Comparison

Rayyan vs MaaPura

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline article screening
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Quick inclusion decisions
  • Reference labeling
  • Article filtering
  • Configurable settings
Features
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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/

About

MaaPura

Features
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MaaPura — The Village Operating System MaaPura brings your entire village into one simple app. Built on Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's PURA vision (Providing Urban amenities in Rural Areas), MaaPura connects every citizen, non-resident villager (NRV), artisan, donor and administrator — so rural India can reach services, opportunities and support that were once out of reach. What you can do with MaaPura: • Citizen Registry & Family Tree — Register your household, link family members and keep your village records up to date. • Government Schemes — Discover central and state schemes you are eligible for, with benefits, required documents and how to apply. • GramaShoppe Marketplace — Buy authentic handmade village products, or sell as an artisan. 85% of every sale goes directly to the artisan and 5% to the village development fund. • GramaDaan Donations — Support village causes and receive 80G tax-exemption certificates by email. • Health & Elderly Care — Track vitals for elders and let non-resident children follow their parents' well-being remotely (with consent). • Blood Registry (Jeevan Daan) — Find nearby blood donors during emergencies. • Grievance Redressal — Raise civic issues and track their resolution. • Know Your Village — Facilities, directory, events and local leadership. • GramaGreen — Register trees, join plantation drives and get weather updates. Your privacy, protected: MaaPura is built to comply with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA). Aadhaar numbers are stored only as a one-way hash — never in plaintext. Health and financial details are field-level encrypted. You control who can see your data through granular, per-field consent, and you can withdraw consent or request deletion at any time. An initiative of Igniting Minds Organisation (a Section 8 non-profit). Available in English, Telugu and Hindi. Privacy Policy: https://maapura.org/privacy

Screenshots

Rayyan4 screens
MaaPura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaaPura at none against Rayyan's 14. MaaPura also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rayyan sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MaaPura asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rayyan versus MaaPura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRayyanMaaPura
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRayyan Systems, Inc.IGNITING MINDS ORGANIZATION (IN)

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Rayyan

Subscriptions13
  • 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
None

MaaPura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rayyan free?
Rayyan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MaaPura free?
MaaPura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rayyan or MaaPura have ads?
Neither Rayyan nor MaaPura shows ads.

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