Readwise Reader
A reading workspace that connects saved documents, annotations and downstream notes.
Connect reading to a highlight workflow
Shortlist it when saved documents and highlights feed an ongoing research or knowledge-management routine.
Before you choose: A recurring subscription makes more sense for an active workflow than a rarely opened reading queue.
Visit the official product page →The essentials
- Platforms
- iPhone · iPad · macOS · Web
- Purchase model
- 30-day trial · Full $9.99/month billed annually
- Developer / project
- Readwise
- US App Store snapshot
- v8.25 · minimum OS 16.0 · Free to download. In-app purchases may be additional.
Checked 2026-10-18 · Verify current listing - App Store rating
- 4.6/5 · 585 ratings · US · 2026-10-18
Apple listing snapshot, not an iApp4Me score or a rating of one particular feature.
Price & purchase options
- Readwise Full including Reader: $9.99/month billed annually
- 30-day free trial
The lower-priced Readwise Lite plan does not include Reader. Free App Store download is not a free ongoing Reader membership.
Vendor website · USD · checked 2026-10-18 · Verify the current offer ↗. Taxes, promotions and checkout eligibility may change the amount.
Inside the app
Developer-published product images. Captions identify the platform and source; these are not our test captures.
Readwise Reader
Who it suits
- Readers who routinely turn reading into research notes
- A cross-device document inbox
When to choose something else
- Someone who needs only an occasional saved link
- A requirement that all processing stay exclusively on one device
What reviewers and users say
Our summaries of linked accounts—not our own experience or a vote-based ranking. Older versions and different platforms are labeled. Sources reviewed October 18, 2026.
r/readwise community
Historical worth-it discussion · varied workflows
Participants differ over whether Reader earns its subscription: some value reading and highlight workflows; others mainly want the original daily highlight review.
Read in context: A self-selected discussion, not a representative survey or a current price source. Readwise and Reader are related but distinct workflows.
App Store · thesupremecourt
US listing · displayed Jun 30; year not shown
This subscriber praises selectable reading voices and support, and asks for Kobo integration.
Read in context: A single accessibility-related experience; the displayed date omits a year. It does not establish general reliability or current integration availability.
How to read disagreement
Different opinions can reflect different jobs, versions, devices or paid plans. We do not call a few comments “the consensus.” A consequential factual conflict that remains after checking those differences is a candidate for a focused hands-on test. A preference for one interface over another usually is not.
Features & tradeoffs
Features below come from the linked provider documentation. The recommendations above are our editorial interpretation.
- Multiple reading formats
- Highlighting and notes
- Readwise connection
- Document and annotation export
- Feed subscriptions
Limitations & considerations
- Reader is included in Readwise Full, not Lite. The $9.99 monthly equivalent is billed annually.
- Cloud account, document format and integration behavior affect the workflow. No universal capture or offline-reliability benchmark is claimed.
Documented features, attributed opinions and explicitly labeled hands-on observations are different kinds of evidence. We do not infer unmeasured performance or privacy guarantees.
Privacy & permissions
Check the provider’s policy for the exact feature you intend to use. A store privacy label is developer-reported; it is not an independent network audit. We only call processing offline when the evidence establishes that workflow.
Sources
Product facts checked October 18, 2026. Independent and user perspectives, where available, are attributed above. Missing external coverage is not treated as a negative verdict.
- Readwise Reader overview
Official supported-content overview; not a recommendation based on testing.
- Readwise pricing
Reader is included in Full rather than Lite; regional checkout and tax not verified.
- Reader export documentation
Documents annotation, library and full-content export; outputs have not been inspected.