Paperpal is an all-in-one AI writing assistant built specifically to help researchers, students, and broader academics write with clarity, confidence, and integrity, from first draft to final submission.Built on 24+ years of STM expertise and trained on millions of published scholarly articles, Paperpal understands academic writing the way general-purpose AI tools simply don't. Whether you're overcoming writer's block, refining your argument, or preparing a manuscript for submission, Paperpal supports every stage of the process in one place.Write better, edit faster. Get contextual text suggestions, outlines and templates, paraphrasing, word reduction, academic tone correction, precise translation across 50 languages, and English language and grammar correction fine-tuned for academic text.Research deeper, cite accurately. Get answers or find references from 250M+ verified research articles, summarize and chat with PDFs, and generate accurate citations in 10,000+ styles, all without leaving your writing environment.Check and submit with confidence. Get peer-review-like feedback with an instant AI review. Then run a scan for AI detection, plagiarism, and reference accuracy to protect your originality and authorship. Finally, access 30+ journal pre-submission checks designed to identify what editors and reviewers will flag.Use AI responsibly in academic writing. Using AI Footprint for real-time tracking of what Paperpal's AI contributed to your document, or use our publisher-compliant AI Disclosure Templates to instantly draft AI use statements — so you stay in control and compliant.Available on Web, MS Word, Chrome, Google Docs, and Overleaf, Paperpal works wherever you do. It's fully compliant with EAA, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and FERPA standards; your data remains 100% secure and is never used to train our AI models.Join 5M+ academics who trust Paperpal to write their best, original work — faster. Try free, or unlock full access with Paperpal's subscription plans: Pro and Prime. Choose the plan that's best for your needs.
Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently find the mobile and web application incredibly user-friendly and useful for scholarly writing, research proposals, and managing student tasks. People deeply appreciate the powerful artificial intelligence tools that help check grammar, detect plagiarism, and dramatically improve overall writing quality across various disciplines.
However, some customers also noted that the free version is quite limited and requested more free features for everyday use. A few other people also felt that the user interface, file uploading process, or specific detection tools could be improved to ensure a smoother daily workflow.
It could cite and reference. Had the most current and appropriate literature
Paperpal 回复2026-02-13
Thanks for sharing your feedback here. Paperpal's Research | Cite tool helps you find the most credible, relevant research papers for your arguments. We're glad you're finding this tool helpful. If you have any further feedback or suggestions, please share them here or send us an email at [email protected]. Have a good weekend!
The user interface is nearly unusable for a real workflow. There are several major bugs and flaws with the tool. (1) File upload is buggy and often hangs or fails. (2) New chats cannot be created with existing files. They must be uploaded again - see point 1. (3) There is a limit of 50 file uploads. (4) Once you have uploaded 50 files you cannot upload any additional files - even if you delete all the files in your file list. (5) Some chats will not delete.
This is not a tool for serious researchers. As another reviewer said, this is a toy.
Paperpal 回复2026-02-06
We regret to hear of your disappointment. It appears you’re referring to Paperpal’s Chat PDF tool, which was very recently upgraded to support multiple uploads, so users can interact with all their sources at once and extract connected insights.
To shift from single-PDF to multi-PDF chat, we made a fundamental change to the underlying system, introducing multi-agent architecture to enable detailed search and retrieval across multiple documents. These processes might lead to some latency at the upload and answer generation stages. Please be assured that we’re working on these issues even as we closely monitor the user experience and track all feedback to ensure Multi-PDF Chat runs smoothly as soon as possible.
For a smoother rollout, we had set an initial limit of 50 PDFs per user, which was increased to 250 PDFs per month for PRIME users starting February 01, 2026. If you’re a PRIME user, you should now be able to upload 250 files per month, each with up to 500 pages (max. 100 MB/PDF). We chose these limits based on assessments of actual usage, and are open to revising them based on how usage evolves, and user feedback of course.
We're committed to ensuring users have a smooth and productive experience on Paperpal. Thank you for sharing your feedback and giving us the opportunity to clarify. You can also write to our team at [email protected] for more specific support.
i like this. it is an amazing software which help me a lot in paraphrasing the text
Paperpal 回复2025-12-31
Thanks for sharing this. We’re happy that Paperpal has been helping you with paraphrasing and improving your writing. If there's anything we can do to earn a 5-star rating from you, do let us know here or at [email protected]. Wishing you a wondeful New Year!
Full of bugs..... No serious scientific paper could ever be written with this junk toy... The list is long and the customer service has never replied despite multiple attempts to reach out to them.... Wasting your time and money....
Paperpal 回复2025-12-13
Hi Samuel, we're sorry to hear of your disappointment. We've reached out to you just now. Do check your inbox for an email from [email protected]. You can reply there, or book a call here to speak directly with our team: https://calendly.com/cactusresearch/paperpal-troubleshooting
We'll surely make this right for you.
Thanks for the rating. Do keep exploring Paperpal. You'll find a bunch of helpful videos on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-fwQZUe61pScolRruBTmA.
If you have questions or need any support, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. Have a nice day!
Not worth the money! The language quality of corrections/suggestions and especially the rewrite feature are not what I would expect from an AI trained on scientific papers. Stick with one of the established LLMs that's a better use of your money and time...
Paperpal 回复2025-08-22
We're sorry to hear about your experience. We're getting in touch with you via email to understand your feedback in depth. We'll surely resolve this for you.
Like many options, which are very much helpful to guide for a new research.
Dislike is slow, and extremely slow sometimes.
Paperpal 回复2025-08-07
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear you find Paperpal’s features helpful in guiding new researchers. We're sorry to hear about the speed issues — this isn’t the experience we aim to provide. Please write with more details about the slowness you faced at [email protected]. Our team will surely look into it.
The app itself is doing a great job of assisting the research and writing process.
However, I've experienced challenges with renewing my subscription. I've forwarded this concern several times and requested an alternative payment mode (PayTM or PhonePe would be convenient per my current location). This is yet to be addressed.
Paperpal 回复2025-06-20
Thanks for sharing your review here. We're pleased to hear that you're finding Paperpal so helpful.
We regret to hear of the issues you’re facing in renewing your Prime subscription. To clarify: we do support UPI payments in India. However, due to legacy issues that we are working to resolve, the UPI option does not appear in your current account. If you have another account, please use it to subscribe to Prime, or create a new account. If you still face any issues, please write in to us at [email protected].
I purchased subscription of Paperpal 2 days back and there was a notification to join the affiliate program. I joined by reading all terms and conditions. There is a policy to get your payment withdrawal when it's $50 or more.
I started marketing to promote their website. 3 people purchase 1 year Subscription and my balance become more than 60$. And they deactivate my account without any reason.
They are scammer. Please don't purchase Paperpal or join their affiliation program.
Thanks
Paperpal 回复2025-06-12
Thanks for sharing about your experience and giving us the opportunity to clarify.
We truly value our affiliate partners and the role they play in helping Paperpal reach and support a wider academic community.
To ensure the program remains fair for all and to prevent misuse, our system automatically flags any patterns of irregular activity. When such patterns are detected, the associated affiliate account is placed under review, and a notification is sent explaining the reason. This is a standard part of our effort to maintain the integrity of the program for all participants.
If you’d like to share more details or have questions about your account status, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We’d be happy to look into the specifics and address your concerns.
We appreciate your understanding as we work to keep the program transparent and fair for everyone involved.
I cancelled my monthly subscription because I don’t need it anymore and the next day the charge my bank for a year subscription - Whcih is something I’ve never even paid for before. I’ll be disputing this with my bank
Paperpal 回复2025-06-02
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re truly sorry for the confusion and inconvenience caused.
We’re glad our support team was able to connect with you and resolve this issue, including processing your refund. It’s possible your review was posted while the conversation was still ongoing, so we just wanted to follow up here as well.
Note that although we've initiated the refund, your bank might need 7-10 days to complete the process.
If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us anytime at [email protected]—we’re always here to help.
I think that they should be paying us to teach their AI.
I'm a native speaker of English but tend to write sentences that are overly complicated. I tried Paperpal to see whether it could help. The brief answer was "no". it has a VERY poor knowledge of English grammar. Most seriously, it FREQUENTLY introduced errors of number (--for instance, changing a phrase like, "he needs to know..." to "he need to know." Paperpal has a LONG way to go before they should be charging people for their services.
Paperpal 回复2025-05-13
Thanks for your honest feedback — we’re sorry to hear Paperpal didn’t deliver the experience you expected. We take errors like the one you mentioned seriously and are continuously improving our grammar engine to better support nuanced writing. Your input helps us get there. If you're open to it, we'd love to review the example in more detail. Please drop us a note at [email protected]. Thanks again for helping us make Paperpal better.
Easy to use and responsive. The embedded of paperpal with word processor make it more convinience.
Paperpal 回复2025-01-09
Thanks for the posting your review. We're delighted that you're enjoying using Paperpal, especially the MS Word add-in. Based on user requests, we're also launching an add-on for Google Docs very soon. If you have any suggestions or requirements from us, do let us know!
Beware of Paperpal’s misleading use of discount codes. The platform advertised the availability of a prolonged Black Friday discount on the annual subscription. I tried to redeem it and was charged the whole amount instead. As I tried to contact the customer service to fix the issue, they simply responded that they could do nothing about it and took no responsibility over the incident.
Paperpal 回复2024-12-11
We're sorry to hear of your disappointment. At the time of your purchase, discounts couldn't be applied by existing Prime members (this is now possible). Our customer service team would typically refund the charge in such a case. Could you please write to us at [email protected] with your account details so that we can confirm that the refund was initiated, and offer you the discount too? Once again, we express our sincere apologies for the inconvenience.
I was prompted that my quarterly subscription would need to be renewed, and I wanted to use the opportunity to take advantage of the THANKU50 code, but because my card was linked to the membership, it took all my money. This is not right
Paperpal 回复2024-12-06
We're very sorry to hear of your disappointment. We assure you that your experience was completely unintentional and occurred as it coincided with a deployment to give Prime users the flexibility to apply discounts. Thank you for bringing the bug to our notice. We'll be sending you an email with your discount code soon.
I found that the program designed to be difficult to cancel membership but easy to subscribe. It could not b accord to my consent
Paperpal 回复2024-11-18
We’re sorry to hear that you were unable to proceed with cancelling your subscription. We assure you that this is completely unintentional. The bug was identified and fixed by our team earlier today. You should not face any issues with cancellation now. If you need any further assistance, feel free to write to us at [email protected].
We're sorry to hear of your disappointment. We've reached out via email to hear more about your experience and resolve any issues you faced. We look forward to your reply.
Highly Responsive and Professional Customer Service
I initially encountered an issue with my subscription renewal, which led to some frustration due to a lack of clear communication regarding the renewal process. However, after reaching out to Paperpal's customer support, I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly and professionally they handled the situation.
The team responded promptly to my concerns, canceled my subscription, and processed a refund without hesitation. They also acknowledged the communication gap and assured me that steps would be taken to improve their notification system in the future.
Aside from this experience, I must say that Paperpal is an excellent tool for academic writing. It’s very user-friendly and has been incredibly helpful in improving the clarity and quality of my manuscripts. The service overall is well-designed to cater to researchers' needs.
With great customer service and a powerful, easy-to-use writing tool, I highly recommend Paperpal for academics looking to streamline their writing process.
Paperpal 回复2024-09-18
Dear Augustin, thank you for your gracious review. We're delighted that you're enjoying using Paperpal. Anytime you need our assistance, please feel free to get in touch, and we'll be happy to help. As always, we look forward to feedback and suggestions!
I'm thoroughly disappointed with this. The ad in refuses to work on my system. It claims it cannot connect to the catalog. On the web i cannot review before accepting or rejecting. It is awfully slow. I miss Grammarly. This was just an absolute waste of my precious resources.
Paperpal 回复2024-09-14
Hi Doyin, we're very sorry to hear of your disappointment. We've reached out separately for a meeting in order to understand the issues better and resolve them to your satisfaction. We look forward to meeting you at the appointed time.
A bit disappointed in this product, as it seems to get good reviews. Compared with Grammarly and other products, I found Paperpal slow with a clunky user interface. It misses some quite obvious mistakes, and frequently gets things wrong. So I'm going to have to say that it was not worth the money I paid for it, and I'll be going back to the free version of Grammarly.
Paperpal 回复2024-03-20
We’re sorry to hear that you were disappointed with Paperpal. For academic writing, our users tend to prefer Paperpal over Grammarly based on the feedback we have received. Therefore, it’s important for us to understand where Paperpal went wrong for you and address the issues you faced. Can we have a 30-minute meeting at your convenience to understand your experience better and explore how we can improve? Please book your preferred slot from https://calendly.com/d/cn53-xkd-vj2/feedback-shared-for-paperpal-on-trustpilot
I was a Grammarly user, and my impression is that Grammarly worked much better in identifying mistakes and incorrect grammatical forms.
Paperpal 回复2023-12-15
Hi Clemente, thank you for taking the time to share your review. We’re constantly working on making Paperpal better and would like to know more about your observations from using both tools. We will reach out to you via email for more detailed feedback. Have a great day!