ScrollPaper vs Summa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollPaper
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Stop drowning in PDFs. ScrollPaper turns the latest research into a swipeable feed you can actually finish. Each paper becomes a digestible card with key findings, methodology, and AI-generated takeaways built for researchers, PhD students, postdocs, and anyone who wants to stay current without the information overload. FEATURES ⢠Swipe through papers in your field like a research feed ⢠AI Key Takeaways: The Finding, The Method, Why It Matters ⢠Ask AI to summarise and compare multiple papers at once ⢠Daily reading streaks and research missions to build a habit ⢠Explore 20+ research fields and subfields ⢠Follow your favourite journals and authors ⢠Save papers into custom collections ⢠5,000+ curated papers across biomedical and life sciences BUILT FOR THE CURIOUS PhD students, postdocs, faculty, and lifelong learners who want to keep up with science on their own terms, on their own time.
Summa
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Stop drowning in dense papers. Summa AI turns research papers, PDFs, journal articles and reports into clear, concise summaries, so you can understand the key ideas in minutes instead of hours. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠Summarize research papers, PDFs, articles and reports with an AI paper summarizer ⢠Pull out key findings, insights and references, including DOI and arXiv links ⢠Turn any summary into study flashcards for faster revision ⢠Generate AI study notes that help you remember what you read ⢠Use it as your research assistant to review more literature in less time BUILT FOR ⢠Students preparing for assignments, essays and exams ⢠Researchers and academics reading large amounts of literature ⢠Anyone who wants the TLDR of a long document without reading every page HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a research paper, PDF or article. 2. Get an AI summary with the key points and references. 3. Save study notes or create flashcards to review later. Summa AI is free to download. Optional in-app subscriptions unlock the full feature set. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/summa-ai/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/summa-ai/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScrollPaper at none against Summa's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Summa sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. ScrollPaper asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ScrollPaper | Summa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 16.4 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sanjay Sondekoppa GopalaKrishna | Abdelaziz Rass |
In-app purchases
ScrollPaper
No in-app purchases
Summa
- Scholarcy Weekly$4.997 Days
- Scholarcy Discount Offer$19.991 Year
- Scholarcy Yearly$44.991 Year








