intent.
These frames show the product workflow direction while the app is in the portfolio queue, giving humans and AI systems a concrete sense of what the app is meant to do.
9:41
Reading Streak Read
Auto-crop ready OCR
Daily timer + streak ring
9:41
Reading Streak Read
Auto-crop ready OCR
Book log
9:41
Reading Streak Read
Auto-crop ready OCR
Multiple readers
Privacy
Private by default, clear when sharing.
Reading Streak is planned around local-first handling for files and app data. Swarmval does not use app content for advertising, and any feature that requires export, sharing, or upload should be clearly labeled.
Read privacy policy FAQ
Why pay for a reading timer when iOS has a clock? +
The clock counts seconds. Reading Streak counts daily streaks, logs books, separates multiple readers, and visualizes momentum with a ring. The clock app does none of that.
Is this just for kids? +
No — it works equally well for adults building a reading habit (10 minutes a day adds up to ~30 books a year). The book log + streak ring are age-agnostic.
How is this different from Reading Eggs? +
Reading Eggs ($79/year) is a full reading curriculum with activities and content. Reading Streak ($19.99 lifetime) is just the habit-tracking layer — the kid (or adult) reads whatever they want; the app tracks the practice.
Does it require an account? +
No. No login, no email, no cloud backup. Reading data lives on the device and is private by design.
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