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Fact sheet

Self: Read to Rise, at a glance.

What it is: An iPhone and Android app that turns ideas from great books into one small daily action — with proof you did it.
Launched: v1 on the App Store, February 2026 · v2 "Feed-first" on the App Store and Google Play, September 2026
Platform: iPhone · Android
Download: App Store · Google Play
Price: Free, no account needed · Self+ at €10/month or €60/year
The library: 30 great books, distilled into 568 actionable ideas
Languages: English and Romanian — the app, all 568 ideas and their ready-made actions. Personalized actions and Growth Insights are written in the language you use the app in.
Founder: Mihai Ruscanu
Made in: Romania
Press contact: hey@selfreadrise.com

Boilerplate

Self turns ideas from great books into one small daily action — and keeps the proof you did it.

Self: Read to Rise is a self-improvement app built on a simple observation: reading was never the hard part. Self distills 30 of the world's most useful books into 568 ideas, turns each idea into one small, dated action, and keeps the record once it's done — streaks, statistics and shareable Proof of Growth cards. The app is free to start, needs no account, and works in English and Romanian. Self is built in Romania and is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Story angles

Three ways into the story.

You don't have to read the books.

Most reading apps make the pile by your bed feel heavier. Self removes it entirely: the thinking is already distilled, and the unit of progress is a finished action — not a finished book.

Action-first, not summary-first.

Summary apps tell you what a book says. Self asks what you'll do about it today — one small step with a date, then a record that it happened. Knowledge apps measure reading time; Self measures change.

Built in Romania, Romania first.

A consumer app built bilingual — the app itself, all 568 ideas and their ready-made actions in English and Romanian, with personalized actions and Growth Insights written in the language you use the app in — launched by independent developer Mihai Ruscanu for the Romanian market first.

Assets

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A few guidelines

Call the app Self or, in full, Self: Read to Rise. Self is one word, capitalized, and not "the Self app".
Please keep the logo unaltered — no recoloring, stretching or effects.
Ideas in Self are paraphrased principles inspired by the books it references. Self is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the referenced authors or publishers.

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