Compendro vs Readwise Reader
Compendro is a read-later app that helps you finish the articles, videos and podcasts you save. It is a Readwise Reader alternative for people whose saves pile up unread. Readwise Reader is a full reading app built around highlights, notes and export to tools like Notion and Obsidian.
Last reviewed October 2026
Built for people who save a lot and rarely get back to it.
Why Compendro
Saving is easy in any read-later app. Compendro adds the part that comes after.
Your saves come back to you
A short digest brings back a selection of what you saved, each with an AI summary. You choose when and how often it arrives.
Decide in seconds
Every save gets an AI summary, tags and a category, so you can tell what to read, watch or drop without opening it.
Videos and podcasts too
Compendro creates a transcript for videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long, then writes the summary from it.
Got ten minutes? Finish something
Quick Pick suggests saves that take about the time you have, one card at a time.
If you want a Readwise Reader alternative for one job, getting back to what you saved, Compendro is built for it. Your saves get an AI summary, tags and a category, and a short digest newsletter brings a selection back to you as often as you choose. When you have ten minutes, Quick Pick suggests saves that take about that long. Readwise Reader covers much more ground. It also reads RSS feeds, newsletters, PDFs and EPUBs, and it is built around highlights, notes and export to Obsidian or Notion. If you highlight a lot, Reader is the better tool. If your saved reading piles up, Compendro is made for that.
Compendro vs Readwise Reader at a glance
| Feature | Compendro | Readwise Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Getting you back to the articles, videos and podcasts you save | Deep reading of everything you save and follow, with highlights and notes |
| How saved items come back to you | A short digest newsletter with a selection of your saves and their summaries. You choose how often: daily, every few days, weekly, every two weeks or monthly (weekly by default) | A new digest each day with documents from your Feed and Saved for Later; you can turn it off |
| AI features | An AI summary, tags and a category for your saves; videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long get a transcript first | Ghostreader summarizes documents you save, answers questions and defines terms |
| Ten minutes on the bus | Quick Pick: tell it you have ten minutes, and it suggests saves that take about that long, one card at a time; download articles and transcripts to read offline | Text-to-speech with AI voices, so you can listen to documents; Reader also works offline |
| Highlights and notes | Compendro does not currently offer highlighting or notes in its reader; it is built around summaries, the digest and Quick Pick | Highlights and notes on articles, PDFs, EPUBs and video transcripts, with export to Obsidian, Notion, Logseq and more |
| What you can read | Articles, videos, podcasts and other links you save | Articles, RSS feeds, newsletters, PDFs, EPUBs, YouTube videos and X threads |
| Saving | One tap with the extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari on Mac, or the share sheet on iPhone and Android | Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and the share sheet on iOS and Android |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, and a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari on Mac, kept in sync | Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, browser extensions, and a mode for e-ink devices |
| Price | €8.99 / month or €59 / year | Reader comes with Readwise Full: $9.99 per month billed annually ($119.88 per year) or $12.99 monthly, with a 30-day free trial |
| Try it risk-free | A 14-day money-back guarantee on both plans; you can cancel the monthly plan anytime | A 30-day free trial |
| Company | Emeldron, a company based in Spain | Readwise, Inc., based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
Want your saves to come back to you?
Compendro sends you a short AI digest of what you saved, as often as you choose. Every plan has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Choose Compendro if
- Your saves pile up and you want a selection to come back to you
- You save videos and podcasts as well as articles and want a summary of each
- You want help finishing one saved thing in a ten-minute break
- You read what you save and do not need feeds, highlights or note export
- You want a monthly plan you can cancel anytime, or a lower yearly price
Choose Readwise Reader if
- You highlight and annotate a lot and export notes to Obsidian, Notion or another notes app
- You also want RSS feeds, newsletters, PDFs and EPUBs in the same app
- You like to listen to documents with text-to-speech
- You want desktop apps for Mac and Windows
- A 30-day free trial, or the 50% discount for students and academics, matters to you
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Readwise Reader alternative with AI summaries?
Yes. Compendro is a read-later app that adds an AI summary, tags and a category to the articles, videos and podcasts you save, then sends a selection back to you in a digest newsletter. Readwise Reader also summarizes saved documents with Ghostreader, so the bigger difference is that Compendro is built around getting you back to your saves.
Is Compendro cheaper than Readwise Reader?
Yes, on both plans: Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year, and Readwise includes Reader in its Full plan at $9.99 per month billed annually ($119.88 per year) or $12.99 monthly. The apps are for different readers: Reader is a full reading app with highlights, notes and note export, and Compendro is built for people who save a lot and want summaries, a digest and Quick Pick to get back to their saves.
Does Compendro have highlights and notes like Readwise Reader?
No. Compendro does not currently offer highlighting, notes or note export in its reader. If those are central to how you read, Readwise Reader is the better choice.
How is the Compendro digest different from the Readwise Reader digest?
Readwise Reader puts together a new digest every day from your Feed and your Saved for Later. The Compendro digest is a newsletter with a selection of the things you saved. You choose how often it arrives: daily, every few days, weekly, every two weeks or monthly, and the default is weekly.
Can Compendro summarize videos and podcasts?
Yes. Compendro creates a transcript for saved videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long, then writes the AI summary from it. You can read the transcript in the Compendro reader, or download it to read offline.
Get back to what you saved
Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year. Both plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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