Papers by ReadCube

Name: Papers by ReadCube
Rating: 3.7 (553 reviews)
Author: Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.

By: Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.

Productivity

Features & Capabilities

Papers by ReadCube makes reading, organizing, and discovering research literature simple across iPhone, iPad, and desktop.

Annotate PDFs, search databases, auto-resolve metadata, create custom lists and tags, and sync papers, notes, and highlights across devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Task Management

By:

Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.

Rating:

3.70

(553) 1 new ratings

Version:

4.01 Last updated: 2026-04-16

Version code:

884582888

Creation date:

2014-05-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

77.09MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 82,773 ▼ 133

Other rankings

#18 in citation generator keyword 60 ▲ 5#21 in research keyword 31 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Papers by ReadCube (v6.9.0)

50,000 4.07

(44)

Papers by ReadCube (v3.63)

95,781 3.69

(725)

Papers by ReadCube (v6.8.0)

2,999 3.79

(19)

Papers by ReadCube (v6.8.0)

20,412 3.40

(5)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/papers-by-readcube/id864042981

Website:

https://www.papersapp.com

User Reviews

Reviewers praise Papers for cross-device use, annotation, metadata, and robust search, but repeatedly report bugs in annotation tools, broken import/sync workflows, and regressions after updates that hurt usability—indicating strong potential but unstable performance.

Pros

Cross-device seamless library and annotation across iPhone, iPad, and PC with easy sharing.
Strong annotation and highlighting capabilities on mobile, including notes.
Metadata extraction from imported PDFs enabling easy citation.
Powerful search functionality (database and in-text search).
Tagging and organization features that help manage and find papers.

Cons

Annotation/handwriting tools are buggy and unreliable (disappearing highlights, pen strokes issues; missing eraser and undo).
Importing into the library and cross-device syncing are frequently broken (inability to add imported items to the library; syncing issues between devices).
Major updates regress features and degrade UX (new UI adds extra taps; several bugs after updates; bookmarking missing).

Recent reviews

One star for not being able to open local available pdf file while being offline. This is the most ridiculous thing ever.

by Ad*****, 2026-05-04

Papers 4.0 continues its tradition of getting worse than the previous iteration. After a few days of daily usage, here is a list of observations: (1) the main issue with this version is that the underline feature on iOS has become buggy to the point of being unusable, as the cursors jumps left and right whenever I drag it across the page; (2) we are now at version 4.0, and still no bookmarking feature. Simply unbelievable; (3) there is still the issue that if you tap the top of the screen, you are sent to p. 1 of the PDF. The issue needs to be fixed ASAP, see Apple Books for reference; (4) the annotation tools have been redesigned, and now any action I take requires more taps than in Papers 3; (5) the GUI looks nicer. Lipstick on a pig?

by to*****, 2026-05-02

After this major update, I can no longer import papers from this app to my library. The safari plugin works, in that an article is added to the import section of this app, but there is no way to then take that item imported into the app and add it to the library. I can see where to do it, there is just no functionality to do it.