Price
Muuted: $4/mo or $36/yr founding — later $5/mo · $50/yr
Readwise Reader: ~$120/yr bundled with Readwise
Readwise Reader alternative
The Readwise Reader alternative for reading the news.
Readwise Reader is a read-it-later powerhouse bundled at ~$120/yr. If what you actually want is a daily news feed that stays clean, Muuted does that one job — muting, junk filtering, no algorithm — for $36/yr founding.
A third of the price
Feed-first
No ranking
A news reader, not a research stack.
Reader shines at saving, highlighting and annotating. Muuted shines at the feed itself: your sources, your muted words, nine maintained junk filters, nothing reordered. See the full nine-column breakdown on the comparison page.
A third of the price — $36/yr founding vs ~$120/yr
Feed-first — muting + junk filters, not highlight workflows
No ranking — published order, always
Where they differ
Pulled from the same fact table as our full comparison. Muuted's junk filtering is covered in depth on the Junk Filters page.
Free plan
Muuted: 100 sources + 20 muted words
Readwise Reader: Limited — full features paid
Muting
Muuted: Muted words across the whole feed
Readwise Reader: Limited — filtered views
Junk filtering
Muuted: Nine maintained junk filters
Readwise Reader: Manual
Who orders the feed
Muuted: You do — no ranking algorithm
Readwise Reader: Optional ranking available
Ads
Muuted: None
Readwise Reader: None
The honest version.
Stay with Readwise Reader if highlighting, annotation and spaced repetition are why you read. Switch if the bundle is overkill and you just want your news feed clean and quiet.
Switching is one step: export OPML from Readwise Reader, import into Muuted
Nothing to rebuild: muting and junk filters work the moment you land
Free to test: 100 sources + 20 muted words before paying anything
FAQ
Can Muuted import my Reader RSS subscriptions?
Yes — export OPML and import into Muuted.
Does Muuted do highlights and annotations?
No — Muuted is deliberately a focused news reader: sources, muting, junk filtering, reading. That focus is why it costs a third as much.
Is there a free plan?
Yes — 100 sources and 20 muted words free, with a junk-filter trial included.
Keep the reading. Lose the clutter.
Start with 100 sources and 20 muted words free. Founding Pro is $4/mo or $36/yr — later $5/mo · $50/yr.
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