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ReadDate: Short Stories
5-Minute Fiction to Read Daily
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
Rediscover the magic of a great story. ReadDate delivers captivating, original short fiction perfect for the moments in between. Escape into worlds of fantasy, solve a thrilling mystery, or travel to distant stars—all in the time it takes to finish your coffee.
In a world that never stops moving, finding time to read can be a challenge. We believe everyone deserves a little escape. That's why we created ReadDate: a curated library of short stories designed for modern life.
- A Library in Your Pocket: Explore 26 original short stories across Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, and Steampunk.
- Quick, Satisfying Reads: Each story is crafted to be enjoyed in a single sitting, with estimated read times that fit your schedule (most take just 3–8 minutes).
- New Stories, Delivered: Your library grows automatically! As a free user, you'll unlock two new stories every two weeks—simply by keeping the app installed.
- Read Your Way: Adjust text size, line spacing, and font, or switch to a sepia background.
- Unlock Everything: Get every Season One story instantly with a one-time purchase.
- No ads. No account. No data collected.
Download ReadDate today and find your next 5-minute escape. Your new favorite story is waiting.
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• Widgets — Pick up your story from the Home Screen or Lock Screen, or count down to the next free stories.
• Control Center — Add a Continue Reading control to Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button.
• Siri and Shortcuts — Say "Continue reading in ReadDate" or "Open [story] in ReadDate".
• Spotlight — Find any story by its title or author and open it straight from search.
• Helpful tips — Short hints show you favorites, reader settings and the new widgets.
The developer, Vitalii Shvetsov, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Vitalii Shvetsov
- Size
- 9 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 11 more
- English, Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Sexual Content or Nudity
Contests
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Season One $4.99
- Copyright
- © Vitalii Shvetsov