The Daily.dev Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Daily.dev in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Daily.dev
The Insider’s Guide
Personalized developer news feed with squads and AI search
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among read-later and bookmark apps, read from Daily.dev’s own pages.
Made by Daily Dev Ltd. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Daily.dev’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Daily.dev’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 7 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade
Daily.dev collects articles from thousands of developer sources into one ranked feed that adapts to what you read. Each post opens with its discussion attached, and readers can join topic communities called Squads. A browser extension turns the new tab page into the feed, and mobile apps cover iOS and Android.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Daily.dev, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's a feed of its own sources, not a place to subscribe to your own RSS list.
- 1
Best for a ranked news feed for software developers
Daily.dev is a ranked feed of developer articles with the discussion next to each post, a new-tab extension and phone apps, free with ads.
- 2
Paid plans start at $7.50 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Ranked personal feed
Posts from thousands of developer sources are ranked by what you follow and read, with tags, sources and people to follow.
- 6
New tab feed
The browser extension replaces the new tab page with the feed. The pricing page names Chrome and Edge.
- 7
Squads and discussions
Join topic communities, post into them, and read the conversation attached to each article.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 7 of 52
That is against the other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Daily.dev you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Daily.dev at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Daily Dev Ltd.
- Category
- Read Later & Bookmarks
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a ranked news feed for software developers
Daily.dev is a ranked feed of developer articles with the discussion next to each post, a new-tab extension and phone apps, free with ads. Ad-free use needs Plus at $9.99 a month, which is a lot for a reading app, and custom feeds and keyword filters sit behind it too. It's a feed of its own sources, not a place to subscribe to your own RSS list.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Plus 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free 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. |
| Features | C | Ranked 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. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record, but there is nothing to set up: open it, pick topics and read. The feed adapts to what you read. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Daily.dev is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Developers who want one place to keep up with tech news
- People who like reading the comments and community around articles
- Anyone who wants a new tab page filled with relevant reading
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$7.50
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Daily.dev has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year.
Free with no trial limit and no account needed to start reading: the feed, Squads, discussions, AI search, bookmarks and the apps.
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.
The 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.
Read from daily.dev on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on daily.dev
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Personalized developer news feed with squads and AI search. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, AI search, bookmarks, community.
Ranked feed, Squads, AI search, bookmarks and an API.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Daily.dev is made by Daily Dev Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
7/52
Other read-later and bookmark apps it is graded above
Daily.dev's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 7 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 25 of 52) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $7.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3.33 for the category: 28 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 53 read-later and bookmark apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Daily.dev’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 52
- BFree plan and trialAbove 22 of 52
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 52
- BEase of useAbove 25 of 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 17 of 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 47 read-later and bookmark apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Daily.dev is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Daily.dev you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 32 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps grade higher. It costs $89.99 a year.
What you could make
- Bookmarks: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A search engine with an AI model behind it.
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. Daily.dev’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Feedly, Inoreader, Flipboard, Folo and Readwise
The 5 tools Daily.dev is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Feedly
Free plan · from $6.99/mo
News reader for RSS feeds, with AI filtering on paid plans.
- Daily.dev also covers AI search, bookmarks and community.
- Feedly also covers read later, rSS reader and highlights.
- 3.0GPA
Inoreader
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
RSS reader with rules, filters and keyword monitoring.
- Daily.dev also covers AI search, bookmarks and community.
- Inoreader also covers read later, rSS reader and highlights.
- 3.2GPA
Flipboard
Free
Free news aggregator built around topics and shared Magazines.
- Only Daily.dev lists a browser extension.
- Daily.dev also covers AI search and community.
- Flipboard also covers read later.
- 3.0GPA
Folo
Free plan · from $4.17/mo
Open-source RSS reader with AI summaries and translation.
- Only Daily.dev lists a browser extension.
- Only Folo lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Folo is open source, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
Readwise
Free trial · from $5.59/mo
Highlight library with a daily review and a read-later app.
- Daily.dev has a free plan. Readwise does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Readwise lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Daily.dev also covers AI search, bookmarks and community.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Daily.dev free?
Daily.dev has a free plan. Free with no trial limit: personalized feed, Squads, discussions, AI search, bookmarks and reminders, streaks, and the extension and mobile apps.
How much does Daily.dev cost?
Daily.dev lists 2 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Daily.dev work on?
Daily.dev is available on Web, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Daily.dev offer any discounts?
Daily.dev publicly lists the following: Plus is cheaper billed yearly.
Does Daily.dev have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Daily.dev is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Daily.dev have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Daily.dev is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Daily.dev open source?
Daily.dev is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Daily.dev have an API?
Yes. Daily.dev offers a public API, according to its own site.
Who makes Daily.dev?
Daily.dev is made by Daily Dev Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Daily.dev?
The closest alternatives to Daily.dev in our directory are Feedly, Inoreader, Flipboard, Folo and Readwise.
How does Daily.dev compare with other read-later and bookmark apps?
Daily.dev's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 7 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 13.
Is Daily.dev good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Daily.dev D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $7.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3.33 for the category: 28 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Daily.dev?
To replace Daily.dev you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Daily.dev’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Daily.dev's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Daily Dev Ltd. Prices change, so check daily.dev before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
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