PaperAgent vs RelatedWorks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaperAgent
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PaperAgent 是面向 AI 研究者、工程师和学生的论文助手。 你可以在一个应用里高效完成「发现论文 → 快速理解 → 深入阅读 → 持续跟进」。 核心功能: - 多源聚合:集中浏览 arXiv、OpenReview、HuggingFace 等最新论文 - 智能速读:自动生成摘要、亮点、方法与结论要点 - 深度阅读:支持全文解析、评论查看与结构化信息提取 - 个人工作流:收藏、追踪、按主题管理你的论文清单 - 每日更新:持续获取值得关注的新论文与热门方向 适合人群: - 机器学习/深度学习研究者 - 算法工程师与技术团队 - 需要高效读论文的学生与从业者 用更少时间,读懂更多高价值论
RelatedWorks
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RelatedWorks is a native macOS and iOS/iPadOS app built for Computer Science researchers. It helps you manage the papers you read, annotate them with cross-referenced notes, and automatically draft the Related Works section of your next paper. Features * Project-based workspaces — one project per paper you're writing * Import PDFs with AI-powered metadata extraction (macOS only) * PDF Inbox via Share Extension — send PDFs from Safari or Files into a synced Inbox, then bulk import captured papers on macOS * Search DBLP and arXiv to fetch bibliographic data automatically (macOS only) * Semantic IDs — give each paper a short memorable tag like @Transformer or @BERT * Cross-reference annotations — link papers using @mentions in your notes * Citation Graph — compare @mentions, in-project references, and shared outside references for each project (macOS only) * Generate a streaming LaTeX-ready Related Works draft with one click (macOS only) * Per-project generation prompts with presets for Survey, Research Paper, Tech Report, or Custom (macOS only) * Export BibTeX entries fetched from DBLP or auto-generated (macOS only) * iCloud Drive sync — keep your library in sync across Mac and iPhone/iPad * Export, import, and open projects from Finder as .relatedworks files (macOS); import projects on iPhone and iPad * Supports Ollama and Google Gemini (macOS only) * iPhone and iPad companion app — browse papers, review notes, and make lightweight edits on the go * Automation and linking support — relatedworks:// deep links, read-only AppleScript, and Hookmark integration On iPhone and iPad, RelatedWorks is designed primarily as a companion viewer and lightweight editor for your research library. The iOS/iPadOS app does not require or rely on any AI backend; instead, it syncs your library seamlessly from the macOS version via iCloud. You can comfortably browse papers, review notes, and refine annotations on the go, making it easy to continue working on your literature and prepare for writing wherever you are. Any annotations you edit on iPhone or iPad automatically sync back to your Mac, providing a smooth “go-and-work” experience for paper reading and writing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PaperAgent at 18.0 against RelatedWorks's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PaperAgent ships an update weekly, RelatedWorks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaperAgent | RelatedWorks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 欣 罗 | Junxue ZHANG |
In-app purchases
PaperAgent
No in-app purchases
RelatedWorks
No in-app purchases









