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Paperboy vs Quick Viral Notes

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Paperboy compared with Quick Viral Notes
DetailPaperboy logo PaperboyQuick Viral Notes logo Quick Viral Notes
What it doesSEO articles researched, written, fact-checked and published to your website on autopilot Turn Substack articles into viral social posts
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2025
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingCloud plans billed per site: Starter $49/month (3 articles a week), Growth $99/month (1 article a day), Pro $179/month (2 articles a day). Yearly billing available at two months free: Starter $490/year, Growth $990/year, Pro $1,790/year. Additional sites get 20% discount. Agents and API: $20 for 100 Free: 10 credits (one-time). Monthly: $7/mo for 70 credits. Yearly: $65/yr for 600 credits.
Key features
  • Fact-checking: every number and citation verified against saved source text
  • AI article writing using Claude Sonnet and Haiku models
  • Topic suggestions from Search Console data and market research
  • Multiple publishing options: hosted blog, WordPress, Ghost, webhook, site builder
  • Weekly performance reports via email
  • Approve-first mode for manual review before publishing
  • CLI, REST API, and MCP server interfaces
  • Open source self-hosting under AGPL-3.0
  • TYPE-FORMULA pipeline that extracts insight types (diagnostic, wisdom, contrarian, data-backed, framework, story) and applies viral structures
  • Knowledge Bank to store, browse, and reuse extracted insights
  • 10+ viral formula structures including parallel repetition, conditional framework, and bridge analogy
  • Chrome extension for scheduling posts directly to Substack
  • Rich-text editor with HTML and plain text export
  • MCP integration for Claude and Cursor
  • Automatic article URL processing from published or draft posts
  • Priority processing for paid plan users
What makes it different
  • Every claim fact-checked against saved source text before publishing, stopping articles that fail until fixed or manually reviewed
  • Completely free first article with full fact-check, no card required
  • Open source loop under AGPL-3.0 available for free self-hosting
  • 20% discount on additional sites for agencies and multiple properties
  • Designed specifically for Substack writers with formulas trained on viral patterns
  • Two-stage TYPE-FORMULA process instead of generic AI summarization
  • Knowledge Bank compounds over time as more articles are processed
  • From URL to scheduled post in minutes with no copy-paste needed
  • Credits never expire at your own publishing pace
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 +2 (up) since last check10 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)1615
Referring domains (Majestic)45

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