Daily.dev vs Readwise (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Readwise grades higher than Daily.dev: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Daily.dev grades higher on the free plan. Readwise grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Daily.dev
Personalized developer news feed with squads and AI search
Readwise
Highlight library with a daily review and a read-later app
Which one is for you
Pick Daily.dev if
- Fits if you write software and want one place to skim tech news
- Works for people who like reading the comment thread attached to an article
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to subscribe to your own RSS feeds, as the pages read don't describe that
- Pricey if you want ads gone: Plus is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year
- Tight if you want custom feeds, keyword filters or bookmark folders, all Plus only
- Too light for general news, as the content is aimed at developers
Pick Readwise if
- Fits if you highlight in Kindle or other ebooks and want those passages sent back to you
- Works for readers who'll pay $7.99 a month to get highlights into Notion, Obsidian or Logseq
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan: after the 30-day trial it's a paid subscription or nothing
- Too light for note-takers on Highlights Lite at $5.59, which has no tags, notes, exports to note apps or Reader
- Pricey if you only want Reader: alone it is $7.99 a month billed yearly or $8.99 monthly, more than most reading apps here
- Not for you if you're on Linux, as the desktop apps are listed for Mac and Windows only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADaily.devFair | 3.0GPAReadwiseVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPlus is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year, about $7.50 a month. Reading apps start at $2.50 for the cheaper quarter and $7.99 for the dearest tenth, so this sits at the top for ad removal and custom feeds. | DExports to note apps, tags and notes are on Highlights only at $7.99 a month billed yearly, Reader alone is $7.99 too, and both are $9.99. Reading apps here sit at $3.33 a month in the middle and $7.99 at the dearest tenth. Highlights Lite at $5.59 is cheaper and leaves those out. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree with no trial limit and no account needed to start reading: the feed, Squads, discussions, AI search, bookmarks and the apps. It carries ads, and the free API allowance is 200 requests a month. | CThere's no free plan. You get 30 days free with no credit card required, covering both Readwise and Reader, and then it's a paid subscription or nothing. Students, academics and nonprofits can ask for 50% off by email. |
| Features | CRanked feed, Squads, AI search, bookmarks and an API. But it's a curated feed of its own sources, and custom feeds, keyword filters and bookmark folders are Plus only. | AIt covers the whole job and does what rivals don't: highlights from Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, Instapaper and photos of paper books, a Daily Review timed with spaced repetition, exports to Notion and Obsidian, and Reader for articles, RSS, newsletters, PDFs, EPUBs and YouTube transcripts. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there is nothing to set up: open it, pick topics and read. The feed adapts to what you read. | A4.8 from 1,513 App Store ratings, which clears our bar for an A on both the score and the number of people behind it. Once your reading sources are connected, new highlights sync in and the Daily Review turns up by email without you doing anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android, plus a public API and MCP server. No desktop app, and the pricing page names only Chrome and Edge for the extension. | AThe full set: web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, plus an API, a command-line tool and an MCP server for AI assistants. It syncs with Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo and Instapaper and exports to Notion, Obsidian, Evernote and Logseq. No Linux app is mentioned. |
| Best for | a ranked news feed for software developers | keeping and revisiting everything you highlight |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Daily.dev and Readwise. How we grade
Price against what you get
Daily.dev starts at $7.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Readwise starts at $5.59 a month and scores 4.0.
Readwise scores higher and starts $1.91 a month lower. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, 11 score higher than Daily.dev for less, and none scores higher than Readwise for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Daily.dev also covers AI search, bookmarks and community.
- Readwise also covers read later, rSS reader and highlights.
At a glance
| Daily.dev | Readwise | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year | $5.59 per month, billed annually (Highlights Lite) |
| Free plan | Free with no trial limit: personalized feed, Squads, discussions, AI search, bookmarks and reminders, streaks, and the extension and mobile apps. Supported by ads. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial of Readwise and Reader, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Daily Dev Ltd. | Readwise, Inc. |
| Price read from | daily.dev | readwise.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Daily.dev
- It is a curated feed of its own sources; the pages read do not describe subscribing to your own RSS feeds.
- The free plan shows ads. Ad-free use needs Plus at $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year.
- Custom feeds, keyword filters, bookmark folders and auto-translate are Plus-only.
- Content is aimed at software developers, so it is a narrow fit for general news.
Readwise
- There is no free plan: a paid subscription is needed once the 30-day trial ends.
- Highlights Lite leaves out tags and notes, exports to note-taking apps, and the Reader app.
- Reader alone costs $7.99 per month billed annually; with Highlights it comes in the Full Readwise plan at $9.99 per month billed annually.
- Desktop apps are listed for Mac and Windows only, with no Linux app mentioned.
Key features
Daily.dev
- Ranked personal feed
- Posts from thousands of developer sources are ranked by what you follow and read, with tags, sources and people to follow.
- New tab feed
- The browser extension replaces the new tab page with the feed. The pricing page names Chrome and Edge.
- Squads and discussions
- Join topic communities, post into them, and read the conversation attached to each article.
- AI search
- Ask a question in plain language and get an answer built from posts on the platform.
- Bookmarks and reminders
- Save posts, set a time to come back to them, and read them on any device. Folders need Plus.
- Public API and MCP server
- Free for everyone at 200 requests a month; Plus raises that to 60 requests a minute.
Readwise
- Daily Review
- A daily selection of past highlights, delivered by email and in the app and timed with spaced repetition so older passages come back around.
- Highlight import
- Syncs highlights from Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, Instapaper and other listed sources, and captures passages from paper books by photographing the page.
- Export to note-taking apps
- Sends highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Roam, Logseq and other listed apps, or to Markdown and CSV. Exports are part of the full plan.
- Reader
- A read-later app for web articles, RSS feeds, email newsletters, PDFs, EPUBs, YouTube transcripts and X threads, with highlighting, full-text search and text to speech.
- Ghostreader and chat with highlights
- Ghostreader answers questions about a document, defines terms and simplifies passages. Chat answers show the highlights they were drawn from.
- MCP server, CLI and API
- An MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another MCP-compatible assistant to the library, alongside a command-line tool and an API.
Plans
Daily.dev
Free$0
Full feed, Squads, discussions, AI search and bookmarks, with ads. No account needed to start reading.
Plus$9.99
per month, billed monthly ($89.99 per year)
Adds custom feeds, keyword filters, bookmark folders, auto-translate, unlimited briefings, no ads and higher API limits.
Readwise
Highlights Lite$5.59
per month, billed annually ($67.08), or $6.99 billed monthly
Daily Review by email and app, a searchable highlight library, and syncing of new highlights from all sources.
Highlights only$7.99
per month, billed annually ($95.88), or $8.99 billed monthly
Everything for highlights, including tags and notes, exports, Ghostreader chat over the library, OCR and flashcards, without the Reader app.
Reader only$7.99
per month, billed annually ($95.88), or $8.99 billed monthly
The Reader app for articles, PDFs, EPUBs, newsletters, RSS and videos, with highlighting, text-to-speech and Ghostreader, without Highlights.
Full Readwise$9.99
per month, billed annually ($119.88), or $12.99 billed monthly
The full plan: everything in Lite, plus tags and notes, exports to Notion, Obsidian and other note apps, and the Reader app.
Ways to pay less
Daily.dev
- Annual discount
Plus is cheaper billed yearly
Plus is listed at $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year, so the yearly price works out to about $7.50 a month.
Readwise
- Annual discount
Save up to 23% with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Highlights Lite is $5.59 a month instead of $6.99, Highlights only and Reader only $7.99 instead of $8.99, and Full Readwise $9.99 instead of $12.99; the page says up to 23% off.
- Education
50% off for students and academics
Students and other members of academia get 50% off by emailing Readwise before subscribing, then subscribing through the Readwise website.
- Nonprofit
50% off for nonprofits
The Reader page lists the same 50% discount for nonprofits, educators, military and first responders, requested by email.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Daily.dev or Readwise?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Readwise is cheaper to start with: $5.59 a month, against $7.50 a month when paid by the year for Daily.dev. Daily.dev starts at $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year, and Readwise starts at $5.59 per month, billed annually (Highlights Lite).
Which has a free plan, Daily.dev or Readwise?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Daily.dev has a free plan. Readwise does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Daily.dev and Readwise run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Readwise lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.