Headway

Headway is ranked #5 of 47 in reading apps on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Headway plans and pricing

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Free Daily Read Free 1 pre-selected book summary per day · no card details required makeheadway.com · 1 Oct 2026

Premium Not published Pricing varies by plan, region, currency, purchase channel, and promotions Unlimited library · text and audio · daily insights · streaks · personalized recommendations · curated collections · spaced repetition makeheadway.com · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on reading apps

Free plan: Yes
Lesson formats: mixed
Delivery channels: mobile
Mobile apps: Yes
Workflow integrations: No
Analytics level: basic

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Headway

What it does: Headway provides 2,500+ nonfiction book summaries in text and audio, with each summary taking about 12–20 minutes to complete.
Guided learning: A signup quiz uses users’ goals, interests, and challenges to build a guided learning plan.
Interactive learning: The app includes Shorts, Recaps, Highlights, quizzes, spaced repetition, Collections, and audio queues.
Personalization: Headway provides daily recommendations tailored to users’ goals, reading history, and preferences.
Offline and sync: Users can download summaries for offline reading or listening, and progress, highlights, and streaks sync across devices.
Integrations: Headway integrates with Siri, Apple Shortcuts, Siri Suggestions, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.
Languages: Book summaries are offered in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Czech, Romanian, and Hungarian.
Security: Headway says it conducts regular penetration testing and offers security inquiries or report requests through [email protected].
Support: Headway lists [email protected] for account, personal-data, and security questions, while its terms do not guarantee a particular support channel, availability, or response time.
Audience: Headway says it serves individual learners and businesses, including busy professionals, entrepreneurs, managers, parents, students, and self-improvement seekers.
Free-tier limit: The Free Daily Read option allows reading and listening to one pre-selected book daily.
Subscription terms: Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled before the renewal date, and deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
Age requirement: The services are not intended for individuals under 16 years old.
Company: Headway is the flagship product of Headway Inc, which says it has 500+ employees across offices in Madrid, Kyiv, Warsaw, Lviv, and Nicosia.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Reading Apps in 2026#5 of 47
Best Microlearning Platforms in 2026#1 of 26

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makeheadway.com/headway-app-features/· checked 1 Oct 2026
makeheadway.com/faq/· checked 1 Oct 2026
makeheadway.com/terms-and-conditions/· checked 1 Oct 2026
makeheadway.com· checked 28 Sept 2026