Citations vs Friday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Citations
Effortlessly create website citations with a clean, intuitive interface. This tool offers quick formatting without requiring an internet connection, prioritizing user privacy and simplicity for academic or professional work.
- Simple and easy-to-use interface
- Quick website citation formatting
- Offline functionality
- Designed for Apple platforms
- Privacy-focused
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Citations’ user interface was designed to be simple and easy to use. Just pick a format from the sidebar, fill out the fields, and tap one button to format the website citation properly. The entire process is seamless and quick, with zero latency or load times. It’s designed beautifully for Apple platforms following Apple Human Interface Guidelines and has support for the latest Apple technologies. Citations runs without an internet connection, too. This means you can cite your sources wherever you may be without worrying about page load times. It works, always. And the best part: Citations is free forever, with no ads, trackers, analytics, or paywalls. It’s made to help you do your best work, and that’s it. It prioritizes simplicity, beauty, and versatility. It’s privacy-conscious in every way — your citations are yours and yours only. Citations isn’t a reference manager, it’s purely a citation creator that generates citations quickly, so its user interface feels un-cluttered and intuitive. It puts privacy and simplicity above all else. Citations is made by an independent developer, with no VC backing, tip jars, or creepy upsells. Beautiful, simple, powerful, and made to help students — that’s Citations. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.
Friday
This AI-powered tool assists users in generating high-quality essays quickly and efficiently. Simply input your topic and essay type, and the app will produce a tailored, comprehensive piece of writing. It includes features like grammar checking and plagiarism detection for polished results.
- AI essay generation
- Topic and essay type input
- Grammar checker
- Plagiarism detector
- User-friendly interface
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Introducing our innovative essay writing AI tool for students, professionals, and anyone in need of high-quality, well-written essays. This app is designed to make the essay writing process easier, faster, and more efficient than ever before. The process is simple: all you have to do is input your topic, select the type of essay you need, and let our app to do the rest. Our AI algorithms will analyze your topic and generate a comprehensive essay that is tailored to your specific needs. Whether you're working on a research paper, a college application essay, or a business proposal, our AI-powered app can help you produce a polished and professional piece of writing. With features such as a built-in grammar checker and plagiarism detector, our app makes it easy to ensure that your essay is error-free and properly cited. Plus, with our user-friendly interface and intuitive design, the app is easy to use for both novice and experienced writers. So why struggle with essay writing when you can have our app do the heavy lifting for you? Download our essay writing AI app today and experience the ease and convenience of AI-powered writing! Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Friday-AI-Essay-Writing-Privacy-Policy-07-19 Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms--Conditions-07-19
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Citations at none against Friday's 3. Citations also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 41%). Friday's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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
Both are free to download. Friday sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Citations asks for nothing beyond the download.
Friday holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Friday has 638 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Citations's written reviews are positive against 41% of Friday's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Citations ships an update every 6 weeks, Friday weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Citations | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (638 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 40.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 638 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eshan Marneedi | Sekterra GmbH |
Customer experience
Citations
Friday
Bugs and requests
Citations
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Friday
Reported bugs
2 issues- Purchasing issues
- Unreliable performance
Requested features
3 requests- Improve reference and citation accuracy
- Provide more transparency on pricing and subscription model
- Ensure compatibility with plagiarism detection tools
In-app purchases
Citations
No in-app purchases
Friday
- Essay PRO3 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
- 5 Essays Bundle$24.99
