Readwise Reader

Name: Readwise Reader
Rating: 4.2 (546 reviews)
Author: Readwise

By: Readwise

Public Beta of the Readwise Reader: Save & Highlight Everything

Features & Capabilities

Readwise Reader is a revolutionary read-it-later app designed specifically for power readers. Unlike traditional apps like Instapaper or Pocket, it unifies all your reading materials—including web articles, email newsletters, RSS feeds, Twitter threads, PDFs, and EPUBs—into a single seamless experience. The app offers powerful highlighting capabilities for annotating text, images, and links across any device, making it easier to engage deeply with your content.

Beyond basic reading, Readwise Reader enhances your workflow with innovative features such as text-to-speech narrated by lifelike voices, Ghostreader—a GPT-based co-pilot that helps define terms, simplify language, and answer questions—and full-text search for quick retrieval. With integrations to tools like Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, and Roam Research, it streamlines exporting your annotations into your writing process. Available across platforms including a fast local-first web app, iOS, and browser extensions, Readwise Reader ensures you can read and highlight anywhere, anytime. Try it free for 30 days with no upfront payment and experience the future of reading today.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

8.6.3 Last updated: 2026-06-13

Version code:

1006

Creation date:

2023-05-18

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION Moderate risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk

Size:

220.34MB

Email:

he*****@readwise.io

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 172,365 ▲ 27

Other rankings

#7 in reader keyword 72 ▲ 1

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For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

Readwise

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readermobile

Email:

he*****@readwise.io

Website:

https://readwise.io/read

User Reviews

Overall, users praise Readwise Reader for Obsidian integration, a smooth Pocket transition, and helpful text-to-speech; but recurring downsides include a pricey, unclear subscription, weak offline support, slow performance, onboarding ambiguity, and occasional TTS glitches. The app shows potential for Obsidian users and API-driven workflows if pricing is clarified and reliability improves.

Pros

Obsidian integration and syncing (Seamless Obsidian PARA vault syncing; strong Obsidian companion).
Smooth transition from Pocket, making Readwise Reader a natural choice for Pocket users.
Text-to-Speech accessibility helps focus and reading, with good voice options.
Overall positive user sentiment and willingness to subscribe after trial.
E-Ink mode support is appreciated and adds versatility for reading on eink devices.

Cons

Pricing and subscription model is opaque and expensive, with multiple complaints about after-trial charges and unclear free plan.
Offline reading reliability is weak: articles sometimes don’t save offline or content won’t load offline.
Performance is slow, especially with many sources or large feeds.
Onboarding and clarity about the app’s purpose and pricing is lacking.
Occasional TTS glitches (e.g., TTS stopping when images are in the document).

Recent reviews

Good but difficult to highlight passages because the app won't allow you to select a single word to start highlighting a sentence. Sometimes, it doesn't even let you select anything at all. Mostly though, my gripe is with how slow the app is to update its library whenever I add a new link. Whether it uploads or not seems to have nothing to do with its length (it'll tell you if it's processing, so that's not what I'm referring to), and I have to force quit and clear the cache regularly.

R.*****, 2026-06-02

The ultimate reading and research tool. Hands-down the best read-it-later app available. It handles web articles and dense PDFs beautifully, and the highlighting seamless feeds into the main Readwise ecosystem. It is clean, lightning-fast, and completely streams your note-taking.