Cited vs archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cited
Easily create citations for academic papers with a wide range of templates. Select your format, input information, and generate citations. Save multiple citations for future use.
- Multiple citation formats (MLA, APA, Chicago)
- Extensive template library
- Save and manage multiple citations
- Easy information input
- Quick citation generation
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Cited is the easiest citation creation app. Simply select your paper format and your template, enter the information, and press create. Now with a section to create and save multiple citations. Cited Templates MLA E-Book Magazine Article (Web) Scholarly Journal (Web) Webpage - No Author Webpage - One Author Website - No Author Website - One Author Book - Multiple Authors Book - No Author Book - One Author Book - Two Authors Encyclopedia Magazine Article Newspaper Article Scholarly Journal Film Speech Personal Interview Podcast Work Of Art APA E-Book - Multiple Authors E-Book - One Author Facebook Post Journal No DOI - Multiple Authors Journal No DOI - One Author Journal With DOI - Multiple Authors Journal With DOI - One Author Newspaper Article (Web) Tweet Webpage - No Author Webpage - One Author Book - Multiple Authors Book - One Author Dissertation - Published Dissertation - Unpublished Encyclopedia - No Author Encyclopedia - One Author Journal - Multiple Authors Journal - One Author Magazine Article Newspaper Article - Multiple Pages Newspaper Article - Single Page Motion Picture Podcast Television Broadcast YouTube Chicago Book Citation - One Author Book Citation - Multiple Authors Book Citation - Author & Editor Article, Chapter, Essay Citation Journal Citation (Print) Journal Citation (Web) Magazine Citation (Print) Magazine Citation (Web) Newspaper Citation (Print) Newspaper Citation (Web) Webpage Citation Film / TV Citation Feedback is always appreciated write us a review or message us at http://www.spadeappsllc.com/contact and I with get back to you as soon as possible.
archive
Access and view scientific preprints from arXiv.org with this free application. Search for papers across various scientific disciplines and read them directly within the app. All features are available without cost.
- arXiv preprint search
- PDF viewer
- Access scientific papers
- Free to use
- Supports multiple disciplines
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It's arXiv preprint search & PDF viewer app. All features are completely free to use. arXiv.org e-Print archive https://arxiv.org/ URL scheme: preprint:// Note: - This app uses arXiv APIs. - This app is run by an individual and has nothing to do with arXiv. Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability. --- * arXiv arXiv (pronounced "archive"—the X represents the Greek letter chi [χ]) is an open-access repository of electronic preprints and postprints (known as e-prints) approved for posting after moderation, but not peer review. It consists of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, electrical engineering, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, mathematical finance and economics, which can be accessed online. In many fields of mathematics and physics, almost all scientific papers are self-archived on the arXiv repository before publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Some publishers also grant permission for authors to archive the peer-reviewed postprint. Begun on August 14, 1991, arXiv.org passed the half-million-article milestone on October 3, 2008, and had hit a million by the end of 2014. As of April 2021, the submission rate is about 16,000 articles per month. Quoted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArXiv
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: archive at 100% against Cited's 29%. archive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). Cited's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
archive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cited has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Cited's written reviews are positive against 100% of archive's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cited | archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Spade Apps, LLC | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Cited
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In-app purchases
Cited
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









