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Eightify vs Wize Up

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Eightify starts at $4.99, Wize Up at $1. Only Wize Up has a free tier.

EightifyBrowser extension that turns a YouTube video into a timestamped summary and full transcriptWize UpFollow YouTube channels by name or topic and get AI-written digests instead of watching every upload.

Side by side

FactEightifyWize Up
CategoryYouTube ToolsYouTube Tools
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$4.99 month$1 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtWeb
CompanyRational Expressions Inc.Wize Up
Launched2023—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Eightify

A narrow tool that does one job well: decide whether an hour-long video is worth an hour before you spend it. The timestamped key points are the real feature, because they let you jump straight to the section you actually needed. The catch is that it is subscription-only for a job several free extensions and general assistants now also do.

Pros

  • Key points come with clickable timestamps, so the summary doubles as navigation
  • Handles very long recordings rather than capping at a few minutes
  • Output available in roughly 40 languages, including summarising an English video into another language
  • Works inline on the YouTube page instead of asking you to paste URLs elsewhere

Cons

  • No permanent free tier — after the trial it is pay or nothing
  • Summary quality is bounded by YouTube's auto-captions, which are poor on accented or technical speech
  • The vendor blocks automated access to its own site, so pricing and terms are hard to verify independently

Wize Up

Wize Up targets the specific habit of following a handful of YouTube channels out of obligation rather than interest — it converts new uploads into a digest so you can skim instead of watch. The channel and topic caps on lower tiers mean it only pays off if you're consistently following more channels than the cheapest plan allows.

Pros

  • Very low entry price, about $1 a month on the annual Lite plan
  • Follow channels by name, URL, or category browsing rather than manual RSS setup
  • Delivers digests by email as well as in-app
  • 30-day trial available without a credit card on the Lite tier

Cons

  • Topic and channel counts are capped per tier, so heavy followers need the top $10/month plan
  • No published company name, founder, or location
  • Digest quality depends on how well the AI condenses a video, which varies by content type

Which one fits

Choose Eightify if you need

  • Skimming long conference talks, lectures or interviews before committing time
  • Pulling a rough transcript out of a video for notes or quoting
  • Watching material in a language you read better than you listen to

Choose Wize Up if you need

  • People who follow more YouTube channels than they have time to watch
  • Getting a written digest of news or educational channels by email
  • Testing the idea cheaply before committing, given the sub-$5 entry tiers

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