Free Readability Score Checker
A free readability checker and reading level checker using the Flesch-Kincaid formula. Get your reading ease score, grade level, reading time and improvement tips instantly.
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📝 Readability Score Checker
Frequently Asked Questions
The Flesch Reading Ease score rates text from 0-100. Higher is easier to read. A score of 60-70 is standard for general audiences. Below 30 is academic/technical. Above 80 is very easy (children's books).
Blog content aims for grade 6-8 (score 60-80). News articles aim for grade 8-10. Academic papers are grade 12+ (score below 30).
Yes. There's no account, no email, and no limit on how many times you can check your text — paste it in and the score, grade level and reading time appear instantly.
They measure the same underlying thing from two angles: the readability score (like Flesch Reading Ease) is a 0-100 number, while reading level translates that number into a school grade equivalent — both come from the same calculation on your pasted text.