Comparison

Nutstore vs Rectoly for Zotero

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

Head to head
About

Nutstore

Securely store, sync, and access your files from any device. Organize and share documents, photos, and videos with features like offline access and version history. Offers professional-grade cloud storage with flexible subscription plans.

Highlights
  • Automatic file synchronization across devices
  • Offline access via favorite folders
  • File sharing with access control
  • Incremental backup and version history
  • WebDAV protocol support for third-party apps
  • Smart file viewer with reading position restore
Features
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Nutstore is a cloud storage service that lets you access your photos, videos, and documents anywhere and anytime. After you install Nutstore on your computer, any file you save to your Nutstore will automatically synchronize to all your Mac, PC and the Nutstore website. WebDAV protocol is well supported so that popular apps, like iWork, GoodReader, notability, Zotero, etc., can read and write files stored in Nutstore. Initiative feature, Favorite Folder, is designed for offline access. All files in the favorite folder will be updated from LAN desktop client, fast and automatically. Then You can access these favorite files anywhere even without network. Nutstore allows you sync any folder. Organize files as your wish and share with friends easily. Nutstore also has other great features: incremental backup, history version restoring, share access control and etc. With the Nutstore app, you can easily access your Nutstore from iPhone and iPad. Features: - Favorite folder for offline access - View Office, PDF, Photos and Multimedia files directly. - Smart file viewer: automatically save and restore file reading position. - Cache opened files for offline access. - Create and edit text file; automatically upload to the server after saving. - Upload/Backup photos, videos and documents to Nutstore. - Easily share files with friends. - Easily access all your files in Nutstore. We offer in-app purchases for "Nutstore Standard Pro" and "Nutstore Advanced Pro" which include unlimited upload and download data transfer, and additional features. The amount will be charged to your iTunes account and will vary by plan and country. You’ll see the total price before completing payment. "Nutstore Standard Pro" and "Nutstore Advanced Pro" are auto-renew subscriptions.The subscriptions are valid for one year. "Nutstore Standard Pro" is $40.99 yearly and "Nutstore Advanced Pro" is $86.99 yearly(pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.) To avoid renewal, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy:http://help.jianguoyun.com/?p=3961 Terms of Service: http://help.jianguoyun.com/?page_id=490

About

Rectoly for Zotero

Features
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Rectoly is the research-focused PDF reader built for Zotero users. Your library stays in Zotero — Rectoly makes reading and annotating on iPhone, iPad and Mac a genuine pleasure. READING MODE Academic papers are often formatted in two columns, making them hard to read on a phone. Reading Mode reflows the content into a single, clean column — without losing access to the original PDF. Jump back to the exact page anytime. ANNOTATE IN READING MODE Unlike other readers, Rectoly lets you highlight, underline, add sticky notes, and draw with Apple Pencil — all while staying in Reading Mode. No need to switch back to the raw PDF just to mark something up. ON-DEVICE TRANSLATION Read an English paper in your own language, in Reading Mode and on the PDF page. Translation runs on this device; the paper is never sent to a translation service. If you agree, translations are saved to your Zotero library for your other devices (using your Zotero storage). The app's translation model (about 2.5 GB) needs 8 GB of memory or more. Translates English papers into the app's 19 other display languages: Hindi by the system's translator (iOS 26 or later), all the rest by the app's own model. TOOLS FOR READING Read Aloud: hear the text in Reading Mode, in the system voice or the VoiceOver one. Choose the typeface and line spacing in Reading Mode. “Darken PDF pages” softens text and paper to gray tones while leaving figures and photos in their original colors when possible. SPLIT VIEW INSIDE THE READER Keep Reading Mode open while glancing at a figure, the original layout, or another section — side by side, all within a single window. No multi-window setup required. RESEARCH THEMES Send a passage to a theme, with its source. Keep the theme beside the paper, or open it as a sheet. Export as Markdown or Word (.docx). ACROSS PAPERS The library column has a new Across papers tab: search the annotations, the text and your handwriting in your whole library at once. FIGURES, TABLES AND A COMPARISON Save a figure as PNG and a table as CSV — one paper at a time, or your whole library in one go. Compare many papers' abstracts, methods, results and conclusions in one table, one row per paper. YOUR DRAFT BESIDE THE PAPER Open the document you are writing (.docx, .doc, .odt, .rtf, Markdown, plain text — password-protected ones too) in a column next to the paper. It re-reads the file every time you save. CITING AND NOTES Copy with page, copy BibTeX or citation keys (Zotero 7's keys and Better BibTeX's are used), and a Notes folder for Obsidian and others — with keyboard shortcuts you can change. ZOTERO SYNC Annotations you create are written back to Zotero automatically. Highlights from Zotero Desktop or other apps appear in Rectoly automatically. Your notes are always in one place. WEBDAV AND LINKED FILES If Zotero syncs your files over WebDAV, Rectoly can now open them — and PDFs you add in the app go to your WebDAV server too. Files that ZotFile or ZotMoov keep in Dropbox or Google Drive open once you choose the folder. WORKS OFFLINE Downloaded PDFs and annotations are stored locally. Read anywhere, anytime — even without an internet connection. SEARCH YOUR HANDWRITING Notes you write with Apple Pencil are now read as text on your device, so you can search them (iPadOS 27 and later). 14-DAY FREE TRIAL → ONE-TIME PURCHASE Try every Pro feature for free for 14 days. Unlock with a one-time payment — no subscription, no recurring charges.

Screenshots

Nutstore4 screens
Rectoly for Zotero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rectoly for Zotero at every 2 days against Nutstore's monthly. Rectoly for Zotero also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Nutstore's advantage is ratings volume (439 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nutstore sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year and Rectoly for Zotero sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rectoly for Zotero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nutstore has 439 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nutstore ships an update monthly, Rectoly for Zotero every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nutstore versus Rectoly for Zotero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNutstoreRectoly for Zotero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (439 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings439 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYicun Network Technology Co. Ltd.Takaki Takemura

Customer experience

Nutstore

All ratings431 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative13.8%

Rectoly for Zotero

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nutstore

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot upload local photos on iPhone 5, 5s, 7 Plus
  • App crashes when selecting files to upload from other apps (v5.0.1)
  • Large PDF files (>20MB) fail to open with no download indicator
  • Sync status information displays incorrectly
  • Poor customer support response for technical issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Increase free storage capacity to 3GB monthly for uploads/downloads
  • Add Face ID authentication option for iOS
  • Improve Windows client startup speed
  • Add thumbnail preview for image files instead of generic icons
  • Increase free version bandwidth for video uploads
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  • Auto-sync bookmarks between browsers
  • Support multiple synchronized folders in macOS version
  • Expand bandwidth partnerships with ISPs

Rectoly for Zotero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nutstore

Subscriptions2
  • Nutstore Pro for One Year$34.991 Year
  • Nutstore Advanced Pro for One Year$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Rectoly for Zotero

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Rectoly Pro (one-time)$19.99

Questions

Is Nutstore free?
Nutstore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rectoly for Zotero free?
Rectoly for Zotero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nutstore or Rectoly for Zotero?
Rectoly for Zotero is rated higher. Nutstore averages 4.8 out of 5 from 439 ratings, while Rectoly for Zotero averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nutstore or Rectoly for Zotero have ads?
Neither Nutstore nor Rectoly for Zotero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nutstore or Rectoly for Zotero?
Nutstore ships an update monthly, and Rectoly for Zotero every 2 days. Most recently, Nutstore was updated on November 1, 2026 and Rectoly for Zotero on November 1, 2026.

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