Subscription & Billing

How much does Readwise cost after the free trial?

After your free trial expires, you can continue using Readwise for a small monthly fee (billed monthly or annually). Full pricing options are detailed here: Readwise Pricing.

Note that the price listed by default is the cost for the annual plan. If you would prefer to pay monthly, you can select the monthly option before entering your payment details.

Does Readwise offer any discounts?

We do offer discounts for students, teachers, non-profits, military, first responders, and those in developing countries/countries with depressed currencies. If you fall into one of these categories, please reach out to hello@readwise.io with any relevant documentation and let us know.

Does Readwise offer an academic discount?

Yes! We offer a 50% discount to students and other members of academia and those in education. All subscriptions (Lite, Full, annual, monthly) are able to receive the discount.

If you're in your free trial period

To take advantage of the discount while you are in trial, create an account and then email us at hello@readwise.io with proof of your academic status (a photo of your ID or an email address works fine). We'll apply the student discount to your account so your pricing options will be updated to reflect the discount here: https://readwise.io/pricing.

If you're subscribed

If you've already subscribed to Readwise, simply email us at hello@readwise.io with proof of your academic status (a photo of your ID or an email address works fine). We'll then apply the 50% discount by issuing a partial refund and make sure the discount is applied going forward.

Does Readwise offer a free plan?

At the moment, there is no free plan for Readwise after the free trial. You can read more about our decision to bootstrap Readwise as a paid product in the following blog post → Why We're Bootstrapping Readwise.

How do I invite my friends to Readwise?

While you're in your free trial period, you can use your personal invite link to get both you and your friend an extra free month of Readwise!

Right now, the invite bonus only adds free months for those users in trial. That said, your friends will still get the free months even if you use the invite link after you've subscribed.

Can I get a receipt for my Readwise subscription?

Yes! You can find all your Readwise receipts here: https://readwise.io/receipts.

If you'd like to automatically receive an email with each new receipt, check the "Receive emails with all your payment receipts" box on the Account Settings page.

Does my Readwise subscription auto-renew?

Your Readwise subscription will auto-renew based on your billing cycle (monthly or annually). If you have an annual subscription, we will always send a reminder email a week before the plan renews to make sure you have an opportunity to discontinue service, if you wish.

If you'd like to change your subscription to not auto-renew, please reach out to the team at hello@readwise.com. We can set up your account with manual billing, meaning you'll receive an invoice via email on your next billing date and you can choose to renew or not. Your card will then only be charged if you choose to renew your subscription.

I got an error when trying to subscribe that says it requires additional user action. What do I do?

This often happens because of a failure with the 3D Secure authentication from your bank. The first solution would be to contact your bank to see if there's an issue with receiving the authentication code.

For users who have the option to create a single-purchase digital card from a bank's app, this usually bypasses the authentication required by inputting your usual credit card number.