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Paperpal vs Shutap

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Paperpal compared with Shutap
DetailPaperpal logo PaperpalShutap logo Shutap
What it doesAI academic writing tool and research assistant for researchers and students Say it funnier
StageEstablished Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inSG Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingMonthly Plan, Annual Plan, Quarterly Plan available. Multi-year Plans: 2 years ($229) or 3 years ($289). Paperpal for Teams offers up to 25% savings on annual subscriptions. Student discounts available. Free: 2 new bits per day, no account needed for first bit. Basic: $1.99/month for 5 new bits per day with no watermark. Pro: $7.99/month for unlimited bits, no watermark and the Mirror.
Key features
  • Grammar check with academic-grade suggestions trained on millions of scholarly edits
  • Plagiarism checker against 99 billion sources
  • AI paraphraser to restructure and improve academic tone
  • Research and citation in 10,000+ citation styles
  • Access to 250 million verified research articles
  • Pre-submission checks for 1,500+ top journals
  • Chat with PDFs to extract key insights
  • Works across MS Word, Google Docs, Chrome, and Overleaf
  • Translator for multiple languages
  • Teleprompter view for filming to camera
  • Scene view for POV and sketch videos
  • Screenplay page format with characters and action
  • Automatic removal of names, addresses and places from stories
  • Rewrite options: hotter, tighter, escalate, or mix custom lines
  • Daily trending content ideas and topics
  • Public rooms for posting by topic
  • Set list to save and organize all bits
What makes it different
  • Built exclusively for academic writing, trained on millions of scholarly articles
  • All-in-one platform combining writing assistance, citations, plagiarism checks, and pre-submission support
  • Works seamlessly within existing writing tools without switching applications
  • Used by over 5 million researchers and trusted by 1,500+ journals
  • Maintains academic integrity and originality of user work
  • Writes full comedy bits from your personal story, not generic one-liners
  • In-house joke dataset written and rated by Shutap team
  • The funniest series teaches comedy techniques from famous people
  • Built specifically for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts formats
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)72 no change since last check8 +6 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)260
Citation Flow (Majestic)431
Referring domains (Majestic)23131

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