Skim or Dive

Finish more of the books you start

Not every book earns 400 pages of your time. Ease past the slow parts, dive into the good ones, and actually reach the end — instead of adding another book to the did-not-finish pile. And when you get there, the story doesn’t have to stop: write one more chapter.

Now on the App Store and Google Play

The Skim or Dive reader on a phone, mid page-turn, with the detail slider set to Deep

Reach the end, every time

The book not grabbing you, or shorter on time than it needs? Ease the detail down and skim to the end on your terms — no guilt, no did-not-finish pile.

See it in action

The same chapter, your way — skimmed down to the essentials or dived into word for word.

Three ways to read that no other app gives you

Upload any EPUB or text file and read it on your terms — the density of the prose, the length of the story, and a guide to ask when you lose the thread, all under your control.

The five-level detail slider with a clownfish marker resting at level 3

Variable Detail Slider

Tap any passage and dial it between five levels of detail. Level 1 is a one-sentence condensation; level 5 is the original prose; everything in between is a graduated density. Skim the filler, dive into the climax — same book, your pacing.

Ask the Book

Forgotten who a character is, or lost the thread of the plot? Ask a question mid-read and get an answer drawn only from the pages you’ve already read — never from ahead. No spoilers, just a nudge back into the story.

One More Chapter

Reached the end and not ready to leave? Pick a tone — silly, exciting, mind-bending, or a whole new genre — and Skim or Dive writes a continuation grounded in your book’s real characters and voice. Not a generic story. Yours.

Your books. Your depth. Your ending.

Free on iPhone and Android. Bring your own EPUB or text files.

Questions? hello@skimordive.com