Readwise vs Instapaper

Side-by-side comparison of Readwise and Instapaper to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Readwise	Instapaper
Pricing	$7.99/mo	Free / $2.99/mo
Rating	⭐ 4.7/5	⭐ 4.4/5
Categories	bookmark-managers, knowledge-management	bookmark-managers
Highlight import	✅	❌
Daily review	✅	❌
Spaced repetition	✅	❌
Export to Notion/Obsidian	✅	❌
Tags & themes	✅	❌
Readwise Reader	✅	❌
Clean reading view	❌	✅
Highlighting & notes	❌	✅
Speed reading	❌	✅
Folders	❌	✅
Full-text search	❌	✅
Kindle export	❌	✅
Text-to-speech	❌	✅

Resurface and retain highlights from books and articles

Try Readwise →

Clean read-later app with highlighting and notes

Try Instapaper →