Sole Reader reads the life story in your running-shoe soles

Field notes

Sole Reader combines a browser photo upload with optional context about distance, running surface, symptoms, and cushioning. Its stated analysis rates nine outsole zones as crisp, smoothing, tread gone, or worn through, then applies plain-code rules to estimate remaining miles and suggest a shoe category. The page names seven wear patterns and says submitted images are resized in the browser, read once, and discarded.