Planned

Waypoint

Break through hard books and finish them.

Waypoint is designed around depth and completion, with RSVP and phrase pacing, PDF and text import, streaks, session notes, and a reading experience built to keep difficult books moving forward.

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Audience Serious readers
Positioning Depth over speed
Release state Planned

What the app does

Waypoint is a focused reading product for serious readers who want to complete dense books instead of collecting highlights they never revisit.

  • RSVP and phrase-paced reading modes for difficult material.
  • Import from PDF, plain text, or quick paste workflows.
  • Use session timers, streaks, and weekly sessions to build momentum.
  • Capture highlights and notes without turning the app into a social feed.

Platforms and stack

Release window: Late 2026

  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • SwiftUI interface
  • SwiftData local-first storage
  • RevenueCat subscription service planned for launch
  • PDFKit import support where available

Waypoint in context

Built for completion, not consumption theater

Waypoint starts from the belief that most reading tools over-optimize for speed, novelty, or social proof. The product is built for people who want to stay with difficult books long enough to finish them.

That changes the product priorities immediately: less noise, fewer gimmicks, and more support for steady, repeated sessions.

Momentum features that serve the book

Timers, streaks, weekly sessions, and resume behavior are there to reinforce progress, not to turn reading into an abstract productivity game.

The result is a product concept that treats focus and completion as the core retention loop.

A planned launch with a clear product point of view

Waypoint is still in planned-launch territory, but the product promise is already concrete enough to show publicly. It has a narrow user, a defined reading model, and a clear rejection of generic knowledge-management clutter.

That makes it a strong flagship case study even before the full launch package is public.