Readwise vs Weava (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Readwise grades higher than Weava: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Readwise grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Weava grades higher on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Readwise
Highlight library with a daily review and a read-later app
Weava
Highlight and annotate web pages and PDFs, with folders and citations
Which one is for you
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
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
| 3.0GPAReadwiseVery good | 2.6GPAWeavaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | 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. | BA free plan with unlimited highlights, notes and devices, but only 100 MB of storage. |
| Features | 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. | CHighlights on pages and PDFs, folders, citations, export and shared folders. Sub-folders, collaboration, unlimited colors and saving images are Premium. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BNo store rating on record. You install a Chrome extension and start highlighting, with little to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BChrome extension, web app and iOS app, but no Android and no other browser listed. |
| Best for | keeping and revisiting everything you highlight | 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: Readwise and Weava. How we grade
Price against what you get
Readwise starts at $5.59 a month and scores 4.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Weava starts at $3.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Readwise scores higher, and starts $1.60 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, none scores higher than Readwise 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
- Readwise also covers read later and rSS reader.
- Weava also covers web clipper, research and citations.
At a glance
| Readwise | Weava | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.59 per month, billed annually (Highlights Lite) | $3.99 per month |
| Free plan | None | Unlimited highlights and notes, sync across unlimited devices and 100 MB of storage. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Readwise and Reader, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Readwise, Inc. | Weavatools Limited |
| Price read from | readwise.io | weavatools.com |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, Readwise or Weava?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Weava is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month, against $5.59 a month for Readwise. Readwise starts at $5.59 per month, billed annually (Highlights Lite), and Weava starts at $3.99 per month.
Which has a free plan, Readwise or Weava?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Weava has a free plan. Readwise does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Readwise and Weava run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Readwise lists macOS, Windows and Android apps. 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.