really good crossplatform app but the reader is very limited in terms of features
it’s very versatile in terms of the content we can add to it. But it’s a shame that the reader is so limited in terms of customization: only two themes (light and dark) that apply to the overall interface rather than the reader itself, just one highlight color, and on a PC the ePub file takes up very little space on the screen (instead of spanning two columns), etc.
I really would have liked to make Readwise my media library for all my content with note taking associated (for articles, books epub and pdf, videos, podcasts), but the reader isn’t customizable enough yet (same flaw as Notion, except this app is supposed to be dedicated to reading).
For now, I’m using Readest (open source) to host my books, with iOS/Mac/Windows sync. But I’d really appreciate being able to migrate my books to Readwise reader, given all its cutting-edge features and versatility.
I really would have liked to make Readwise my media library for all my content with note taking associated (for articles, books epub and pdf, videos, podcasts), but the reader isn’t customizable enough yet (same flaw as Notion, except this app is supposed to be dedicated to reading).
For now, I’m using Readest (open source) to host my books, with iOS/Mac/Windows sync. But I’d really appreciate being able to migrate my books to Readwise reader, given all its cutting-edge features and versatility.
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Good, falls behind other ePUB readers.
Good app overall. I like the layout and how it functions. But it isn’t perfect by any means and falls behind other ePUB readers. Notably: progress lost when screen rotated or coming back to an ePUB, only by being a few pages out, yet still annoying, especially as I am only using one device. Time left in the chapter defaults to 1 min when starting a new chapter, only shows accurately on the second page onwards in a chapter, an obvious bug. Limited font options, only 10 in total, why? Unable to customise font per book/article - it would be much better if I could select one font for one book and one for another - increases a feeling of variety amongst my various ePUBs, which I believe is important for digital reading. Horizontal pagination is still beta, which is strange (horizontal pagination is default for other apps which support ePUBs). Unable to select text within the provided lookup feature (for example wanting to copy a selection of text within the Define or Lookup, rather than all of it). I would also personally prefer it if the Readwise and Readwise Reader were combined in one app.
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absolutely worth it
this is the only app I’ve found worth paying a yearly subscription for. impeccable interface. so easy to use, yet so many awesome features.
when I first started using Reader, I was between jobs. when my (already generous) free trial ended, they extended it by three more months for me + were highly responsive to emails. I did not feel like a random user; the Readwise team has repeatedly made me feel like a human. (I’ve now paid for the yearly subscription two years in a row, and I tell people how great this app is all the time.)
another feature I love is having the ability to select the voice for the audio reader. I am hard of hearing with an odd kind of hearing loss. low pitched and especially high pitched voices are difficult for me to understand, so whether I can easily listen to an audiobook or podcast is dependent on the voice type. in Reader, I selected a voice that works great for me, so now I can listen to anything I can save. huge accessibility win.
there are many other features I love as well. being able to search through things I’ve read all in one place is an amazing feature, among others.
this is also one of the only apps where I actually appreciate the AI integration (even beyond the voice readers). ghostreader doesn’t feel forced on me, but it’s there for the occasional time I find it useful.
I could go on, but I have some reading to do.
I’m starting law school next year and SO glad I found this app before beginning.
If this app exists for the rest of my life and the interface design + functionality stays this good, you’ve got a lifelong subscriber. I have major gratitude for the Readwise team.
the ONE thing that would make this app even better for me is a Kobo (ereader) integration. if it had a Kobo integration, I’d officially call it the perfect app. I love the physical experience of reading on my Kobo rather than phone or tablet, and I wish I could save articles to Reader, read on my Kobo, and have my highlights sync up.
overall, 5/5 app FOR SURE.
when I first started using Reader, I was between jobs. when my (already generous) free trial ended, they extended it by three more months for me + were highly responsive to emails. I did not feel like a random user; the Readwise team has repeatedly made me feel like a human. (I’ve now paid for the yearly subscription two years in a row, and I tell people how great this app is all the time.)
another feature I love is having the ability to select the voice for the audio reader. I am hard of hearing with an odd kind of hearing loss. low pitched and especially high pitched voices are difficult for me to understand, so whether I can easily listen to an audiobook or podcast is dependent on the voice type. in Reader, I selected a voice that works great for me, so now I can listen to anything I can save. huge accessibility win.
there are many other features I love as well. being able to search through things I’ve read all in one place is an amazing feature, among others.
this is also one of the only apps where I actually appreciate the AI integration (even beyond the voice readers). ghostreader doesn’t feel forced on me, but it’s there for the occasional time I find it useful.
I could go on, but I have some reading to do.
I’m starting law school next year and SO glad I found this app before beginning.
If this app exists for the rest of my life and the interface design + functionality stays this good, you’ve got a lifelong subscriber. I have major gratitude for the Readwise team.
the ONE thing that would make this app even better for me is a Kobo (ereader) integration. if it had a Kobo integration, I’d officially call it the perfect app. I love the physical experience of reading on my Kobo rather than phone or tablet, and I wish I could save articles to Reader, read on my Kobo, and have my highlights sync up.
overall, 5/5 app FOR SURE.
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Revolutionized how I consume media
I finally feel like I have a grasp on everything I read and a single place to read it all. Highly highly recommend
Wow!
So I came from rss.app and Feedly cause I want to keep up with the playoffs.. I understand reader isn’t fast pace but it’s what I’m looking for .. use Flipboard and whatever is out there to find an article dump it in my library.. get feeds dump then then read them on my own time.. I been doing read later for now .. don’t get me started on chatting with highlights.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! Using it on laptop and phone !
Thank you devs!!
I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! Using it on laptop and phone !
Thank you devs!!
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Лучшее!
Лучшее приложение для чтения всего и вся!
Just downloaded but my trial is expired?
This app must be connected to to original in terms of subscription. I’ve never used this one before but I’ve used the Readwise app; just downloaded this, signed up and it told me to subscribe to continue as my trial is expired. I can’t move past that page to even see what the app entails. Thats a real bummer, really wanted to try it as I get back into reading.
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Great app, disastrous quality control
The amount of bugs this app has is amongst the highest I've ever seen on any app, whether high quality or otherwise . It's too bad, because this thing is really, really, really good when it works. For at least a year or two now, my inbox on my iPhone just does not want to work properly. It takes forever to load, and I've cleared the cache and done everything in the instructions and troubleshooting, but nothing seems to happen. I really do hope the developers get their act together.
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Great, but no Widget support?
I’m enjoying the app and the service. But it would be great to see a widget for the news feeder.
Unreliable
I love the idea of this app. I love the feature set. What I do t love is that a substantial portion of the articles I save get improperly saved. For example, I saved an article and the top and bottom sections (about 80% of the article) weren’t saved. I tried the same thing in GoodLinks — none. The article was as expected. Not sure what’s going on here but great features can’t make up for unreliable parsing.
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Superb
Love this app. I use reader to have all my reading in one place and use feeds to auto send all newsletters, articles and subscriptions to it. Readwise superbly links. I use this professionally too. Superb products.
Favorite reading app, have tried them all
been using for around a year, just so well done. Forward everything here, just put on my fiancee with the app too. She loves it
Great app!
Battery and performance issues have been fixed :)
Erlösung für mein Email Postfach
Bin so froh, hier nun all meine Newsletter und Artikel an einem Ort zu haben. Macht für mich einen riesigen Unterschied.
One app to rule them all
I’ve tried every read-it-later app out there. Reader is the one that actually stuck.
The BEST media organization app
If you decide to use this app, prepare to expand your ideas of what is possible with a reader app. Wildly powerful and takes some time to get comfortable with, but for serious readers it’s 100% worth it.
I wish there were TTS playlists but that’s not going to prevent me from happily giving 5 stars ✨
I wish there were TTS playlists but that’s not going to prevent me from happily giving 5 stars ✨
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Good app but absolutely chews through battery in the background
It’s the only app I’ve had on my iPad to show that it’s basically constantly running in the background and draining battery, with over six hours of background usage in a day (only one hour of actual usage)
Video problems
Lots of video pages won’t load in reader which is the main reason I subscribed for year - some do, most don’t, so disappointed
Response from developer
Thanks for flagging this! If you send a few examples to hello@readwise.io, we can take a look and help get this fixed.
The best all-in-one reader around
This app has changed the way I consume almost all online, and some offline content. While it’s not perfect (yet), it is very actively developed and supported. New features are coming all the time and when things break, they’re at least quickly acknowledged and usually resolved reasonably fast as well. It’s the best app I’ve seen in this category and I’ve tried plenty!
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Just missing one thing…
Excited to see when text to speech will be able to automatically handle multiple articles in a row… Otherwise, this is the reading app you’ve been looking for! Loooove the Obsidian sync and YouTube/podcast handling too.
One small critique is that it doesn’t play well with lots of Apple News content (WSJ, etc.)
One small critique is that it doesn’t play well with lots of Apple News content (WSJ, etc.)
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