Researchist vs TypeDraw

Researchist is the PDF reader designed for academic reading. Import a paper and it becomes more than a static document: references turn into links, every section gets an outline you can jump through,, and figures and tables are one tap away. READ WITHOUT FRICTION • A focused reading experience built for research papers • Open papers in tabs, or side by side in multiple windows • Highlight with Apple Pencil and attach notes • See all your highlights and notes together in one place, ready to review and share PAPER INTELLIGENCE (BETA) Researchist analyzes each paper using Apple Intelligence • Automatic table of contents, even for PDFs without one • A detailed outline under every heading: one line for what each passage does, linking straight back to it • Figures and tables extracted with their captions for quick reference • Title, authors, and metadata found automatically FOLLOW THE CITATION TRAIL • References and in-text citations are extracted and linked • Tap any citation to see the full reference without losing your place • See how often each work is cited throughout the paper • Jump from a reference to the linked paper with a single tap BUILD YOUR RESEARCH LIBRARY • Organize papers into collections • Personalize your library with color themes and cover styles • Import your existing library from Zotero • Find any paper or note from Spotlight • Create and manage notes with Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence via App Intents WORKS WITH ESSAYIST Researchist and Essayist share the same reference library through iCloud. Papers you add on one device or in either app are automatically available everywhere you work. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All AI analysis runs entirely on your device — your documents never leave it. Researchist collects no analytics by default and never uploads your papers. Network access is used only for public metadata lookup, downloading linked papers, and optional Zotero import. FREE AND PRO
Reading, highlighting, and notes are free. Researchist Pro unlocks Paper Intelligence, collections, quick access to linked articles, and color themes & cover styles. Paper Intelligence (Beta) requires an Apple Intelligence compatible device. Start your personal research knowledge base today. Terms of Use: https://www.essayist.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.essayist.app/privacy

Pay-per-book: Your first notebook with unlimited pages is included with your initial purchase, and you can add up to four more books for a one-time fee of $1.99 each. All features included, forever. No subscriptions, ever. That is a promise. TypeDraw brings the joy and simplicity of a paper notebook into the digital world, with smart tools to find your notes whenever you need them and endless ways to make it yours. All topped with stunning cover art made by real humans. No account required. Your notes stay local and private on your device, or sync through your own iCloud account if you choose. Your data stays yours, and you can even lock your book. Export a single page or your whole book as a PDF and send it to your files, your agents or your mother. - Opens to what matters in the moment: a fresh page, your most recent note, or a note from that restaurant you’re finally visiting again after years. To enter swipe the book cover or jump straight into what you need with a beautiful Home Screen widget. - Type, draw and write anywhere, just as you would in a real notebook. Add photos, PDFs, timestamps, checklists, titles, bullet points and more to your notes. Turn the pages with a curl or a tap, sketch with your fingers, or use Apple Pencil on iPad and iPhone Duo. It adapts to how you want to use it: whether you prefer typing, drawing or using Apple’s Scribble feature, TypeDraw adjusts to you, not the other way around. - Enjoy a free canvas where text and drawings belong together. Highlight or underline text, and your strokes automatically convert to responsive “Smart Marks” that adapt when you edit words, change line breaks or adjust the layout. - Make it yours! Turn your handwriting into a font you can type with in just minutes. Choose your page colour, ink colour, font size and text colour either for all pages or for one specific page only and get really crazy. Pick lined, grid, blank or dotted paper and explore 12 handwritten typefaces from Shaped Fonts and preinstalled iOS system fonts. Ooh, and wait until you've seen our gorgeous Dark Mode. - Choose from beautiful cover artworks from the TypeDraw collections, explore premium art from illustrators like Gabor Estefan and make your notebook something truly satisfying to look at every time you open it. Take that, generative AI! - Add up to four additional notebooks to your setup. Each requires a small one-time in-app purchase so we can keep the app subscription-free. Switch between books by long-pressing the cover, selecting one in Settings or, on iPhone Duo and iPad, swiping in the desk view. - Keep an overview with a table of contents you can sort by page number, time or location… so the notes nearest to you are always easy to find. All notes are searchable, too, and you can reorder them with a simple drag and drop. - Have fun and don’t take life too seriously!