Compare Dewey and Flipboard side by side on features, pricing, and the workflows each one is designed for.
Save and search X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Reddit, and Mastodon bookmarks in one place.
Free, paid from $10/mo
A social magazine that curates stories from publishers, creators, and your network.
Free
Here's how Dewey and Flipboard compare across the features people actually look for. They share 2 core capabilities; the differences show up in what each tool focuses on.
| Feature | Dewey | |
|---|---|---|
| Capture and save | ||
| Browser extension | Chrome | Bookmarklet |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | |
| Save from email | ||
| Save tweets | Native X bookmarks sync | Partial |
| Save YouTube videos | Partial | |
| Save GitHub stars | ||
| Save PDFs | ||
| Save files (docs, spreadsheets) | ||
| Save audio files | ||
| Save via API | ||
| Auto-sync sources | ||
| RSS auto-sync | Outputs RSS of your bookmarks | Partial |
| YouTube channel sync | ||
| X bookmarks sync | Auto sync on Pro | |
| GitHub stars sync | ||
| Newsletter inbox sync | Partial | |
| Library and reading | ||
| Reader view | ||
| Offline reading | Partial | |
| Full-text search | Partial | |
| Semantic / AI search | ||
| Highlights | ||
| Notes | ||
| Tags | ||
| Collections | Nested folders | Magazines |
| Public sharing | Public folders (Pro) | Public magazines |
| Full-text RSS extraction | ||
| AI and agents | ||
| Markdown export for AI agents | ||
| Bulk markdown export | ||
| MCP server | ||
| CLI tool | ||
| Claude Code skill | ||
| AI summaries | AI auto-tagging | |
| Public API | ||
| Import and export | ||
| OPML import / export | ||
| Pocket import | ||
| Instapaper import | ||
| CSV / JSON export | CSV, PDF, Google Sheets | |
| Send to Kindle |
Dewey is free, paid from $10/mo and Flipboard is free. The tier that fits best usually comes down to how many items you save each month.
Free
Manual sync, one connected account, search, filters, folders, tags, AI assistant.
Pro
$10/mo monthly or $7.50/mo annual. Automatic sync, unlimited accounts, public folders, Notion + Google Sheets sync.
Lifetime
$225 one-time. Matches Pro features.
Export Pass
$50 for 48-hour export access without a Pro subscription.
Free
All features free; ad-supported.
Both tools do their category well, but the specifics differ. Here's what each one is good at and where it tends to fall short.
Dewey is a niche tool aimed at one specific problem: saving and organising bookmarks from social platforms. It ingests from X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Mastodon, Substack, and Truth Social, and puts them in a unified library with AI auto-tagging and nested folders. Browser extension (Chrome) and web app only, no native mobile. Pricing: Free (manual sync, one account), Pro at $10/mo monthly or $7.50/mo annually, Lifetime at $225, and an $8.50 one-off 'Export Pass' that unlocks the export feature for 48 hours without a full subscription.
Flipboard is a free social news app, not a power-user reading tool. It curates stories from major publishers and independent creators into magazine-style feeds, with public Flipboard 'magazines' users can create and share. iOS, Android, and web only, no browser extension beyond a bookmarklet, no public API. In recent years Flipboard has leaned into Mastodon and fediverse integration, making it one of the few mainstream apps that speaks ActivityPub. The reader experience is beautiful. The power-user experience is not the point.