Dewey vs Glasp (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Glasp grades higher than Dewey: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Glasp grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dewey
Saves and organizes bookmarks from X, LinkedIn, Bluesky and more
Glasp
Social web highlighter with AI summaries of videos and articles
Which one is for you
Pick Dewey if
- Fits if you save posts from X or LinkedIn and want to find them again
- Makes sense if you will pay for automatic syncing
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on the free plan: manual sync and one connected account
- Pricey if you want folders, tags or export, which need Pro at $7.50 a month
- Watch out: export is also sold as a $50 pass valid for 48 hours
- Watch out: other browsers than Chrome are not listed on the pages read
Pick Glasp if
- Fits if you collect quotes from articles, PDFs and YouTube and don't mind them being public
- Works for people who send highlights on to Notion, Obsidian or Readwise
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if your highlights are nobody's business, as they're public unless you pay
- Pricey if you only want privacy, since Pro is $12.50 a month billed yearly, or $15 monthly
- Tight if you lean on the AI for free, with 3 basic YouTube summaries a day and 20 chat credits a month
- Watch out: Pro and Unlimited are marked recurring and non-refundable, and the 40% student discount covers yearly Pro only
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, as it's the web, an extension and phone apps
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADeweyFair | 2.4GPAGlaspFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$7.50 a month on yearly billing, $10 monthly, is above the reading category's $7 dearer quarter, and the folders, tags and export that matter sit on it. Lifetime is $225, and a 48-hour export pass is $50. | DPro is $12.50 a month billed yearly, nearly four times this category's $3.33 middle and well past the $7.99 where its dearest tenth starts, and keeping your highlights private needs it. Unlimited is $30 a month. Students get 40% off yearly Pro; subscriptions are marked non-refundable. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with manual syncing, basic search and one connected account. Export, folders, tags and the AI assistant are not on it. | CUnlimited highlights for free, with exports and the daily Notion sync, but the cap is an unusual one: every highlight is public unless you pay. The AI is rationed too, at 3 basic YouTube summaries a day and 20 chat credits a month. |
| Features | CMany networks, search, folders, tags, an AI assistant and export, with Notion and Google Sheets integrations. The free plan has a gap in the core work, since folders and tags are paid. | BIt covers the whole job of collecting what you read: highlights with notes and tags on web pages, PDFs and YouTube transcripts that stay marked on the page, AI summaries, audio transcription, chat with a PDF, imports from Kindle, Readwise, Instapaper and Pocket, and four export formats. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect each network account and set up syncing. | BNo store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: install the extension and highlight on the page you're already reading. The phone apps add a reader view and a read-later library on top. |
| Platforms and integrations | BBrowser extension and web, with Notion and Google Sheets integrations. The pages name only a Chrome extension and no phone apps. | BWeb, a browser extension and iPhone and Android apps, with highlights flowing out to Notion, Obsidian, Readwise, Roam Research and Logseq and in from Kindle. No desktop app, which is what holds it to a B. |
| Best for | saving and searching bookmarks from X and other networks | highlighting articles and YouTube in the open |
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: Dewey and Glasp. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dewey starts at $7.50 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Glasp starts at $12.50 a month and scores 3.0.
Glasp scores higher, and starts $5 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, 25 score higher than Dewey for less, and 6 score higher than Glasp 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
- Dewey also covers web clipper and bookmarks.
- Glasp also covers transcription, read later and highlights.
At a glance
| Dewey | Glasp | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.50 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly) | $12.50 per month, billed yearly at $150 ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Manual syncing, basic search and one connected account. | Unlimited public highlights, 3 basic YouTube summaries a day, 30 PDF uploads, 20 AI chat credits and 30 minutes of audio transcription a month. No private highlights. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Dewey Technologies, LLC | Glasp Inc. |
| Price read from | getdewey.co | glasp.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dewey
- Export, folders, tags, the AI assistant and the Notion and Google Sheets integrations are not on the free plan, according to the pricing table.
- The free plan syncs manually and connects one account.
- The site names a Chrome extension; other browsers are not listed on the pages read.
Glasp
- Highlights are public by default; private highlights require the Pro or Unlimited plan.
- AI features are metered on every plan, and Free allows 3 basic YouTube summaries a day and 20 AI chat credits a month.
- The 40% student discount covers only the yearly Pro plan and needs a .edu or .ac email address.
- The pricing page marks the Pro and Unlimited subscriptions as recurring and non-refundable.
Key features
Dewey
- Many networks
- Syncs bookmarks from Twitter / X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Substack and others, per the site.
- Search
- Searches every bookmark, tag, author and note, with keyboard shortcuts.
- Folders and tags
- Built-in organization tools for sorting saved posts.
- Dewey AI
- Type keywords about your interests and it proposes tags for many bookmarks at once; you review them before they are applied.
- Export
- Exports the full library as CSV, searchable PDFs or a Google Sheet, including media.
Glasp
- Web, PDF and YouTube highlighting
- The browser extension highlights text on web pages, PDFs and YouTube transcripts in several colors, with notes and tags, and the highlights stay marked on the original page.
- AI summaries
- Summarizes YouTube videos, web articles and PDFs with models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral AI and Gemini. Free accounts get 3 basic YouTube summaries a day.
- Public profiles and following
- Highlights are collected on a Glasp page that is public by default, and following other readers shows what they are saving. Private highlights need a paid plan.
- Imports and exports
- Imports highlights from Kindle, Readwise, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium and Hypothesis. Markdown, HTML, CSV and JSON exports and a daily sync to Notion are included on every plan.
- Read later and mobile apps
- The iOS and Android apps add a reader view and a read-later library for videos, articles and PDFs alongside highlighting and summaries.
- Audio transcription and PDF chat
- Uploaded audio files are transcribed and PDFs can be questioned in a chat, each within a monthly allowance: 30 minutes and 20 messages on the Free plan.
Plans
Dewey
Free$0
Manual syncing, basic search and one connected account; folders, tags, AI assistant, exports and integrations are paid.
Pro$7.50
per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Automatic syncing, advanced search and unlimited connected accounts. The page shows the annual saving as $30 a year.
Lifetime$225
one-time
Same listing as Pro, paid once.
Export Pass$50
one-time, valid for 48 hours
A 48-hour pass for exporting your bookmarks.
Glasp
Free$0
Unlimited public highlights, 3 basic YouTube summaries a day, 30 PDF uploads and 30 minutes of audio transcription a month.
Pro$12.50
per month, billed yearly at $150 ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited private highlights and basic YouTube summaries, 1,000 advanced summaries a month, 100 PDF uploads, 500 AI chat credits and all AI models.
Unlimited$30
per month, billed yearly at $360 ($36 billed monthly)
5,000 advanced summaries every 30 days, 25 tracked YouTube channels, unlimited PDF uploads, 2,000 AI credits a month and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Dewey
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves $30 a year
Pro is $7.50 a month billed annually, against $10 a month billed monthly; the page states the $30 yearly saving.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime plan
A one-time $225 payment is listed on the pricing page.
Glasp
- Annual discount
Two months off with yearly billing
Pro costs $150 a year against $15 a month, and Unlimited costs $360 a year against $36 a month, which the pricing page labels as 2 months off.
- Education
40% off Pro for students
Students who verify a .edu or .ac email address get 40% off the yearly Pro plan, for example $90 instead of $150 a year. Glasp describes it as a limited-time offer.
- Other savings
A free year of Pro for YouTube creators
Creators with at least 5,000 subscribers and a video in the last 90 days can get 12 months of Pro free by keeping a Glasp link in a regular video's description.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dewey or Glasp?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dewey is cheaper to start with: $7.50 a month, against $12.50 a month for Glasp. Dewey starts at $7.50 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly), and Glasp starts at $12.50 per month, billed yearly at $150 ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Dewey or Glasp?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dewey and Glasp have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dewey and Glasp run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Glasp lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app 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.