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Readwise Reader
A paid read-it-later and RSS app from Readwise that puts articles, newsletters, RSS, PDFs and EPUBs in one place, with highlighting and the Ghostreader GPT assistant.
readwise.io/readActive
iOS version 8.25 released 2026-10-08 (App Store). (checked 2026-10-25)
In RSS readers
Where it stands apart
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (5% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? none of these (its own format or interface) (16% of 19 others)
- What does a reader put into it? both feeds and saved articles (0% of 19 others)
- What decides which items you see first? the reader's own saved list (21% of 19 others)
- Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? import only (7% of 15 others)
- What does a regular reader pay? paid (after any trial) (22% of 18 others)
- Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? yes, third-party analytics or ad trackers (11% of 18 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (95% of 19 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (58% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (79% of 19 others)
- How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) (68% of 19 others)
- Where do you mainly use it? website or web app run by the maker (53% of 19 others)
- Is reading private, or shared with other readers? private (63% of 19 others)
- Where do you mainly read the article itself? in its own clean reader view (63% of 19 others)
Nearest neighbors
- FetchMark 65% of 17 shared answers match
- Readplace 53% of 17 shared answers match
- Lettura 50% of 16 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart company with a paid product, tier, or ads Part of a Readwise subscription ($9.99/month billed annually) after a 30-day trial. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | account required | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers 'For power readers'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart none of these (its own format or interface) Its own library; RSS/OPML and other imports are inputs among many. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a reader put into it? | stands apart both feeds and saved articles | source 2026-10-26 |
| What decides which items you see first? | stands apart the reader's own saved list Library you save plus a Feed of subscriptions; no ranking described. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) | only optional AI extras (summaries, tags, or questions you ask for) Ghostreader: 'your GPT copilot of reading' for questions, definitions and simplifying. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? | its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? | stands apart import only 'Your RSS subscriptions carry over in one step with an OPML file'; export not stated on this page. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly use it? | website or web app run by the maker Web app plus an iOS app (App Store listing checked). | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a regular reader pay? | stands apart paid (after any trial) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is reading private, or shared with other readers? | private | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? | stands apart yes, third-party analytics or ad trackers Policy admits product analytics; site loads Google Tag Manager. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly read the article itself? | in its own clean reader view | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/readwise-reader/id1567599761 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · readwise.io/read · read 2026-10-25
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