EndNote vs Uploader for Mendeley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EndNote
Manage your research from anywhere with this popular tool. Organize, search, and share academic papers and bibliographies seamlessly across devices. Sync your library and annotate PDFs on the go.
- Sync research library across devices
- Search academic databases
- Annotate PDFs
- Import reference file formats
- Share references with collaborators
- Attach files from cloud storage
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Collect, collaborate, create from anywhere with the EndNote app - the world's most popular research management tool. With flexible tools for searching, organizing, sharing research, and creating bibliographies, the EndNote app extends your ability to stay on top of cutting edge research and connect with your EndNote library on the go. EndNote enables you to easily view, edit, organize, and share research material on your iOS device. By syncing your research library across iOS, online, and desktop, you increase the power of EndNote by gaining seamless access to your reference library from multiple devices and platforms. The EndNote app includes: - Sign up for a free, EndNote online account or sign in to an existing account - Synchronize your library references, attachments, and PDF annotations to your online account and EndNote desktop - Built in web browser to search Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, your library catalog, or any other database you choose - Built in PDF viewer with wide range of annotation features. Annotations made can be synced and edited online and on the EndNote desktop - Importing capabilities for .ris, .nbib, and other popular reference file formats - Email and copy options for sharing references and file attachments with collaborators - EndNote “temporary citation” format support - Attach files from Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive to your references (accounts available separately) - Viewing and editing options for references and file attachments - Sorting, searching, and grouping options for references and file attachments - Getting Started Guide documentation
Uploader for Mendeley
Effortlessly upload articles and PDFs to your Mendeley library. This app automatically extracts bibliographic data from web pages and documents, offering customization and duplicate prevention for a streamlined research workflow.
- Direct URL pasting for uploads
- Share webpages or PDFs
- Recognizes bibliography from PDFs
- Accurate bibliography for many websites
- Duplicate prevention
- Quick actions with custom tags
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Directly paste a page URL into the Uploader-for-Mendeley search box or share a webpage or PDF with Uploader-for-Mendeley. We take care of the rest. Uploader-for-Mendeley is the most complete and customizable uploader app for Mendeley: - Recognizes bibliography entities from PDF files directly - Provides accurate bibliography for many websites (including ArXiv, ResearchGate and CNKI) - Offers duplicate prevention and integrates well with Google Scholar - Allows quick actions (e.g., adding a specific tag in a tap) - ... and much more Uploader-for-Mendeley automatically pulls in data from journal articles (such as those found on ArXiv.org or Nature.com) to create the perfect bibliography entry that can be directly be added to your personal Mendeley library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EndNote at Free against Uploader for Mendeley's $0.99. EndNote also leads on ratings volume (165 vs 2). Uploader for Mendeley's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (50% vs 28%). On update cadence, 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
EndNote is free to download; Uploader for Mendeley costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Uploader for Mendeley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EndNote has 165 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of EndNote's written reviews are positive against 50% of Uploader for Mendeley's.
EndNote ships an update every 4 months, Uploader for Mendeley every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EndNote | Uploader for Mendeley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (165 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #192 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC | Sven Gowal |
Customer experience
EndNote
Uploader for Mendeley
Bugs and requests
EndNote
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when editing references
- Indexing issues and lost library data
- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
- PDF viewer issues (e.g. no rotation, lost page position)
- Login and authentication problems
Requested features
5 requests- Cite while you write functionality
- Better PDF annotation tools (e.g. eraser, text notes)
- Support for group sets and nested folders
- Automatic citation data population from PDFs
- Improved syncing and offline access
Uploader for Mendeley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EndNote
No in-app purchases
Uploader for Mendeley
No in-app purchases
