Evanreads

How can we help?

Answers to common questions about Evanreads — accounts and billing, reading modes, document uploads, LMS integrations, and options for schools. Can't find what you need? Email hello@evanreads.ai.

Accounts & billing

Do I need an account to use Evanreads?

No. You can upload a document and start reading without signing in. Your session is stored in your browser's local storage. Create a free account to sync across devices, save your reading history, and access AI features.

How do I create an account?

Click "Sign in" from the top nav and choose "Continue with Google." No separate password is needed — Evanreads uses Google OAuth through Clerk.

What subscription plans are available?

Free: 25 AI calls/day, 20 readings/month. Student ($7/mo with a verified school email): 100 AI calls/day, unlimited readings. Standard ($9/mo): same as Student, no school email required. All paid plans include every reading mode, TTS, and full AI features.

How do I upgrade or cancel my subscription?

Open your profile menu (top-right) and tap "Manage subscription." You'll be taken to the Stripe billing portal where you can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel. Cancellations take effect at the end of your current billing period — you keep access until then.

How do I delete my account?

Profile menu → "Delete account." This permanently removes your reading history, assignments, quizzes, and all stored data from our servers. The action is irreversible.

Can I turn off AI features on my account?

Yes. Profile & Settings has a "Disable AI" switch that turns off Evan, section summaries, quizzes, syllabus import, and Premium Voice narration for your account, and permanently deletes what AI has already produced (your earned achievements are kept). This is enforced on our servers, not just hidden in the app, so it holds even if a school asks students to work without AI. Re-enabling requires signing out and back in and re-accepting AI terms.

Where is my data stored?

Signed-in users: document text, session data, and progress are stored in Supabase (Postgres), hosted in the US. Anonymous users: everything stays in your browser's IndexedDB — nothing reaches our servers except text you explicitly send to AI features.

Reading modes & settings

What is bionic reading mode?

Bionic reading bolds the first half of each word. The idea is that your brain recognizes a word after seeing its first few letters, so the bold anchor lets your eye move faster. Toggle it in the Focus Modes panel inside the reader (the sliders icon).

What is the OpenDyslexic font?

OpenDyslexic is a free typeface designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Each letter has a heavy weighted bottom to help prevent rotation and confusion. Enable it in Focus Modes → Font.

What is line-by-line mode vs. paragraph mode?

Line-by-line shows one sentence at a time. It is the default and works best when you find your attention jumping ahead before you've finished reading. Paragraph mode shows a short block (capped at 6 sentences) and is better for readers who find single lines too choppy.

How does text-to-speech work?

Tap the speaker icon in the reader toolbar to have the current line read aloud using your device's built-in speech synthesis. Use the TTS settings to pick a voice and adjust reading speed. TTS and bionic reading can run simultaneously.

What are flagged lines?

Tap the bookmark icon while reading to flag important lines. Flagged lines are saved per session and accessible from the "Flagged Lines" tab on your dashboard — useful for building a quick study reference without interrupting your reading flow.

What are the Classic, Fade and Spy Mode highlight styles?

Classic keeps the full-width highlight visible the entire time you're on a line. Fade softens the surrounding lines into the background instead, which some readers find less distracting. Spy Mode goes furthest: every line but the one you're on is covered by a black bar, like a declassified document, so there is nothing else on the page to read ahead to — it also lets you pick white or cream paper, and it turns the highlight colour off by default since there is nothing left to pick the line out from. Switch between all three in Focus Modes, where 'No highlight' is also available on its own if you find the coloured band distracting.

Documents & uploads

What file types can I upload?

Evanreads accepts PDF (.pdf) and Word documents (.docx). You can also paste plain text directly into the input field — no upload needed.

What is the file size limit for PDFs?

PDFs up to 20 MB are supported. Text-based PDFs (where you can select text in your PDF viewer) process instantly. Scanned or image-based PDFs use Tesseract OCR, which can take a few extra seconds per page.

My PDF isn't loading — what should I check?

First, confirm the PDF is under 20 MB and is text-based (not a scanned image). If the file contains only images, OCR may time out on very large documents. Try extracting the relevant section, or paste the text directly. If the problem persists, use the Contact form below.

Can I upload images with text (JPEG, PNG, etc.)?

Not directly — only PDF and DOCX files are supported. However, you can convert an image to PDF using your phone's native scanner or a tool like Adobe Scan, then upload the resulting PDF and Evanreads' OCR will extract the text.

Do my uploaded documents stay private?

Yes. Signed-in user documents are stored in a private Supabase database with row-level security — only your account can access them. Anonymous session text stays in your browser only. We do not use your document content to train AI models.

Are there limits on how many documents I can have?

Free accounts are limited to 20 reading sessions per month. Student and Standard plans have no document limit.

LMS & integrations

Does Evanreads connect to Canvas or Blackboard?

LMS integration is on our roadmap. When available, you'll be able to import assigned readings directly from Canvas, Blackboard, and other platforms without downloading files first. We'll email waitlisted users when it launches.

Can I import readings from Google Drive or Dropbox?

Google Drive import is available now on paid plans — pick "Import from Google Drive" on the Upload tab to select a file directly (PDF, Word, and native Google Docs are all supported). Dropbox and OneDrive integration are still planned for a future release; for those, download the file and upload it directly, or paste text from the document.

Can my professor assign readings through Evanreads?

Not through a native integration today, but professors can share PDF links or files with students who then upload them into Evanreads. We are designing an instructor-side dashboard for the LMS phase — reach out through the Contact form if you want early input.

When will LMS integrations be available?

We're targeting a limited pilot with early partner institutions in late 2026. If you represent a school or disability services office that wants to be involved, please use the Contact form below and mention LMS in your message.

For schools & institutions

Is there a page I can add to our campus resource list?

Yes — evanreads.ai/for-dsps is written for disability services offices (DSPS, ACCESS, SAS, DRC and their equivalents). It sets out what the free plan includes, our WCAG 2.1 AA conformance and how to request the VPAT, and it ends with a short blurb you can copy straight onto a department resource page. There is nothing for your office to purchase and no procurement cycle attached.

Does Evanreads offer institutional or volume pricing?

Yes. Schools, colleges, and disability services offices can request a group quote for 10 or more students. Use the Contact form below, select "Educational institution," and include your expected user count and institution name.

Can Evanreads be used as a disability accommodation?

Evanreads is designed to complement existing accommodations (extended time, screen readers, text-to-speech tools) for students with ADHD and dyslexia. Many students use it alongside Bookshare, Kurzweil, or their institution's existing tools. It is not a replacement for official DSS accommodations.

Is Evanreads FERPA compliant?

Our data practices are designed with FERPA in mind: student document content is stored in row-level-secured databases, only accessible by the student's own account, and not shared with third parties for advertising or used to train AI models. We're willing to execute a Student Data Privacy Agreement, including standard state consortium templates like the National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA), as a condition of district access — contact us to start that process.

Is Evanreads accessible to screen readers?

Evanreads substantially conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA (self-evaluated; no independent audit has been performed yet). The reader and every dialog are fully keyboard-operable, with ARIA labeling and screen-reader-verified focus management. See our published Accessibility Statement at evanreads.ai/accessibility for the current conformance details, known limitations, and how to request our VPAT. If you hit a specific accessibility barrier, please contact us — reports from people using assistive technology are the most useful thing we receive.

How do I request a pilot for my school?

Fill out the Contact form below, choose "Educational institution / school inquiry," and describe your program. We offer free 30-day pilots for DSS offices and academic departments. We respond to institutional inquiries within 2 business days.

The science behind focused reading

Peer-reviewed research behind the design choices in Evanreads.

↑ ADHD — among children with a reading disability

In a community sample of 494 twins with a reading disability and 373 without, those with a reading disability were more likely to meet criteria for ADHD, most of all its inattentive symptoms. Line-by-line reading removes the visual competition that makes sustained reading especially hard for this population.

Willcutt & Pennington, 2000

27% — faster reading for students with dyslexia on short lines, with no loss of comprehension

In an eye-tracking study, 27 students with dyslexia read on an iPod Touch (about two words a line) and on an iPad (about twelve). On the short lines they read 27% faster, with 11% fewer fixations and fewer than half as many backward eye movements. Evanreads' single-line display takes this to its logical conclusion.

Schneps et al., 2013 — PLOS ONE

50% — higher retention scores a week later with retrieval practice than with concept mapping

80 students learned a science text by reading it once, reading it in four study periods, drawing a concept map with the text open, or alternating reading it with recalling it from memory. A week later, recall practice had produced the best learning, with scores about 50% higher than concept mapping, which itself was not significantly better than reading the text again. Students had predicted the reverse: that re-reading would work best and recall worst. Evanreads' AI quizzes apply this finding directly after each reading session.

Karpicke & Blunt, 2011 — Science

12 fonts — compared by eye tracking with 48 readers with dyslexia

Sans serif, monospaced and upright (roman) fonts produced shorter fixations than serif, proportional and italic ones, and Arial Italic was the slowest of the twelve to read. OpenDyslexic, a font designed for dyslexia, was no faster than standard fonts, and readers preferred Verdana and Helvetica to it. Evanreads sets reading text in an upright sans serif by default; OpenDyslexic is there as a preference, not as a proven fix.

Rello & Baeza-Yates, 2013 — ASSETS

Contact us

Questions about your account, a technical issue, or how the app works — we reply within 1–2 business days. For institutional inquiries (pilots, DSS partnerships, volume pricing, or a data processing agreement) we aim to respond same day. Email hello@evanreads.ai.