inspire hep browser vs ScholarNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inspire hep browser
This app facilitates easy PDF downloads and reading for inspirehep.net and arXiv.org. It offers iCloud synchronization across Apple devices, making it a convenient tool for high energy physicists.
- One-click PDF downloads
- Read arXiv and new papers
- iCloud sync across devices
- Supports inspirehep.net
- Supports arXiv.org
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It's an app for inspirehep.net and arXiv.org. Downloads & saves PDFs by one click/tap. You can even read your favorite arXiv/new. Syncs the content of the sidebar across your Macs/iPhones/iPads over iCloud Drive. A must-have for all high energy physicists.
ScholarNotes
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A research note app built around Paper × Card: • One Paper per article • Cards for key points, quotes, ideas, and next steps • Capture inspiration while reading—so you can recall it later, fast • Tags to organize themes and methods • Powerful search to find the right note instantly during writing and literature review
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ScholarNotes at every 2 weeks against inspire hep browser's every 2 months. inspire hep browser's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
inspire hep browser ships an update every 2 months, ScholarNotes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inspire hep browser | ScholarNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuji Tachikawa | Pei-Yu Lin |
In-app purchases
inspire hep browser
No in-app purchases
ScholarNotes
No in-app purchases
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