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Readwise Reader pricing
Readwise Reader publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Readwise Reader pricing is free, then $9.99/month across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $9.99/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
Readwise Reader plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Readwise Annual | $9.99/month | 4 | +$9.99/month, 4 more features |
| Readwise Monthly | $12.99/month | 4 | +$3/month, 1 more feature |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free Trial
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 30 days free, no credit card required.
Readwise Annual
$9.99/monthOver Free Trial, this tier adds:
- Full Readwise and Reader access
- Billed annually
- Includes unified reading platform
- Highlight collection and spaced-repetition review
Readwise Monthly
$12.99/monthOver Readwise Annual, this tier adds:
- Billed monthly
Where Readwise Reader stops being free
Free Trial, Free
- 30 days free
- No credit card required
Readwise Annual, $9.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Full Readwise and Reader access
- Billed annually
- Includes unified reading platform
- Highlight collection and spaced-repetition review
What the product covers
The full Readwise Reader feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Read-it-later
- RSS aggregation
- Newsletter inbox
- PDF support
- Highlighting
Integrations
- Notion
- Obsidian
- Roam Research
- Logseq
- Evernote
Platform
- Ios support
- Android support
- Web support
People bring Readwise Reader in for reading and note-taking, highlight management, learning and study, content curation. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Readwise Reader are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in News
Across the 5 news tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $15/month. Readwise Reader starts at $9.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readwise Reader (this page) | Free, then $9.99/month | freemium | - | |
| NetNewsWire | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Readwise Reader |
| Reeder | Free, then $10/year | Per user per month | - | vs Readwise Reader |
| GlobeNewswire | On request | usage-based | - | vs Readwise Reader |
| ConvertKit | Free, then $33/month | freemium | - | vs Readwise Reader |
| Inoreader | Free, then $7.5/month | freemium | - | vs Readwise Reader |
| Ghost | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Readwise Reader |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Readwise Reader badges page.
Before you pay for Readwise Reader
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between Free and $12.99/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Readwise Reader runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Readwise Inc of San Francisco, CA. The full record is on the Readwise Reader review, and the rest of the category is under best news tools.
Readwise Reader pricing questions
- How much does Readwise Reader cost?
- Readwise Reader publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Free Trial up to $12.99/month for Readwise Monthly. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Readwise Reader have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free Trial tier costs nothing and covers 30 days free, no credit card required. Paying starts at $9.99/month for Readwise Annual.
- What is the difference between Free Trial and Readwise Annual on Readwise Reader?
- Readwise Annual costs $9.99/month against Free, and adds full readwise and reader access, billed annually, includes unified reading platform, highlight collection and spaced-repetition review.
- Is the Readwise Monthly plan on Readwise Reader worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is billed monthly. It costs $12.99/month against $9.99/month for Readwise Annual. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Readwise Reader expensive for a news tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 5 news tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $15/month; Readwise Reader starts at $9.99/month.
- Which news tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 news tools listed alongside Readwise Reader have a free tier: NetNewsWire, Reeder, ConvertKit, Inoreader, Ghost.
- What am I actually paying for with Readwise Reader?
- The record lists 13 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for reading and note-taking, highlight management, learning and study.
- Does Readwise Reader charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Readwise Reader prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Readwise Reader against before paying?
- The closest news tools in this directory are NetNewsWire, Reeder, GlobeNewswire, ConvertKit. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Readwise Reader covering price, platforms and features.