ScrollPaper vs Skooper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ 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 โข Swipe through papers in your field like a research feed โข AI Key Takeaways: The Finding, The Method, Why It Matters โข Ask AI to summarise and compare multiple papers at once โข Daily reading streaks and research missions to build a habit โข Explore 20+ research fields and subfields โข Follow your favourite journals and authors โข Save papers into custom collections โข 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.
Skooper
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Skooper is where academic research connections happen. Whether you're a student looking for a supervisor, a postdoc searching for your next position, or a PI building your lab, Skooper matches you with the right people by research field, not by who you already know. How it works: - Tell us where you are in your research journey (PI, postdoc, Master's/PhD, or undergrad) and your research interests. - Get a personal Match Score with supervisors, labs and opportunities that genuinely fit your field. - Browse research labs and open positions, and express interest in one tap. - Connect safely: you approve every connection, and chat opens only when both sides agree. Why Skooper: - Field-based matching that understands your research. - Verified researchers: institutional-email and ORCID-checked profiles. - Private by default: nothing is visible until you're ready, and you approve every request. - Notifications the moment a supervisor wants to connect or a strong match comes in. Skooper is built for the academic world: honest, respectful, and focused on finding the right research fit.
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ScrollPaper and Skooper are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | ScrollPaper | Skooper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sanjay Sondekoppa GopalaKrishna | Einat Edelstein |
In-app purchases
ScrollPaper
No in-app purchases
Skooper
No in-app purchases







