# Readwise

> Remember & Learn from Books

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1476885528](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1476885528)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1476885528`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Readwise, Inc
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,511 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2020-04-18
- **Size:** 129 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/readwise/id1476885528)
- **Website:** [https://readwise.io](https://readwise.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://readwise.io/privacy](https://readwise.io/privacy)

## Description

Readwise helps you get the most out of what you read by making it fun and easy to revisit your highlights from Kindle, Apple Books, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Goodreads, and more - all in one place. Synchronize your highlights across platforms and start a daily review habit with thoughtful reminders via email.

Organize ideas with tags, notes, and search; turn your best highlights into flashcards for better retention; and even capture highlights from physical books with OCR. Readwise turns reading into a repeatable learning workflow.

## Rankings

- #45,089 — Overall

## Review summary

Users love Readwise for turning highlights into actionable insights through daily reviews, cross-source aggregation, and AI-powered discovery. It strengthens reading habits and learning but is offset by price, occasional instability after updates, and limited integrations with major sources, along with some UI quirks.

### Pros

- Makes highlights easy to review and remember; daily/weekly reviews surface insights and patterns.
- Surfaces insights and connections across books and sources; helps identify themes and ideas.
- Aggregates highlights from multiple sources (Kindle, Google, etc.) into one searchable hub.
- AI-assisted features (AI search, Q&A) help surface insights; daily audio review adds a helpful morning-podcast feel.
- Companion Reader app offers additional value for many users.

### Cons

- High price / value concerns (subscription and Reader pricing).
- Reliability issues after updates: the app breaks and requires re-sync repeatedly.
- Sync/integration limitations with major sources (Kindle/Amazon, Libby) and uneven support across ecosystems.
- UI/UX annoyances and perceived clunky interface.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1476885528)