Papers by ReadCube vs RSNA 2025
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Papers by ReadCube
Manage, read, and discover research literature on your mobile devices. Annotate PDFs, organize your library with custom lists and tags, and receive personalized recommendations for new papers. Syncs seamlessly with desktop and web applications.
- Read and manage research papers
- Annotate PDFs with notes and highlights
- Organize library with custom lists and tags
- Discover new research with personalized recommendations
- Search and download articles
- Sync across devices
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ReadCube is the simplest way to read, manage and discover research literature. ReadCube on your iPhone and iPad are the perfect companions to the ReadCube web and desktop software, enabling you to access your papers anywhere – read on the go, organize your library, and annotate PDFs with notes and highlights. Enhanced PDF: • Tap-able inline citations, reference lists, and author names so you can quickly find cited articles and related information • Supplements are automatically attached where available • Fullscreen or double-page PDF viewing plus multi-touch zoom/navigation for an optimal reading experience • Multi-color highlighting and note taking tools Easily find new papers: • Search the ReadCube databases within the app • Quickly download new articles with a single tap when you’re on campus or with your institutional proxy • Import directly from Safari, email attachments, and other apps • In your preferred browser, use any search engine to find article PDFs • Use the “Open In…” option from the browser or any app to add PDFs to your ReadCube library • Metadata is automatically resolved - no more guessing with cryptic file names Personalized Recommendations: • Discover relevant new papers based on your library or lists – you’ll never miss another important paper again! Stay organized: • Create custom lists and sort articles into one or multiple lists • Quickly search your entire library (and all annotations) • Add any number of #tags to further customize your library organization • Sync everything – papers, notes, highlights – between the ReadCube desktop and web apps or your other mobile devices Simplify your research life – try ReadCube for free on your iPhone, iPad, and computer. We love feedback from our users - please email support@readcube.com with any suggestions or issues. Thanks for using ReadCube!
RSNA 2025
Access the complete annual meeting program, stream sessions, and plan your schedule. This app also facilitates credit claiming, networking, and provides exhibitor information and onsite resources.
- Annual Meeting Program
- Session Streaming
- Agenda Planning
- Credit Claiming
- Networking
- Exhibitor Directory
- Onsite Resources
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED. ALL IN ONE PLACE. - Annual Meeting Program - Session Streaming - Agenda Planning - Credit Claiming - Networking - Exhibitor Directory - Industry Programming - Onsite Resources and - McCormick Place Maps - Daily Updates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RSNA 2025 at 4.8 against Papers by ReadCube's 3.7. Papers by ReadCube's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (41% vs 29%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RSNA 2025 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 555 and 142 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Papers by ReadCube's written reviews are positive against 29% of RSNA 2025's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Papers by ReadCube ships an update every 2 months, RSNA 2025 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Papers by ReadCube | RSNA 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (555 ratings) | 4.8 (142 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 555 — better | 142 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc. | RSNA |
Customer experience
Papers by ReadCube
RSNA 2025
Bugs and requests
Papers by ReadCube
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Sync issues causing data loss and duplication
- Unreliable PDF downloads and access
- Inconsistent behavior of annotation tools
- Compatibility problems with newer devices and OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add eraser tool for handwritten annotations
- Improve PDF viewing and navigation experience
- Implement better organization and folder management
- Integrate citation and bibliography tools
- Provide more customization options
RSNA 2025
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Papers by ReadCube
No in-app purchases
RSNA 2025
No in-app purchases
