Rayyan vs Round
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rayyan
This app streamlines systematic literature reviews for researchers, enabling quick article screening and decision-making on mobile devices. It supports offline work and real-time collaboration, significantly reducing review time.
- Offline article screening
- Real-time collaboration
- Quick inclusion decisions
- Reference labeling
- Article filtering
- Configurable settings
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The Most Advanced Systematic Literature Review App If you conduct research, Rayyan is the app for you. It accelerates systematic literature reviews in support of all types of evidence-based research. Developed by researchers, for researchers, Rayyan offers a quick and easy way to screen articles on the go, and it even works offline! Key Features: - Work online for real-time collaboration. - Download your reviews to work on the go or offline. - Swipe left or right to make inclusion decisions quickly. - Label references by selecting or adding labels. - Filter references with the touch of a button. - Configure and save your settings to work however you like. Save Your Valuable Time, Reduce Your Frustration, and Increase Your Productivity Rayyan is designed to guide you through article screening by enabling quick decisions and label applications on each article. You won’t believe how easy it is to use! Researchers report reducing the time spent on their reviews by 50%-80% or more using Rayyan. Enjoying real-time collaboration with fellow researchers has never been easier. Rayyan records every decision for you. The app even functions when you’re offline, so you can always rely on Rayyan to make the most of your valuable time. We welcome your feedback about the app. You can contact us anytime via email at support@rayyan.ai or on Twitter @rayyanapp. Terms of Use: https://www.rayyan.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.rayyan.ai/privacy_policy/
Round
Streamline daily medical rounds with this app designed for physicians. Document patient data, create on-the-go plans, and manage tasks efficiently. Move away from paper-based workflows for better team coordination and record-keeping.
- Paperless patient documentation
- On-the-go plan creation
- Preset frequently used plans
- Task management via ToDo list
- Team leader plan synchronization
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As a physician, I know how it is frustrating to do daily rounds using old fashion papers. We run through papers getting lost, unable to document everything, and inability to keep up with the team leader for plans. Round is the only app that gives the user the chance to document all crucial and important data as well with Round Mode the user will be able to add plans on the go with preset frequently used plans, adding plans will send jobs needed for each patient to ToDo list to keep track of all plans easily. Enjoy Paperless Rounds! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://theroundapp.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Round at 100% against Rayyan's 37%. Round also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Rayyan's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Rayyan sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Round sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Round holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rayyan has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Rayyan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Round's.
Rayyan ships an update every 5 weeks, Round every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rayyan | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rayyan Systems, Inc. | Naif Alzhrany |
Customer experience
Rayyan
Round
In-app purchases
Rayyan
- Student Monthly$9.991 Month
- Professional Monthly$14.991 Month
- Student Quarterly$24.993 Months
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- Essential Quarterly$24.993 Months
- Professional Quarterly$39.993 Months
- Advanced Quarterly$39.993 Months
- Student Annual$59.991 Year
- Essential Annual$59.991 Year
- Advanced Quarterly 2 Seats$79.993 Months
- Professional Annual$99.991 Year
- Advanced Annual$99.991 Year
- Advanced Quarterly 4 Seats$159.993 Months
- Advanced Annual 5 Seats$499.991 Year
Round
- Monthly Premium Subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
