Read-later and RSS apps for Mac and iPhoneHead to head
Readwise Reader vs Matter
Readwise Reader ranks #1 and Matter ranks #4 in our guide to the best read-later and RSS apps for Mac and iPhone. Readwise Reader is our pick for most people.
Readwise ReaderPick Readwise Reader if you read dozens of articles and PDFs a week and want every highlight searchable later.From $9.99#4 in the guide
MatterPick Matter if you save more than you read and would rather hear articles on a walk, on iPhone or iPad.Free to startWhat decides it
- Matter costs less over 3 years: $239.97, against $359.64 for Readwise Reader.
- Both run on iPhone and iPad. Only Readwise Reader runs on Mac.
Side by side
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| At a glance | Readwise Reader | Matter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 30 days, then $12.99 a month or $119.88 a year | Free. Premium is $79.99 a year or $7.99 a month in the App Store |
| How you pay | Subscription | Free, with paid upgrades |
| 3 years of use | $359.64 Yearly plan | $239.97 Yearly plan Cheaper |
| Free trial | Yes | Free to start |
| Runs on | Mac, iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Where to buy | App Store, Developer | App Store |
| Rating | 4.6 590 ratings | 4.6 1.2K ratings |
| Features | Free trial | None flagged |
| Made by | Readwise, Inc | Dig Wells, Inc. |
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
Who should get which
Get Readwise Reader if
You read dozens of articles, newsletters and PDFs a week and want every highlight in 1 searchable place.
Get Matter if
You save more articles than you ever read and would gladly hear some of them on a walk.
Skip Readwise Reader if
You save an article now and then, and Safari's free Reading List holds those fine.
Skip Matter if
You want a basic save-for-later list, and Safari's Reading List does that free.
Our verdicts
Readwise Reader
If your reading is split between saved articles, newsletters clogging your inbox, RSS feeds and PDFs, Readwise Reader pulls all of it into 1 library you can highlight and search. It reads anything aloud, Ghostreader AI answers questions about the page, and Readwise resurfaces your highlights later. It costs $9.99 a month billed yearly after a 30-day trial, with no free tier, while Matter has a free plan for plain read-later.
Matter
Save an article, thread, PDF or YouTube video now and listen to it later, with podcasts and videos turned into transcripts that scroll in time with playback. The free tier already gives you an unlimited library, browser extensions and full-text search on iPhone, iPad and the web. Natural voices, newsletter and RSS sync and Send to Kindle need Premium at $79.99 a year, still less than Readwise Reader's $119.88.
What each one helps you do
Readwise Reader
- Move newsletters out of your inbox
- Highlight PDFs and articles in one place
- Listen to saved articles on a walk
- Remember what you highlighted months ago
Matter
- Listen to saved articles like a podcast
- Read newsletters away from your inbox
- Send any article to your Kindle
- Search everything you saved, even offline
Where to get them
Readwise Reader
Free for 30 days, then $12.99 a month or $119.88 a year
Matter
Free. Premium is $79.99 a year or $7.99 a month in the App Store
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App Store, iPhone and iPadWith in-app purchasesFree downloadApp Store
Neither one quite right?
The other picks in our guide to the best read-later and RSS apps for Mac and iPhone.
NetNewsWirePick this if you follow blogs and news sites and want a free, ad-free list of new posts.Free, open source
ReederPick it if you follow YouTube channels and Mastodon accounts too and want to scroll them as 1 feed.Free to start
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