# VeriCite - Reference Checker — Detect Fake AI Citations

> Detect Fake AI Citations (iPhone/iPad app by CHIA CHUN WU.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vericite-reference-checker/id6760686400 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CHIA CHUN WU](https://appshunter.io/developer/1856181731)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 6 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese
- Released: 2026-03-29
- Data updated: 2026-07-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vericite-reference-checker/id6760686400/reviews.md

## What is VeriCite?

[VeriCite — Academic Citation Verifier]
AI writing tools are powerful, but they hallucinate. Fabricated paper titles, invented authors, non-existent DOIs — these "hallucinated citations" look convincing but lead nowhere. VeriCite automates the tedious manual verification process, cross-checking multiple authoritative academic databases in seconds.

[KEY FEATURES]
▸ Citation Verification
Paste any citation in any format (APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.). VeriCite automatically detects DOIs and PMIDs, queries databases in sequence, and returns a verification status with a confidence score (0–100).
▸ Batch Verification
Paste multiple citations at once. VeriCite splits and verifies them in parallel, with real-time progress tracking and a confidence score distribution chart.
▸ OCR Scan Input
Point your camera at a bibliography page or pick an image from your photo library. The Vision framework extracts the text and feeds it directly into the verification pipeline — no typing required.
▸ Field-by-Field Diff
See exactly where your citation diverges from the database record — title, authors, year, journal — all flagged clearly so you know precisely what's wrong.
▸ Export in Multiple Formats
Export your verification history as plain text, CSV, BibTeX, APA, MLA, or Chicago — ready to paste into your paper or import into any reference manager.
▸ History & Spotlight Search
All results are stored locally. Filter by status, re-verify any entry, and find past results instantly via iOS Spotlight search.

[DATABASES CHECKED]
• CrossRef — 150M+ records, primary source
• PubMed / NCBI — medicine & life sciences
• Semantic Scholar — 200M+ papers
• OpenAlex — 250M+ records, strong humanities & social science coverage

[PRIVACY FIRST]
No account required. No personal data collected. All history stays on your device. Citation content is only sent to the academic APIs listed above — nothing else.

[IDEAL FOR]
• Researchers conducting literature reviews
• Graduate and undergraduate students writing theses
• Academic editors and fact-checkers
• Anyone using AI writing assistants

【Privacy Policy & Terms of Use】
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## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Plan | $0.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-15

New: Retraction detection. If a paper has been retracted by its journal, VeriCite now flags it clearly and links to the retraction notice. Citing a real but retracted paper can be just as damaging as citing one that never existed.

More rigorous verification:
• "Not Found" and "Check Failed" are now clearly distinguished. Network problems are no longer reported as "the paper doesn't exist" — real papers won't be mistaken for AI hallucinations.
• Failed checks no longer consume your daily quota.
• The lookup chain now compares all sources and keeps the best match, reducing false "Partial Match" results.

Fixed: DOIs containing parentheses (such as 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)11096-0, common in older Lancet and Elsevier papers) were not recognized correctly.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-04-02

1）Performance improvements and stability enhancements.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-03-30

1）Performance Upgrade: Optimized API call sequencing and underlying logic to significantly enhance the speed and efficiency of your queries.
2）Experience Optimization: Fixed known issues and improved system stability across various network conditions, ensuring uninterrupted access to your query results.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-03-30

No release notes.

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