# Readwise Reader > Public Beta of the Readwise Reader: Save & Highlight Everything Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.readermobile](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.readermobile) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.readermobile` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Readwise - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 169,050 - **Rating:** 4.26 / 5 (569 ratings) - **Version:** 8.18.1 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-09 - **First published:** 2023-05-18 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 222 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-13 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readermobile) - **Website:** [https://readwise.io/read](https://readwise.io/read) - **Privacy policy:** [https://readwise.io/privacy](https://readwise.io/privacy) ## Description 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. ## Rankings - #172,932 — Overall - #6 — reader ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` - `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE` - `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.readermobile.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ` - `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE` - `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE` - `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE` - `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ` - `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE` ## Review summary 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). ## Similar extensions and apps - [Readwise](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.readwise) — 356,291 users, 4.64 / 5 - [Readie: AI Read Later App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.readie.app) — 220 users - [Readory](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kz.khashtamov.readeck) — 756 users - [Readr](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mycompany.estudy) — 526 users - [Readly](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bufferlabs.readly) — 93 users - [Later: Read Later App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.contexts.later) — 417 users - [SwiftRead - Speed Reading](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.swiftread.universal) — 5,321 users, 4.64 / 5 - [Speed Worm - Reader App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.snowball.speed_worm_reader_app) — 34 users - [Readwise:Reading Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mksmohan.readwise) — 216 users - [Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.udianshijia.reader) — 35 users - [readbox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hungvv.readbox) — 18 users - [Reading Hacker - Speed Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.andypham.speedreader2) — 3 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.readermobile)