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BeyondRead press kit

BeyondRead is a reading app for iPhone and iPad with 20,000 classics built in, free. When a sentence stops you, select it and ask: the AI translates or explains it using the book and the passage around it, and the page never goes away. It is made by one independent developer, Zhang Liu.

At a glance

  • What it is: a reader with a free library of about 20,000 public-domain classics in 42 languages, and AI that explains the line you are stuck on
  • Made by: Zhang Liu, an independent developer
  • Out since: 11 September 2026, on the App Store
  • Runs on: iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later
  • Price: free to download and free to read; a free monthly AI allowance; optional subscriptions and top-up packs, priced in the app
  • The AI: Translate, Explain and Chat on any passage; AI Digest gives you the shape of a whole book before page one
  • Your own books: EPUB, PDF and DRM-free MOBI or AZW; no DRM removal, no bookstore
  • Privacy: books, highlights and AI history stay on the device; only the selected passage and a little context are sent; AI can be switched off; no ads, no third-party tracking
  • Languages: English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Russian
  • Where: most App Store countries; not mainland China
  • Links: App Store · beyondread.app

If you need a line about it

One line: Pick a classic, and when a sentence stops you, select it and ask. BeyondRead explains it right on the page.

A paragraph: People rarely give up on a classic because of the plot. They give up on one sentence: a dialect spelling, a word that has changed, a clause that runs half a page. BeyondRead is built for that moment. Select the line and tap Translate, Explain or Chat; the answer knows which book you are in and what came before, and the original stays on screen behind it. The library of about 20,000 public-domain books is free and needs no account, and your books and reading history stay on your device.

Screenshots and icon

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Select a line, tap Explain
Select a line, tap Explain
Then just ask
Then just ask
AI Digest: the whole book first
AI Digest: the whole book first
Pick a classic
Pick a classic
Then just read
Then just read
Your shelf
Your shelf
On iPad
On iPad

Download everything as one ZIP: the icon at 1024 × 1024, the screenshots and these facts as text. Just the icon: beyondread-icon-1024.png.

See it in 19 seconds: a reader hits "cheaile" in Uncle Silas and asks. Watch the YouTube Short.

Worth writing about

  • Why readers give up on a classic at one sentence, and what gets them to the end.
  • Reading English classics in the original when English is your second language.
  • An AI reading app that keeps your books on your phone.
  • What one developer learned launching it alone.

Get in touch

Email zhang3917@hotmail.com. It goes straight to Zhang Liu.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Can I use the screenshots and the icon?

Yes, anywhere you write about BeyondRead. Just leave the icon as it is.

Does reviewing it cost anything?

No. The app, the library and the free AI allowance cost nothing. Need more AI for a proper test? Email and ask.

Is this a paid-placement pitch?

No. There is no budget for paid coverage. This page simply puts the facts and images in one place.

Download BeyondRead on the App Store ↗

Related

AI can make mistakes. Use its responses as reading assistance, and verify important information. Screenshots show the US edition. Library titles and languages vary by App Store country.