Comparison

Paperpile vs Examaholics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Paperpile

Organize and manage your research papers effortlessly. Collect, read, and annotate PDFs from millions of academic journals. Beat paper chaos with a tidy digital library.

Highlights
  • Search millions of academic papers
  • Collect PDFs with one tap
  • Organize with folders and labels
  • Read and annotate PDFs
  • Highlight and add notes
  • Browser integration for saving
Features
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Get a head start for you research and finally beat the paper chaos on your desk. With Paperpile you have all your research PDFs in one place — nice and tidy. Paperpile makes it easier than ever to collect, manage, read, and annotate your papers. FIND & COLLECT - Search millions of papers from 20,000+ academic journals right in the app. - Add new papers to your collection with one tap and the PDF will be downloaded automatically. - Save directly from your browser to your Paperpile library - User your university's off-campus proxy access to get restricted content behind paywalls. MANAGE & ORGANIZE - Bring structure to your library with folders and subfolders - Organize your library visually with colored labels - Mark important papers with stars. - Search your library to find the paper you need fast. READ & ANNOTATE - Read like on paper with a fast and slick PDF viewer experience - Highlight important sections in different colors - Add notes and never forget an important idea. - Add hand-drawn annotations - with your fingers or your Apple Pencil The Paperpile App requires a Paperpile account.

About

Examaholics

Features
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Examaholics makes it simple for students as well as lecturers prepare and write exams while keeping the larger goals in view. What's different about Examaholics? Examaholics provides all the functionality both students and lecturers need, without the complexity. Our software is tailor-made for modern e-learning and assessments. 01 Track preparation progress see how your exam preparations fit into the wider vision of learning. Go from tracking progress at the milestone level all the way done to the smallest of details. Never lose sight of the bigger picture again. 02 Advanced built-in reports Get a reports on your progress as you practice on the platform and track progress towards your goals. Lecturers will get reports on students performance upon completion of exams. Our customisable dashboard helps you build out the reports you need to keep key stakeholders informed. 03 Everything you need in one place Stop jumping from one revision book to another to prepare, store questions, track progress, administer exams and share reports. Examaholics offers and all-in-one exam productivity solution. Links Privacy policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/e6cffeb1-e7e3-4515-8319-8cf74a32c408 Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paperpile3 screens
Examaholics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paperpile at none against Examaholics's 4. Examaholics's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Examaholics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Paperpile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperpile ships an update every 2 months, Examaholics every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paperpile versus Examaholics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperpileExamaholics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (131 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings131 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPaperpile LLCArthur Labisi Siloka

Bugs and requests

Paperpile

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes frequently on iPad and iOS devices
  • Highlighting disappears when revisiting papers
  • Overlapping annotations delete together when removing one
  • Sync failures requiring logout/login cycles
  • Annotations not syncing between iPad and web versions
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  • PDF metadata recognition failures when adding papers
  • Settings reset when returning to previously edited files
  • App incompatible with older iOS versions (iOS 12)
  • Login authentication errors with university accounts
  • App crashes without reliable internet connection
  • Search functionality broken after updates
  • Annotations not saving/loading on iOS 14.4.2

Requested features

17 requests
  • Dark mode implementation
  • Edit citation metadata on mobile app
  • Change PDF file functionality
  • Save to downloads feature
  • Dictionary/lookup function for reading
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  • Cite while you write feature
  • BibTeX export capability
  • Ability to upload PDFs directly from mobile app
  • Support for Safari and other browsers
  • Desktop application version
  • Shared library access in mobile app
  • Advanced sorting options (by title, author, date)
  • Custom color options for annotations
  • Paste images into PDFs
  • Shape snapping for drawing tools
  • University email authentication
  • Paper rating system beyond stars

Examaholics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paperpile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Examaholics

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly2 variants$5.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Paperpile free?
Paperpile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Examaholics free?
Examaholics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paperpile or Examaholics have ads?
Neither Paperpile nor Examaholics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperpile or Examaholics?
Paperpile ships an update every 2 months, and Examaholics every 10 days. Most recently, Paperpile was updated on October 23, 2026 and Examaholics on October 6, 2026.

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