Readwise Highlights
What is Readwise Highlights?
Collects highlights from reading platforms and paper books in one place, then resurfaces them through daily review.
Readwise Highlights syncs highlights from sources such as Kindle, Apple Books, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Goodreads, Twitter, and physical books photographed with the phone camera. It lets you tag, note, and search your highlights, and it uses spaced repetition and active recall through a daily email and the app. Highlights can also be converted into flashcards.
Pricing. Readwise Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Revisiting highlights from Kindle and other reading apps
- Building a daily habit of reviewing book highlights
- Keeping highlights from physical books in one searchable place
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Why this app is in C tier
C tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Readwise Highlights scores 67 out of 100: rating 95, rating count 73, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and C tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Readwise helps you get the most out of what you read by making it fun & easy to revisit your highlights from all your favorite reading platforms in one place.
Quickly synchronize your highlights from Kindle, Apple Books, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Goodreads, and even paper books. Then start building a daily review habit using the app and daily email. By reviewing your highlights every day, you'll retain dramatically more and you'll finally stop forgetting all the details from books you just finished!
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“Readwise is my favorite new service this year. Save highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, and now tweets... one of the best long-term personal learning tools I’ve come across.” - Caleb Hicks
“Besides my Kindle, Readwise has been the most influential tech for improving my reading process.” - Blake Reichmann
“If you use Kindle or Instapaper or just enjoy keeping and reading highlights, please sign up to Readwise. It will become one of your cherished services.” - Christopher Galtenberg
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ACTUALLY USE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Highlighting is great, but why bother if you're never going to see any of your highlights again? Readwise makes it easy to quickly liberate all your highlights into one place, ensuring that you'll actually see and use them, including highlights from:
- Amazon Kindle
- Apple iBooks
- Instapaper
- Medium
- Goodreads
- Physical Books (using OCR)
- Manual Input
- CSV Upload
STOP FORGETTING WHAT YOU READ
How often do you finish a book, only to forget the key ideas two weeks later? We don't remember things by just reading them once.
Readwise solves this problem using scientifically proven learning techniques called Spaced Repetition and Active Recall. Readwise resurfaces the right highlights at the right times using a daily email and an app. Readwise even makes it possible to convert your best highlights into flashcards for added retention.
TAG, NOTE, SEARCH, AND ORGANIZE
With your highlights all in one place, Readwise enables you to organize and connect these ideas in new ways. Use search to find a highlight instantly; use tag to organize highlights within your library; use notes to add your own annotations.
HIGHLIGHT PAPER BOOKS
Readwise also makes it possible to take highlights from your physical books and papers using your phone’s camera. Just snap a pic, highlight with your finger, and have your favorite highlights saved forever.
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If you are not already a Readwise subscriber, you can get started immediately with a 30-day free trial with no credit card upfront. At the end of the trial, you will not be charged unless you choose to subscribe to Readwise Full or Readwise Lite. Price may vary by location. Manage your subscription from your dashboard.
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Support: Check out readwise.io/faq or email us at hello@readwise.io
Privacy Policy: https://readwise.io/tos
Terms of Service: https://readwise.io/privacy
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Questions about Readwise Highlights
Which sources can I import highlights from?
Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Goodreads, Twitter, physical books using OCR, manual input, and CSV upload.
Do I need a subscription to use the app?
The app is free to download. The listing says a 30-day free trial is available with no credit card upfront, and that you will not be charged at the end unless you choose to subscribe to Readwise Full or Readwise Lite.
How does the app help me remember what I read?
It uses spaced repetition and active recall, resurfacing highlights through a daily email and the app, and allows highlights to be converted into flashcards.
Is Readwise Highlights free?
Readwise Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is Readwise Highlights right for me?
Readwise Highlights is built for revisiting highlights from kindle and other reading, building a daily habit of reviewing book highlights, keeping highlights from physical books in one searchable place. It sits in the spaced repetition learning list on AppTierList.
Is Readwise Highlights worth it?
Readwise Highlights is C tier, ranked #16 of 24 spaced repetition learning apps with a score of 67 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 1,969 ratings. 15 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Readwise Highlights compare to Chessbook?
Readwise Highlights is C tier at 67; Chessbook is C tier at 68. Chessbook ranks higher. Readwise Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases, Chessbook is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Readwise Highlights updated?
Readwise Highlights was updated 13 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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Top rated in Spaced Repetition Learning
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All the facts
Ranking
- List
- Spaced Repetition Learning (C tier, #16)
- Tier
- C (Situational)
- Score
- 67 / 100
- Rank in list
- #16 of 24
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 1,969
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Education
- Current version
- (13 days ago)
- Size
- 117 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.5 or later
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
- App Store data read
App Store data read · ranking