Citely vs StudyBuddy vs Studyable vs CiteTrue

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Citely
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StudyBuddy
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Studyable
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CiteTrue
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Citely
citely.ai
Academic citation fraud poses real problems for researchers who unknowingly reference fabricated papers
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Competitor StudyBuddy
studybuddy.gg
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Competitor Studyable
studyable.app
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Competitor CiteTrue
citetrue.com
This service cross-references citations against millions of academic papers, journals, and books in leading databases
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
62.9Kvisits/mo
18.5Kvisits/mo
59.3Kvisits/mo
57.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.3%
▼ 17.4%
▲ 4.7%
▲ 19.2%
6-month growth
+26.5%
+32.2%
-37.6%
+93.9%
Global rank web
#561,691
#1,296,631
#593,029
#698,839
Avg. last 3 months
59.2K
22.6K
61K
51.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
38%
40%
42%
Pages / visit
2.2
1.7
2.2
2.0
Visit duration
24s
8s
43s
32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
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● Direct 87% · ● Referral 13%
● Direct 55% · ● Referral 42%
CitelyStudyBuddyStudyableCiteTrue
050.3K100.6K150.8K201.1KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KStudyBuddy · 19.9KStudyBuddy · 22.4KStudyBuddy · 23.5KStudyBuddy · 19.5KStudyBuddy · 14KStudyBuddy · 15.4KStudyBuddy · 19.3KStudyBuddy · 27.1KStudyBuddy · 22.3KStudyBuddy · 18.5KStudyable · 175.8KStudyable · 201.1KStudyable · 117.5KStudyable · 84.8KStudyable · 95KStudyable · 84.8KStudyable · 78.4KStudyable · 67.2KStudyable · 56.6KStudyable · 59.3KCiteTrue · 14.2KCiteTrue · 7.3KCiteTrue · 21KCiteTrue · 29.9KCiteTrue · 37.1KCiteTrue · 52KCiteTrue · 48.1KCiteTrue · 48.6KCiteTrue · 57.9K1K10K100K1MCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KStudyBuddy · 19.9KStudyBuddy · 22.4KStudyBuddy · 23.5KStudyBuddy · 19.5KStudyBuddy · 14KStudyBuddy · 15.4KStudyBuddy · 19.3KStudyBuddy · 27.1KStudyBuddy · 22.3KStudyBuddy · 18.5KStudyable · 175.8KStudyable · 201.1KStudyable · 117.5KStudyable · 84.8KStudyable · 95KStudyable · 84.8KStudyable · 78.4KStudyable · 67.2KStudyable · 56.6KStudyable · 59.3KCiteTrue · 14.2KCiteTrue · 7.3KCiteTrue · 21KCiteTrue · 29.9KCiteTrue · 37.1KCiteTrue · 52KCiteTrue · 48.1KCiteTrue · 48.6KCiteTrue · 57.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9per month
$5.99per month
$3.99per month · free tier available
$5.99per month · free tier available
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Plans
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Weekly Trial $0.99Weekly Subscription $5.99/mo
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Free FreePlus $5.99/moPro $11.99/moExpert $47.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
ImagesText
ImagesText
Text
Output
Text
Text
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Education & LearningAI Homework Helper
Education & LearningAI Flashcard MakerAI Homework HelperAI Math
AI Detection & SafetyResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citation verification
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Homework assistance
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Academic citation
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Citations
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Tutoring
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Research
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Chrome extensions
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Flashcards
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Math
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Academic research
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Calculus tutoring
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Essay grading
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