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ProofFlick vs Paperpal

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ProofFlick compared with Paperpal
DetailProofFlick logo ProofFlickPaperpal logo Paperpal
What it doesProofreading and dictation for Windows using your own AI provider AI academic writing tool and research assistant for researchers and students
StageNot given Established
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inGB SG
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
Pricing$39.99 one-time at launch (regular price $99.99). 14-day free trial. Plus separate charges from your chosen AI provider. Monthly 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.
Key features
  • Proofreading with change explanation and selection review
  • Dictation with direct text insertion into any application
  • Writing profiles that learn your style for different contexts
  • Local encrypted history of all corrections and dictations
  • Support for multiple AI providers including OpenAI, Claude, Grok, OpenRouter, and Groq
  • Works on up to 3 devices with licence deactivation
  • 14-day free trial with no credit card required
  • Compatible with Word, Slack, email, browsers, IDEs, and terminals
  • 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
What makes it different
  • Your writing never touches ProofFlick servers; it goes directly to your chosen AI provider
  • Bring your own AI provider key to control where your data goes and manage costs directly
  • Writing profiles adapt corrections to match your personal style for different contexts
  • 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
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 +2 (up) since last check72 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)1126
Citation Flow (Majestic)1943
Referring domains (Majestic)162313

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