Dewey vs. Tweetsmash: Which Bookmarking Tool is Right for You?

We’re going to attempt to do something in this post that may seem a bit…well… unconventional—we’re going to address the elephant in the room about one of our competitors. We believe the internet is a very large place and that different tools can exist side by side in similar markets while still serving two different sets of users. In the age of information overload, organizing and managing your content consumption has become a critical skill. For Twitter / X power users, bookmarking tools like Dewey and Tweetsmash offer powerful solutions for saving and organizing tweets—but which one is the right choice for you? While both tools cater to similar needs, their approaches and features differ significantly.

This article takes a closer look at how Tweetsmash and Dewey stack up, breaking down their core features, strengths, and limitations to help you decide which platform suits your needs best.

We promise to be as fair and impartial as we can, though of course we are still super biased (hint: take everything written below with a massive grain of salt).

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What Is Tweetsmash?

Tweetsmash markets itself as a tool meant to help you “Turn your 𝕏 bookmarks into knowledge digests”. The platform provides a well designed interface for saving tweets and categorizing them into lists. Those lists then act as filtered views that you can then schedule to be sent to your email inbox as a sort of “knowledge digest”. They offer a bunch of pre-filtered views making it a great choice for casual users who want to organize their bookmarks quickly without a steep learning curve, and for those interested more in the email digest functionality.

Key Features:

- Quick Tagging: Add simple tags to categorize bookmarks.

- Lists for Organization: Group bookmarks into themed lists for easy access.

- Basic Search: Search bookmarks with filtered views (type, author, date, label).

- Smart Folders: These smart folders try to automate a bunch of the manual work that is involved with organizing bookmarks by essentially creating rules around which bookmarks would automatically go into a specific “smart folder”.

- Email Digests: Recipes are the backbone of Smart Folders and can be turned into email digests which are essentially pre-scheduled automated emails with dynamic content that matches the recipe you create. So in the screenshot below, this “recipe” would only look at bookmarks from a specific author, “Sahil Bloom”, and it would send me an email with tweets of his that I bookmarked throughout the week. It would send it Daily (you can change this to weekly or monthly), at a specified time (in the example below I chose 8am to coincide with my morning coffee and my toddler yelling at me). The “Time to Read” toggle is interesting and I guess would place a limit on how many bookmarks they’d include so as not to pass my preferred reading time limit.

I personally get too many emails and so therefore would not want an additional email digest being sent, but that is a subjective opinion. If you prefer less dashboard and apps to go into and prefer a quick email, this tool could come in handy.

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What Is Dewey?

Dewey is a bookmarking and content management tool initially built in 2021 for Twitter / X bookmarks, that has since expanded to LinkedIn, Bluesky, and recently adding web bookmarks as well. It’s designed for power users, researchers, content creators, and anyone who wants more control over their saved content. The initial ethos of the company was a backlash against Twitter’s neglect of the bookmark feature whereby users could bookmark but couldn’t search, or organize, or export those bookmarks out of Twitter.

Since so many users were begging for a way to search, organize, and export, it made sense to build something to satisfy that demand. Since then, Twitter (now X after Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform) has rolled out folders for bookmarks (only if you pay for X Pro subscription) as well as search. The search functionality is fraught with issues and X will probably never allow export of bookmarks (for obvious reasons) but the damage to user trust is past the point of return—anyone serious about backing up their data and bookmarks on Twitter / X knows to turn to Dewey to protect their data.

Key Features:

- Auto-Save: Dewey saves content the moment you bookmark it, even if the original tweet gets deleted later.

- Advanced Search: Search bookmarks by content, tag, author, and source. Additionally, run Advanced Search using Exact Word or Phrase Match as well as AND/OR operators. Recently, search within folders has been introduced making finding content even easier.

- Multi-Platform Support: A single dashboard to see saved content from X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and now even webpages from across the internet.

- Export Options: Export bookmarks in various formats (e.g., CSV) for external analysis or archiving.

- Tagging and Categorization: Organize bookmarks into highly customizable tags or folders and nested sub-folders for better workflow management. The Bulk AI Tagging tool also helps reduce organization time by applying tags in mass based criteria sets you choose.

- Privacy and Security: Dewey prioritizes user data security, ensuring your saved content is safe from unauthorized access.

- Multi-View Reading: Dewey has a host of different reading views from single card to grid / card layout options making finding the content you’re looking for and focusing in to read incredibly simple and straightforward.

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Strengths of Tweetsmash

1. Recipe Based Actions

Tweetsmash is ideal for casual users who want a set-it and forget-it approach to organizing their bookmarks. With its recipe builders for automated list creation, you can easily categorize tweets without overthinking it.

2. Email Digests

For users who want to be emailed a digest of their saved content, this tool works well.

3. Smart Folders

Tweetsmash includes tools to automate folder organization based on rules with some out-of-the-box pre-made smart folders like “most viral” ready to use on installation.

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Strengths of Dewey

1. Reliability with Auto-Save

Dewey’s standout feature is its ability to save tweets even if the original author deletes them. For researchers, journalists, or anyone dealing with volatile content, this feature alone can be a game-changer.

2. Advanced Search

Dewey’s robust search capabilities go beyond basic keywords, allowing users to filter by tags, usernames, or even timeframes. This is invaluable for users managing large volumes of saved content.

3. Multi-Platform Support

Unlike Tweetsmash, which focuses exclusively on Twitter, Dewey is expanding its functionality to include other platforms, making it a more versatile tool for content management.

4. Export Options

The ability to export bookmarks in formats like CSV is perfect for professionals who need to analyze or share saved content. The fact that they back up the media files of bookmarks (images and videos) making them downloadable is another clear differentiator.

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Limitations to Consider

Tweetsmash:

- Limited Features: Tweetsmash is relatively basic and lacks advanced tools like data export (they offer export to PDF or Google Sheets but not media files or CSV) or cross-platform support.

- No Auto-Save: If a tweet is deleted after bookmarking, there’s no way to recover it.

- Subscription Cost: Tweetsmash’s premium plans are more expensive, which may deter cost conscious users.

Dewey:

- Multi-Platform: Those seeking a purely Twitter / X tool may be turned off by Dewey’s multi-platform support.

- No Email Digests: At the time of writing this comparison, Dewey does not offer email digests

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Who Should Use Tweetsmash?

Tweetsmash is a great fit for casual users who want a no-frills tool to organize their Twitter bookmarks into email digests. If you’re primarily interested in set-and-forget organization without diving into advanced features, Tweetsmash may be the right choice.

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Who Should Use Dewey?

Dewey is built for all the needs of casual users to power users who need a more sophisticated bookmarking tool. If you’re a journalist, researcher, content creator, or anyone managing a large volume of saved content, Dewey’s advanced search, auto-save, and export features make it the superior option.

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The Verdict: Dewey or Tweetsmash?

Both Tweetsmash and Dewey offer valuable features for organizing Twitter bookmarks, but they cater to different audiences. Tweetsmash is perfect for casual users looking for email digests, while Dewey’s robust functionality makes it the go-to tool for casual users as well as professionals and power users.

The higher price tag of Tweetsmash makes it a slightly tougher choice given the limited feature set but if email digests are important to you, then it’s the clear winner from that perspective. However, if you value reliability, advanced organization, and cross-platform functionality, Dewey is the more powerful tool.

Ultimately, both tools are well built and demonstrate the robustness of the indie-hacker movement which is now building professional class software that was once thought to be the domain of well-funded venture backed startups.