Glasp vs Weava (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Weava grades higher than Glasp: 2.6 against 2.4 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. Weava grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Glasp
Social web highlighter with AI summaries of videos and articles
Weava
Highlight and annotate web pages and PDFs, with folders and citations
Which one is for you
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
Pick Weava if
- Fits if you research for school or work and want highlights and citations in one place
- Works for someone on Chrome and iPhone
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use another browser or an Android phone: the pages name only Chrome and iOS
- Tight if you save much: the free plan has 100 MB of storage
- Watch out: collaboration, sub-folders and saving images are Premium only
- Watch out: the page does not say whether $3.99 is monthly or yearly billing
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlaspFair | 2.6GPAWeavaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | C$3.99 a month for Premium, against the reading category's $4.00 middle. The page shows $7.99 crossed out with no end date and does not say if $3.99 is monthly or yearly billing. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BA free plan with unlimited highlights, notes and devices, but only 100 MB of storage. |
| Features | 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. | CHighlights on pages and PDFs, folders, citations, export and shared folders. Sub-folders, collaboration, unlimited colors and saving images are Premium. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BNo store rating on record. You install a Chrome extension and start highlighting, with little to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BChrome extension, web app and iOS app, but no Android and no other browser listed. |
| Best for | highlighting articles and YouTube in the open | highlighting web pages and PDFs, with folders |
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: Glasp and Weava. How we grade
Price against what you get
Glasp starts at $12.50 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Weava starts at $3.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Glasp scores higher, and starts $8.51 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, 6 score higher than Glasp for less, and 6 score higher than Weava 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
- Glasp also covers transcription and read later.
- Weava also covers web clipper, research and citations.
At a glance
| Glasp | Weava | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.50 per month, billed yearly at $150 ($15 billed monthly) | $3.99 per month |
| Free plan | 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. | Unlimited highlights and notes, sync across unlimited devices and 100 MB of storage. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Glasp Inc. | Weavatools Limited |
| Price read from | glasp.co | weavatools.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Weava
- The free plan has 100 MB of storage.
- Collaboration, sub-folders, unlimited colors and saving images need Premium.
- The page does not say whether $3.99 is for monthly or yearly billing; it says yearly billing is usually about 20% cheaper.
- The homepage text offers a Chrome extension and an iOS app, and lists no other browser.
Key features
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.
Weava
- Highlights on pages and PDFs
- Highlight text on any website or PDF and attach notes to each highlight.
- Folders
- Organize saved work in a dashboard; sub-folders need Premium.
- Automatic citations
- Generates citations in APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard styles.
- Export
- Exports to Word, Excel, TXT and CSV.
- Shared folders
- Premium lets a team work in the same folders and see each other's highlights.
Plans
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.
Weava
Free$0
Unlimited highlights and notes, unlimited devices, 100 MB storage and basic email support.
Premium$3.99
per month; billing period not shown on the page
Adds unlimited highlight colors, sub-folders, collaboration, image saving, unlimited storage and priority support. The page shows $7.99 crossed out and gives no end date.
Ways to pay less
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.
Weava
- Annual discount
Cheaper yearly billing
The pricing FAQ says the yearly option is always cheaper, usually by about 20%; no yearly price is shown.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glasp or Weava?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Weava is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month, against $12.50 a month for Glasp. Glasp starts at $12.50 per month, billed yearly at $150 ($15 billed monthly), and Weava starts at $3.99 per month.
Which has a free plan, Glasp or Weava?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Glasp and Weava have a free plan.
Which platforms do Glasp and Weava run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Glasp lists an Android app. Both list a web app, an iOS 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.